“But tires”
Ban all vehicles over 5000lbs to start without a specialized license and extremely heavy fees to have them. EVs are dropping in weight daily, ICE vehicles have been increasing in weight to dodge policies. One is a means to an end, the other is a means to profit.
Profit for few vs humanity’s existance… which should we choose?
I like to think most people, at least where I live, know cars burn up the planet. Problem is most can’t afford a $50k AUD EV, even on finance, but a 2011 Hyundai shit box or a 2005 Toyota hilux is less than $10k.
Oh also, cars are being made to be replaced within a few years. Cost and build quality of modern vehicles pushes me away from buying an EV. Hopefully in the future, they become more ubiquitous, cheaper, and we can solve the problem of handling old batteries and stability.
Buy a 2016 shitbox eGulf or a Volt instead. No more gas bills.
Not sure about the egulf, but the Volt in Australia is a Holden badge and I am pretty sure is a hybrid. The cheapest you can get here is a Nissan leaf, which I honestly had no idea existed until now.
Regardless, all manufacturers are adding electric to a lot of their range, as the years go, they’ll be cheaper second hand and I bet that’s when adoption will sky-rocket.
There batteries are rated to make something like 480,000 miles before getting to 80% battery life.
The costs are high right now but the median ice car is over 32,000. You aren’t buying any car new for under 10 grand.