Good News & Bad News, page-30856

I think everyone here, including yourself, knows my position on EVs.
That being, I don't particularly like them. They are boring. Ugly. (all subjectives).
They can be inconvenient and too expensive for a lot of people (not subjective).

But, I have nothing against them. And if you want one, and are in a position to afford one, then you should go and get one and enjoy it.

But one argument the haters have is that the electricity grid won't be able to handle it.
This is an industry I've been associated with for my entire career, and for the most part, that is a false argument.
The grid should be able to manage for the VAST majority of the time. And with some slight upgrades, pretty much be able to absorb their load without issue.

The issue I have is that FORCING their adoption is going to near-as-makes-no-difference achieve bugger all from a climate impact perspective.
There are bigger levers to pull (that will also pump our share price) than forcing all new cars sold to be EV.