I don't disagree with much of your post, but I do think battery powered vehicles will be the future, or at the least, I really hope they will.
The more I look into my current problem with charger, the more it seems unlikely that the UK's power companies will foot the bill for upgrading thousands of miles of ageing infrastructure to accommodate for mass charging, hence why the Government are making it law for all new homes to come with an EV charging system already installed from this year onwards, which may be too little too late, but it's progress at the very least.
It's because of this, I think the future will be in the charging technology and how it can be retrofitted to an older infrastructure without the mass disruption.
My experience of EV ownership is new, but it's been a fast learning curve and the biggest change is how we actually use this new car. Instead of just jumping in the Mini and going where we want without thinking, like we did with the previous petrol Mini, we have to plan our journey and assess if the Electric Mini is the right vehicle to use for that day. This is always going to be the biggest drawback in my opinion and this will be the stumbling block for anyone looking to buy a new car, especially if you are a slight EV sceptic, but maybe the future of vehicle ownership needs people to think about the way they drive and how much they rely on cars.
Do I think I've made the right choice going EV? even with the current teething problems. Yes 100% My wife commutes 60 miles a day, which cost her £200 a month in the previous Mini Cooper S. She now does this same commute in silence, more comfort, a lot more fun (think Mini go-cart handling but with instant power
) and without the cost of petrol. For her it's a no brainer. For me it's a no brainer.
We use the Mini for everything now, unless it's for my work or an extra long trip where the Mini would need a charge up. She's actually going to see her friend in Manchester next week, where she'd normally drive, but now she will use the train because of her choice of car, which I think is a good thing personally. More public transport usage eventually equals less traffic on our over stretched roads. You only have to look at the effect on the roads today against pre-pandemic roads, now many more have stopped using public transport.
EV's will always have negative press, but much of what's progress often does until it's no longer progress and it becomes normal. I for one hope they do become normal because I long for the day where I don't hear cars roaring up and down my local village like nobs (the main reason we are currently moving house) and if Volkswagen made a Transporter that was full electric and did more miles than their current EV, I'd be stood outside my dealer ready to sign on the dotted line. Bring it on.
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The only way to produce the amount of energy required in the short term is to burn more gas, & ICMYI the price of gas has gone through the roof. A wise man once said "if we're all going to be driving electric cars tomorrow, we need to start building more nuclear power stations 20 years ago"
