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We’re acquainted with a couple that was left stranded during the California wildfires. Told to flee, but power was out, so they can’t charge their electric cars.

This is why my in-laws have ALWAYS had a gas powered truck, though their home is solar powered with Tesla powerwall backups.

I can see an EV for certain situations. I might buy an EV a few years from now if they keep improving. And since I don't buy new cars another requirement is that I could get one that's 2 or 3 years used for about 1/4th of the price with the understanding that I'd have to replace the battery soon (which is expensive).

But the only reason I'd consider it is because I have a massive amount of solar on my roof and 44% of the days I achieve full charge on my home batteries. Thus excess solar power not being put to good use. And I work from home one to two days per week -- meaning I'm home a total of 3 days per week (counting weekend) during the daytime with Sunday being a sort of 4th day I'm usually home during the daytime half the day. If I can get 200 "city miles" on one charge (I'd probably get a medium sized truck like the upcoming F-150 Lightning if it's what they make it out to be), and with my work and church being about 30 miles round trip (roughly 120 miles per week), just one or two days per week of free charging from solar is necessary to power me for a routine week. With 44% of the days having fully charged batteries and an average of 3.5 hours fully charged on the days it happens, I ought to be able to find a day or two for that to happen almost all weeks. On the few weeks I can't find a good sunny day for charging I'd just buy it from the grid.

But that's just for me and my unusual situation. And even with that either I or my wife would have a gas car for long trips. I can't stand the Dims' push to require EV's like they're the cure for all of Algore's private jet sins. EV's are definitely not a one size fits all product.