Electric Vehicles: A Pleasant Surprise? Maybe?

[dewline]

Looking at this for a few minutes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/09/electric-cars-have-hit-inflection-point/620233/?utm_source=feed

I didn't think things were moving this quickly on the global scale in terms of cars and trucks. Yes, the manufacturing process is still messy as Hell. But are we making progress of some sort here? I think the answer to that question is "yes".

armiphlage, autopope, you might have some informed context to add here...? Anyone else?

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[dewline]

Canada is also building up its charging station network more slowly that I'd prefer, but with the travel range between charges rising to meet that issue, that may be resolved quicker than we expect as well.

How to keep track of such things? I expect someone's built web sites and apps for it!

[thewayne]

One thing that will be interesting is the various auto makers, networks, and offers.  For example, VW has a deal with one network that if you buy a new VW EV, you don't pay for charging on the "Brand X" charging network for three years, IIRC (read about it in a Ars Technica review of a new VW EV Suv review last week).  Tesla built out their own network and had a similar offer, since has downgraded their offer.  But could I charge my (fictional) newly-purchased VW EV in Canada for free?  There will be lots of kinks to work out.  But that's communications and possibly treaties/legislation.