It's amazing how the power of suggestion can cloud some peoples views to the obvious.Without doubt there are some powerfully super rich fat cats who's main purpose is to protect their cash cows IE "Big oil".Where to start?Yes the current crop of ev's indeed leave much to be desired when it comes to the carbon foot print they leave behind Cobalt being the chief element which is being stripped from the usual parts of the world that have given us such gems as Blood diamonds and of course the ultra yuppie must have, Quinoa.But if you really believe the the electric car is a passing fad, you are sorely mistaken.
Billion $$$$ corps such as GM,Ford,Volvo have gone all in when it comes to ev's and have announced termination dates for ICE (internal combustion engine )vehicles on their assembly lines.its not only coming, it's here to stay.
As far as tech advances over the years we have so much to pick from at random, 20yrs ago you couldn't make cell phone call without repeatedly asking can you here me now? to present day we can text, call,record,and video chat all on one slim device.The ICE vehicle you now drive was once a steam propelled nuclear explosion waiting to happen to now being a super quiet automatic luxury cabin cruise and or rocket ship.What pray tell am I getting at?TECHNOLOGY! it's just a matter of time that the auto makers will be turning out the common man electrics at a more reasonable price. Much like anything,you are now paying for R&D and the market is focused on the FOMO crowd that will and do pay the extravagant cost of being 1st on the list.It won't be long till Toyota makes the proverbial Camry or in Honda's case the civic and just like today, they will be relatively affordable and in a few years the used market will be the same.I wouldn't worry about The DR being left out of the ev craze.From my very first trip to my most recent it's obvious to anyone with eyes the island has a thriving youthful generation who are doing quite well for themselves an electric vehicles shouldn't be a problem for them.
And as far as exploding vehicles on driveways, even in the most dystopian movie that is now playing on Netflix that does not happen to be the case. Yes there have been some vehicles with batteries that have gone up in flames. That too, is in no small part due to the fact that we are in a keeping up with the Joneses scenario and thanks to Swift (well not so swift ) recalls they seem to have gotten to the bottom of their issues with the battery manufacturers.
And last but not least, the all too hilarious Range anxiety! Ask yourself when was the last time you had a daily commute that was 150 miles each way also ask yourself when was the last time that you had to fill your tank every single day from zero? Horse and buggy eventually led to the family sedan of course not without its hiccups and fully electric will take the same path with the same if not more hiccups, but it will happen!
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