Electric cars are not the future(ft.com) |
Electric cars are not the future(ft.com) |
Case in point: the current cold-weather is showing up the problems of not having enough public charging stations.
Yet, every year there are more charging stations, and the battery tech gets getting better, so I don't see stagnation winning out here.
> EVs also emit more carbon over their life cycle than any form of urban transport except petrol cars.
The article paints a nice picture of why they're problematic, and why people shouldn't drive them. But that's not going to stop people.
People already drive petrol cars despite traffic, environmental footprint and lack of parking. They'll be happy to add overpriced, unrepairable and lack of charging spots to the list.