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Oh, I would love an EV.
Don't get me wrong. But, for a EV with the room I need for the activities we perform, it's extremely cost prohibitive.
Just now, the wife hauled two dog kennels with dogs. German Shepards. Those aren't going to fit in a car... unless wagons make a comeback.
Also, Lithium batteries (process of obtaining Lithium) is pretty bad for the environment, and generally involves slave labor. As well, size, capacity, and cycle durability aren't the best.
Lots of alternatives and prototypes are being worked on, and when that problem is solved by replacing Lithium with a cheap, affordable, durable replacement with enough energy density- EVs will be everywhere.
As is though, replacing the 30,000$ battery pack every decade or so is no Bueno.
Until then though, our daily driver is a small car. Suv is used to haul stuff and kids.