Your definition of "substantial numbers" and mine are two very different things. I don't think 2% is "substantial".
I see multiple IONIQ, Tesla, Leafs and MachE daily in my suburbs, and when driving to and from work. In fact, I likely see almost the same of them as I do Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, in total over the course of a week.
I see Tesla Model 3 cars all over the place here; third most common vehicle behind SUVs and 4 door pickups. I saw another Mustang a few days ago, a Charger too. But, they sure aren't common. Neither are most other cars.
Nope.
And 2% of new vehicles sold right now are EV's. That is with very few mainstream models to choose from. In one to two years that will double. And it will double again in the next two years. 75% of new models coming out are EV's. Car manufacturer's are still rolling out their initial products. Even if you are in the back woods sticks, you will start seeing them daily soon. I see them every day now, and my commute is 1 mile.
I'm not sure what point you're making. I was just saying it's perception that lots of EVs are on the road.
Why can't they be? Sales of EV's in the US doubled in 2021 from 2020, and will likely double again this year. The trend will continue. You can deny it all you want. I don't like EV's either, but big changes are happening now. TIME TO TAKE THE BLINDERS OFF.
This has been explained quite a few times now, and it has nothing to do with liking or disliking EVs, nor blinders. The US does not have the electrical power production or distribution capacity for more than...say.....5% EVs.
I'm waiting for when California (where the majority of EVs are sold) starts with the rolling black-outs and grid implosions. Should be in the next few years.
No power issues by me, but this is why so many people are adding solar power. They control their own power. Many wind farms still going up too. Obtaining power is the easy part. The batteries and the fact that they use 8 times the semiconductor chips compared to ICE vehicles is more of the current issue. Soon every gas station will have EV chargers. By me many of the drug stores, and larger stores already have chargers installed. Within 5 years the current amount of public chargers will need to triple. Most people will charge at home 90+% of the time. I have a 23 year old van that is 100% reliable, but it gets 8-10mpg out of the little 4.6 in the city. My Mustang on E85 is worse than that. People tired of paying high gas prices are more likely to consider EV's. My next daily will most likely be a Maverick Hybrid. Hard to ignore 42+ mpg in the city where 95% of my driving is. Never have to charge it either.
Cali is already planning a lot of power changes, such as covering many of their water duct ways with solar panels to both generate more power that can dump into the grid at any connection point, and also prevent water evaporation to help with water issues, and also having the water push water wheels to generate even more while the waters flowing.
