Drake Huggins
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Without getting too much nasty politics into it, how would we get to the point where half the new cars sold are electric cars within a decade ?
1. Right now the vehicle of choice is probably around 50% pickup trucks, mirroring the trend in the USA. Even with small cars people are preferring a Mazda CX3 SUV, with less space than a cheaper, roomier, better to drive, more efficient, better performing Mazda 2.
2. How do we charge electric cars without a reliable power supply? We've had brownouts due to lack of power supply at the sort of time people would like to be putting their cars on charge. Please don't tell me we are going to build a coal power station to charge the electric cars.
Once the price is on parity with petrol versions, no person with even half a brain wouldn't buy an electric car. They'll find a solution. Fossil fuel types will tell you it is impractical. They would, wouldn't they? We've made rich old blokes and greedy Arabs happy for way too long. Renewable energy will eventually be the norm, it's just we can't conceive of it yet because that's not what we are fed on a daily basis. My brother lives in Germany and they plan to be 85 % dependent on renewables by 2025. Similar society. Similar economy. Why can't we do what they're doing? We're in the pockets of the wrong people. Both sides of politics. It's coming, whether we like it or not. Get on board or be left behind. Watershed moment for our country. As Yogi Berra, the baseballer famously said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it!" Viva electric revolution!