The downside of electric vehicles.

[Brian37]

The biggest downside that is never discussed is the fact ( yes - fact) that the move to electric vehicles will eventually make it impossible for lower income people to own a car. If you don' t see this as a problem then we have to assume you think all poor people should be stuck in an inner city ghetto. That is the only place they can survive. Rural life doesn' t include mass transit.

Why does it make it impossible for the poor to own a car?

Ever price the maintenance?


Go google " what does it cost to replace the batteries in a Chevy Volt"..... They do need it every 5-7 years.

Just the battery is over $8700. No labor.

And NO the price will not go down as production goes up. Production costs will go down - but MATERIAL costs will go up drastically due to the scarcity of the materials.

There will be no cheap cars. The remaining gas vehicles will be snatched up by wealthier people when production of gas powered vehicles stops due to regulation.

What a load of bullshit. I just recently looked up a old stereo receiver from the 1970s I used to own, that has been totally replaced by mp3s and the internet and ear buds. I also could not afford an original first year Model T. That receiver didn't cost that much when I got it. But because it was popular, just like classic cars, the price rose. Unfortunately I didn't take care of mine. 

I really love how you actually miss the REAL problem, and state it without realizing it. COST isn't the issue, pace of consumption is. Diamonds are not fucking rare, they never have been. 

This isn't about electric cars, or any product for that matter. The only reason price of materials goes up is because of PACE OF CONSUMPTION.  Poor people don't need to be priced out of electric transportation. The world's rich simply need to stop thinking they are the only class that matters and innovate.