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Well, for one, I personally don't really GAF much about EVs. They never impressed me, and I'm not interested in "renting" that technology or the vehicles that have it. It's an appliance. Lacks soul. EVs don't speak to me the way a real car does.

Interesting observation, we just got back from a UK/Ireland tour vacation. I fully expected to see EVs in abundance over there because I've seen too many UK people on car forums espouse how cool EVs are and they're the wave of the future, etc., and everyone should buy one to save the planet. Phooey. We did see 3 EVs in Dublin all in one place. All trying to jockey for parking spots close to a public charging pole next to the street. And only the big cities had EVs that we spotted. Obviously small sample size, but they're seemingly not as prevalent in the UK/Ireland as some people claim them to be.

While there were a few EVs running around, I've seen about the same number TOTAL of EVs as I had in my local area. And only saw a couple of charging stations. UK/Ireland is nowhere near ready for the EVs. In fact, I think they're worse off than the U.S. as far as infrastructure woes, which is pretty tough to do.

Even at roughly $7.40 USD per gallon equivalent, most people still drive ICE over there. It's like everywhere else, only the people with money have the means to afford an EV. The poor get peed on regardless of what continent you live on.

Buy them if you want to, but I can't help but think of "golf carts" every time I see one.