For a commuter car, an EV makes sense. I drive 65 miles each way to work, so that's about 130 miles a day. Plugging in an EV at home every night (or at work, as it's free there) - makes a bit of sense.
For a day rental - Hertz EV may make sense; pick up a fully charged EV. No service or maintenance. Drive it from airport to hotel, to business, and back - probably less than 200 miles and drop it off to be charged at Hertz.
But, for non-Tesla EV's; you have non-standard chargers, poor range, and poor support. Elon has had 15 years to solve a LOT of the issues the competitors haven't even thought of yet as an issue. Consider, SW in a Tesla is 100% Tesla controlled (seats, climate, transmission, security, infotainment) where in ICE it's a bastardized assortment from BOSH, AC Delco, Nissan, etc all kludged together. Ever try to update your car's indash?
The commuter scenario only works if you own your own home, have a garage, and make good money. So a large chunk of the population are not even in the market.
This is the same way the microwave oven, pc, vcr, color tv and pretty much everything started. High prices, buggy, and novelty at first. We have seen more battery development in the last decade than the last century. It’s just going to get faster, better and cheaper
For a commuter car, an EV makes sense. I drive 65 miles each way to work, so that's about 130 miles a day. Plugging in an EV at home every night (or at work, as it's free there) - makes a bit of sense.
For a day rental - Hertz EV may make sense; pick up a fully charged EV. No service or maintenance. Drive it from airport to hotel, to business, and back - probably less than 200 miles and drop it off to be charged at Hertz.
But, for non-Tesla EV's; you have non-standard chargers, poor range, and poor support. Elon has had 15 years to solve a LOT of the issues the competitors haven't even thought of yet as an issue. Consider, SW in a Tesla is 100% Tesla controlled (seats, climate, transmission, security, infotainment) where in ICE it's a bastardized assortment from BOSH, AC Delco, Nissan, etc all kludged together. Ever try to update your car's indash?
The commuter scenario only works if you own your own home, have a garage, and make good money. So a large chunk of the population are not even in the market.
I do not disagree
This is the same way the microwave oven, pc, vcr, color tv and pretty much everything started. High prices, buggy, and novelty at first. We have seen more battery development in the last decade than the last century. It’s just going to get faster, better and cheaper