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That's an advantage ICE vehicles have. But to fill that tank might cost $100. To charge the same amount of miles in an EV will cost ~$17. Stop for a cup of coffee and save yourself $80 for 1/2hr of time. However the vast majority of charging should be done while the vehicle is parked overnight and the grid has a surplus of generation (and lower electricity rates). And that takes about 1 min of your time. In northern climates, in winter you have to plug in ICE vehicles anyway or they won't start. EV's are simpler & better for that.

Materials for batteries, mainly nickel, are a serious issue. And I will state up front that it will take 40yrs to replace 90% of ICE vehicles. That's why it is incredible stupidity wasting good batteries for utility storage applications. Just one of a dozen reasons why wind & solar are a failure - don't do that.

I don't advocate banning ICE vehicles, if you want one, buy one. A revenue neutral carbon fee & dividend is all the encouragement that BEV's need, considering their superior performance and popular demand. Plus some government incentive on establishing a countrywide charging network. Many people will cry "I don't want carbon taxes". Sorry dude, it isn't a tax as such, lower energy consumers profit from it, higher energy consumers lose. And you are already being taxed to the hilt in the form of massive, never-heard-of-ever subsidies, mandates and exemptions for wind & solar power. Don't do that.

Apr 16, 2022
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