I have read pages 1-8 and the last two and I saw only one mention of the price of gasoline at $6.00 ??
Don't forget that BEV is an AFV. AFV's reduce reliance on foreign oil. Money spent on OPEC oil makes it to people we construe as our current enemies. These enemies use the money to buy food, housing, weapons and ammo. This in turn causes some of our young soldiers to return in body bags and other with serious life time mental illnesses.
Most in the US do not care about the above ideas, I want my truck (male majority) or SUV to ride higher (female majority), Gasoline at 1.65 - 3.50 does not bother me, all is well in America. I get a little upset when it gets above 3.50. Historical fuel average for Chicago area last 9 years has been $2.70!! That fits in the very comfortable zone, there was a period that it was at $5.00!! Ouch OMG!
Nissan (and other OEM manufacturers) knows that Gasoline stability of both production, politics, and ultimate price could make their ICE business seriously constrained to the point of bankruptcy. This is the real reason for AFV including BEV that Nissan has ventured into with sound strategic strategies both published and those as trump cards.
Here are the real reasons that BEV will eventually win - that pivot point of the cost of gasoline - not long distance charging. At a certain gas price all ICE driving will become seriously reduced - I say around $10/gallon - really don't know?
Economics of BEV:
Take the savings on Gasoline versus electricity and put that into a 8% interest bearing account and do this for 8 years (life of a BEV battery/warranty).
@8% - 8 yrs a $31,000 BEV pays for itself completely after Gas and Repairs savings at $2.73 petrol per gallon and 1,000 miles per month compared to 16 mpg vehicle.
If you drive 16,200 miles per year - 44.4 miles per day:
@8% - 8 yrs a $31,000 BEV pays for itself completely after Gas and Repairs savings at $2.85 petrol per gallon compared to 17 mpg vehicle.
@8% - 8 yrs a $90,000 BEV pays for itself completely after Gas and Repairs savings at $4.19 petrol per gallon compared to 17 mpg vehicle.
Once this knowledge gets out when the price of gas gets painful @ $6.00, the charging infrastructure will become a mute point.