2018 to 2019: The affluent buy expensive EV's as toys.
2019 to 2020: The affluent, environmentally aware set buy EV's to help allay global warming.
2020 to 2021: The upper middle class start to seriously consider EV's as an option.
2021 to 2022: The middle classes start to seriously consider EV's as an option.
2022 to 2024: Both the affluent, middle class and middle class families start to buy EV's in volume as the second car of a two car family - largely driven by women of whom are more aware of environmental issues and their children's future. They (women) are also more comfortable and experienced with electrical, plug-in appliances
and regard EV's as a cleaner option at the filling station, and would prefer to fill up at home.
2022 to 2024: Most business's running light commercial deliveries and company cars are in the process of changing over to EV's citing cheaper running costs and ESG considerations.
2022 to 2024: At the same time EV's become far cheaper, allowing the less affluent to purchase EV's.
2024 to 2025: Pilbara Minerals mounts targeted take-over bids for other lithium companies to cement its rise as a leading world lithium player.
2025 to 2027: The second hand EV market starts to flourish allowing the less affluent to enter the EV space.
2027 to 2030: Battery tech has markedly improved (solid state), completing the total demise of ICE.
2030 to ???? All legacy vehicle manufacturers now only produce EVs.
???? Pilbara Mineral pays it first dividend, its share price now circa $50.
2035 The Master Strategist dies smiling from a massive heart attack in the arms of numerous goils of independent means (his carer's
) whilst recumbent in the back of his fully electric Rolls Royce - a sweet ride
. His aging wife, upon hearing the news, dyes her hair purple and returns to Mexico where she revives the Sizzlers chain and becomes the countries new El Persidenta; legislating that women become head of the household with the power to treat men as they please
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