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By that same token, it seems like you parrot sources that get paid very well to slam EVs, but maybe you're not ready to hear that yet. That would be a valid statement if there weren't also compromises with ICE cars. David wrote it and did it for free so maybe save the ridiculous accusations for somewhere else. That pretty much kills your entire "argument" by assuming that somehow the article was bought and paid for lol.

No compensation at all, I write for free for Cheers and Gears. Embracing EVs is a good thing. Most folks will charge from home having a full battery pack every day when they start driving. Considering how few miles a person drives each day, the bulk of society will be just fine driving an EV with 300 miles of range. Today's EVs offer far more than the ICE autos did when they started back at the beginning of the 1900's. Most of the Negative reports are from Oil supported writers who are paid by ICE supporters. Fact, only 21% of Americans actually do road trips with road trip vacations taken by Americans making up only 22% of all travel on the U.S. Highway system. Travel and Tourism Statistics: The Ultimate Collection (accessdevelopment.com) AAA reported in the link above that 33% of Americans would take road trips if fuel prices remained low or charging was more widespread for fast charges. 44% of travelers are interested in road trips, but either their ICE auto is not capable of such a road trip, cost of fuel or lack of EV charging infrastructure. Plenty of proof that you can do cross-country trips when you plan for where one would charge, even in paid for auto magazines have covered this especially in a Tesla. Most people are not going to be pulling a trailer for early adopters, the EV would be used for local things like a Home Depot run. Yes we all have read the initial tests of F150 Lighting, Rivian R1T and Hummer how fast the range drops. This is the start of a revolution to change over and for right now, most households can easily get buy with one EV and one ICE auto rather than two ICE auto's. What you post is the fact that you want instant gratification with no reduction in life style even if you are not using it the auto that way. No Compromises? Come on, plenty of ICE autos have compromises, you cannot pull a trailer with a Toyota Yaris, F350 will not be a fuel-efficient commuter auto. The ICE auto has plenty of compromises all depending on how one uses it just like EVs have plenty of compromises. Yet if you look at the initial ICE autos of the early 1900's, todays EVs do far more than those autos ever could. Today you still see plenty of people running out of gas and having issues with getting back on the road in an ICE auto as much as an EV. Your NO COMPROMISES reeks of instant gratification. Especially when you are used to plugging in your cellphone every day or laptop, etc. How is an EV any different when the bulk of society would plug it in at home and have a full battery pack the next morning. Before you say you have to spend $1K to $2K to have a 220 charger at home, plenty use slow 110 to charge today and you cannot have a fueling station at your house, so EVs offer a far more convenient way to power up and know you have a full batter pack for the average 300 miles of range most current EVs offer now. Remember, the average driver only drives 39 miles a day. Statistics for you: How Much Is The Average Car Payment In America? + 21 Stats! (simplyinsurance.com) Top Average Miles Driven Per Year Statistics: Every year, Americans drive approximately 3.2 trillion miles. The typical American driver drives 14,300 miles each year. Americans drive on average 1,000 miles every month. The average driver drives only 39 miles round trip per day. Roughly 229 million Americans have valid driver’s licenses in the United States. So how is an EV a compromise when they all pretty much have Android Auto/ Apple Carplay. Have all the normal comforts from heated and or chilled seats to heaters, AC/Heatpumps, cell service and OTA. Where is the compromise?

What I find ironic here is, people living IN a big city are stuck using public charging or hoping their parking garage has charging available. Whereas people OUTSIDE of big cities have homes and garages and you can conveniently charge at home for very little money, compared to public charging. Luckily, there are still ICE vehicles for this. Also, both of those are such rare occurrences for most people that it doesn't really matter a whole lot. Most people are not taking road trips weekly or monthly, maybe a couple times a year. People scared of road tripping are comical. They act like they're driving 500 miles a day and will need to sit at a public charger for hours a day. If you road trip a lot, don't buy an EV yet. For those who road trip a couple times a year, you'll be perfectly okay and 99% of your life will be more convenient with an EV. They're not for everybody and I understand that people are scared of new technology. They'll progress in the next decade, just like other technologies have. There will literally ALWAYS be a compromise going from one fuel source to another. You just have to weigh what's more convenient to you. Do you prefer going to gas stations and changing oil while having longer driving range or do you prefer charging at home with no oil changes but shorter driving range? Everybody's scenario is different and EVs are perfect for a lot of people and ICE are perfect for a lot of people but there will always be a compromise going from one fuel source to another.

Not to mention GM's EV1 That was a thing in the mid-1990s

That is a good start. To overcome the unnecessary fears of rotary electric motors, batteries and computers. Because you are overly dramatic... Common man... suuuuuch advanced technology? The theory of electric motors goes back. Waaaaaay back. The idea of a United States of America is actually younger than the experiments of electrostatic motors... This as a functioning motor as we know it today that powers HVAC systems, fans, vacuum cleaners, RC motors, sewing machines, drills and other power tools, washing machines, water pumps, elevators, escalators, computer disc drives, etc... since the 1830s... Batteries have been with us since the early 1800s too. We have been changing batteries in our toys for 100 years. We have been recharging our toys the last 30. Computers? We have been accustomed to computers the last 50 years and computers have been by our side 24/7/365 the last 20. EV cars are hardly suuuuuuch advanced technology. Stop being suuuuuch a drama queen!!! Fair enough...

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Current EVs are not as versatile as current ICE cars. EVs still have not been debugged as thoroughly as ICE vehicles for the most part. Call me when EVs require no compromises compared to a regular ICE vehicle. I can wait at least another decade before I buy one.

This writer has been well compensated by the electric car lovers to the point that he has either omitted some truths or ignored them to make this piece look good for EVs. EVs are a long way away from being versatile for the average family who DOES NOT live in a big city. There are other reports on line that show some of the negatives about EVs. Best one yet - mileage ! Don't plan any cross-country vacation trips in one! And if you pull an RV forget it ! 100 miles at best pulling any trailer .

I will admit that there are advantages to having an EV right now. I just want EVs to ditch many of the 1.0 compromises that make it difficult for normal drivers to dump an ICE vehicle for an EV one. Perhaps at the end of the decade an EV will actually be so superior to an ICE vehicle, that those who want an ICE vehicle (but can actually afford an EV) will be little more than hobbyists. Think vinyl records after CDs came out. One day I might actually buy an EV. It might be 2030 or so, but it is in the realm of possibility. NOT all of us are early adopters of such advanced technology.