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Of course things change, the issue is whether they change fast enough to meet the demand. Batteries will last the life of the car? The average age of the U.S. LDV fleet is up to 12.5 years now, thanks both to cars lasting longer as well as high new car prices, and the average car that doesn't...

I wasn't aware that Norway was part of the US, or that they use NACS - aren't they using CCS-2? BTW, what's Norway's distribution of household types, and the number of chargers per population, and how are those chargers distributed? Since BEVs will have degraded range 3-8 years down the line...

As one of the people who wants to switch to a ZEV to reduce my climate footprint (more than I already do by having commuted and done almost all of my errands by foot or bike for the past 23 years and living in a small, well-insulated place), cost and practicality are both very important to me...

I've edited my previous post to include public charging info by metro area. And as I mentioned, here in the Bay Area we're at 40% or a bit more PEV new car sales % NOW (Q2), and that's a hell of a lot closer to 50% than 90%. California as a whole was at 25.6% (another source says 25.4%) for Q2...

Yet the factors have stayed remarkably stable over time. Price, range, charging speed, access to charging, and battery longevity have rated important in every survey; only their order shifts around slightly from one survey to the next. What 90%? The report mentioned up-topic suggested about...

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1140640_tesla-range-not-degraded-by-frequent-fast-charging Coverage of the same study but with graphs, here: https://insideevs.com/news/683961/fast-charging-vs-slow-charging-study-ev-range-degradation/

Since the issue is for what % of the population a PEV (esp. a BEV) is practical, quoting surveys of people who've already bought them isn't useful; it's the total population and the factors preventing the people who haven't gotten one from doing so that's concerning us here. For example, via...

IEVS: https://insideevs.com/news/683906/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crashes-lawsuits/

That's a perfect example of self-selection - people who've bought PEVs did so because they work for them (and because they can afford them). For everyone where that isn't the case, they don't. I don't think it's the port per se that matters, it's having convenient, reliable charging. At the...

Got this notice via California's Road Charge Pilot Program newsletter. AFAIK this is the first state to move from trials to making this mandatory: This doesn't appear to be weight-based, as ultimately it should be to be fair, and also to encourage people to buy smaller, more efficient vehicles.

Amen. The May/June Consumer Reports has an article titled "Autos With the Easiest Controls", which says Or any other time FTM, and they require you take your eyes off the road. Oh, the list of cars they recommend for their controls (there's a short description of the controls for each of the...

What I see is that the number of possible subsidies and rebates varies so much that it's almost impossible to include them in such a study, which is why I'm concerned only with taxes and fees that apply to everyone in a given area. Why do you think I'd be happy? I've assisted and encouraged...

Which is a point the report makes quite clearly (bar free or at least subsidized workplace charging), by showing that anyone who has to rely on commercial charging is almost certainly going to pay more than buying gas. Which is fine for your usage. BTW, do you have another car for road trips...

Sure, I'll wait for the specifics in the report, but that doesn't change the behavior of human beings, which has been studied extensively. We know how most humans behave in such situations, which is why the NTSB has been so insistent on the need to require high-quality driver...

As I pointed out, rebates and subsidies are usually dependent on both area and income, while fuel taxes and EV licensing fees are universal at the state level. I'd love to see more detailed data, but unless someone can and is willing to provide all that income and subsidy info, it can't happen...