Holiday Conversations with Electric Vehicles

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Here's why you're probably not going to buy an electric car this holiday season

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The number one complaint from people with no experience driving or living with an electric car, cited as a reason for why they will never get an EV , is that it takes too long to recharge them.

The promised reduction in the cost of lithium-ion batteries to a point where an electric powertrain is at price parity with a gasoline powertrain has still not arrived.

An EV is a paradigm shift compared to a gasoline-powered car.

Yes, if the power fails, the chargers won't work anymore, but neither will any of the gas station gas pumps, which also run on electricity. And as long as there's electricity the chargers will still work—those gas stations will need regular deliveries of fresh gasoline to serve new customers..

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