The EV troubles
Electric Vehicles or EVs are fast becoming commonplace, but the most important territory to conquer yet, it appears, is — people’s minds!
A recent article points out how Electric Vehicles inventory is piling up with little to no takers.
Perception is everything and it is true for the auto business more than anywhere else perhaps.
People love the concept of moving away from fossil fuels but are wary of the comforts they will be losing and the pains they have to go through — the cost of buying, locating charging places for EVs, and vehicle breakdowns.
“Horror stories of drivers and their families getting stranded in the record heat during summer vacation road trips when their EVs run out of juice have become commonplace.
Like the South Florida family I know who got stuck in a traffic jam in their Tesla just about 15 kilometres from home after a trip to Disney World near Orlando. After an hour of stop-and-go, and having turned off the air-conditioning in the 35-degree heat to conserve juice, they finally made it to an exit that took them to a service station with EV charging stations.
But relief was still more than an hour away — the lineup to use the chargers was long and winding — and when they finally plugged in, the electrical grid was so overloaded charging took longer than expected. The final 15 kilometres of their journey took more than three hours — a trek marked by frustration and near dehydration.”
If these practical problems are not solved, EVs will end up being another silver bullet that went into dust.
