The Electric Vehicle (EV) discussion thread (Merged)

the e.v. "rollout" was bungled from the onset, should've transitioned from ff to hybrid to full electric

three huge barriers to market:
- entry pricing and future repair cost
- lack of charging infrastructure
- presupposing public demand

nobody tells american consumers what they will or won't buy, and they're not buying e.v.s in droves

toyota (wisely) sat out the early adopter craze; manufacturers that didn't are feeling their error now