The added road-crushing weight of EVs also degrades roadways and bridges faster than normal. It makes parking structures more likely to fail (how this will play out in the real world is yet unknown, but as the EV fleet grows as a percentage of the total number of vehicles on the road, we will find out). It grinds tires down faster, not only costing owners more money and inconvenience but adding more micro-and nano-plastic and other pollution to the environment around our roadways. Then there are all the other problems: fires that can't be put out (or not easily), lack of anywhere near-enough functional charging infrastructure, the environmental nightmare involved in creating and disposing of the batteries, the huge EXPENSE of replacing a worn or damaged battery, already-inadequate existing electric generation, an electric GRID badly in need of upgrades, the tyranny of not being able to pay with privacy-protecting CASH to charge your vehicle at a charging station, and many more issues.
The added road-crushing weight of EVs also degrades roadways and bridges faster than normal. It makes parking structures more likely to fail (how this will play out in the real world is yet unknown, but as the EV fleet grows as a percentage of the total number of vehicles on the road, we will find out). It grinds tires down faster, not only costing owners more money and inconvenience but adding more micro-and nano-plastic and other pollution to the environment around our roadways. Then there are all the other problems: fires that can't be put out (or not easily), lack of anywhere near-enough functional charging infrastructure, the environmental nightmare involved in creating and disposing of the batteries, the huge EXPENSE of replacing a worn or damaged battery, already-inadequate existing electric generation, an electric GRID badly in need of upgrades, the tyranny of not being able to pay with privacy-protecting CASH to charge your vehicle at a charging station, and many more issues.
That's serious list of negatives to consider before buying an EV.
You had me at EV.