Why the Delay With Mass Take-Up of Electric Cars
It’s been a few years since several electric saloons started getting rave reviews – notably, of course, the Tesla range.
Not only were they generating good performance figures but things such as their range and re-charge times seemed to indicate that they were practical. So, no longer did someone have to think about making a 500 kilometre journey in several stages and over several days, to allow for re-charging or battery swaps.
Go back say 5 years and everybody was predicting that by now, we’d all be deafened by the silence of our roads as everything changed to a quiet hum. The odd combustion-engine car would be looked at with disgust or sympathy and we’d all have clean air around us as a benefit too.
However, it hasn’t happened. Why is that?
Price rears its ugly head
Some of the most admired electric cars and those which often, in range and performance terms, are the most appealing, remain highly expensive.
Some models retail at around $US100k. Even for major businesses and prestigious limousine hire companies, these are prices that will cause anyone to blink when reading those ads.
True, there are more modest cars around too. That’s great news but …
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