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Originally Posted by Solarpowered
You're describing today's battery. That assumes technology never improves, which it does. Just gaining a better mastery over graphene alone, guarantees a much better battery than what we have now. And much cheaper. But it's usually pretty difficult to get people to see what's coming down the road; they much prefer to just focus on what's here right now.
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My expectation is for battery technology to incrementally improve, and raw materials supply chains to grow to meet demand. As it is now, demand far outstrips supply, causing materials prices to be through the roof. It will take years for supply to come anywhere near meeting demand, meaning batteries will be expensive and supply constrained.
In 10 years, EVs will probably be the no-brainer for most people. When people need a car right now though, they have to purchase what's on the market now. I couldn't convince my grandfather to make his last vehicle purchase an EV; a person that twice daily drove 6 miles into town and back, never exceeding 30 miles in a day. His pick for last vehicle; a Chevy Colorado 4x4. He needed something easy to get in and out of, and at the time only the Leaf, i3, and Model S were really available.