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Originally Posted by Idaho2018GTPremium
I don't mind the idea of EVs for daily driving in town, assuming houses and apartment complexes have adequate charging stations and obviously, the infrastructure is there to support it all. I am against governments phasing out new ICEs. This is causing manufacturers to mostly abandon new ICE development, so we are at peak ICE efficiency but probably won't get any better. Whereas, if gov't wasn't phasing out ICEs, then we'd continue to get modern ICE development and better and better fuel mileage and efficiency. That said, EVs still aren't ready for the big leagues:
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Problem is cost. Martin has said it before, the cost to add technology that improves efficiency and emissions to the ICE keeps on going up along with the complexity of the vehicle/engine. Cost of developing EV's are on the opposite trend. Especially the costly part of the EV, the battery.
The Volt was $1,200/kwh
The Bolt is $246/kwh in 2017 then down to $145/kwh
The Ultium batteries are down to $100/kwh.
And governments aren't forcing the abandonment of ICE development. Playing a factor? Sure, but already posted here that GM went full EV back in 2017 well before CA's ban of new ICE sales by 2035. Automakers are moving in that direction on their own.
But you're right, we are not ready to go full EV today. 15 years from now? 20 years from now? A lot can change with the proper investments.