Worries from a major auto dealer about all electric cars

        November 17, 2023 CounterPunch | United States | electric vehicles: future

With tax credits, mandates, and emission limits, EV sales are rising despite challenges from potential battery fires, high-weight tire wear (13 not 40,000 miles), heat-wave-reduced range, charger anxiety (cost, added fees, lifetime, and complexity), recycling, and climate-disrupting grid performance. Leasing and hybrids may ease the BEV transition.