Quote:
Originally Posted by mikado463
LOL and what incredibly small percentage of vehicles are 30 years old and still providing 'daily driver' duties ?? Considering the avg new vehicle is only kept for 6 years your math is way off !!
|
That becomes part of the problem, most people keep their cars for 6 years, but the average life expectancy of a new car is about 12 years. We are almost at the point where new vehicles will be into the life cycle when ICE cars get banned in NA. The other consideration is the cost of EV's. They are not cheap, so either there will be government incentives to buy them, enjoy paying for your neighbours EV through you taxes.
The used car market is also an issue, I don't really see a used car market for EV's, and frankly many many people don't buy new cars due to cost, so those used cars at 6 years of use have to go somewhere, and I don't think it will be the same for EV's.
Lots of words to say, I don't think the end of ICE is as close as many want or predict.