IMO as we get more BEV EVs from China the price will come down to what ought to be an affordable price for a working class person clocking up more than 20,000 kms P/A.
Also IMO, this uptake will likely be in the mortgage belt where house rooftop solar and battery storage is possible.
The big question is: If a BEVs were to be priced similar to equivalent ICEs what would the car market look like?
With present pricing/product offers, BEVs & Hybrids make up about 18% of the market with about equal shares and that trend seems to be increasing by about an extra 5% combined P/A.
In the meantime, the conventional hybrid seems to be the answer. I drove a Toyota Corolla HYBRID which produced 3.4 L/100 kms and I was amazed by its hwy performance...when I floored it the combined Engine/Electric Motor gave acceleration rate at least 30% better than an ICE Corolla.
The dash data display makes one aware of the ongoing Kms/Litre and the %age of the trip on EV and how important it is to sometimes lay slightly off the accelerator to enable the EV to click in while maintaining normal urban speeds.IMO the objective should be 50% on EV which will halve the fuel bill.
