Carl, you make some valid
Carl, you make some valid points. But I'd argue that the electric vehicle hasn't truly been around since it was first conceived in the 19th century. The technology, particularly battery technology, got almost no attention once gasoline-powered vehicles took hold. There was no real reason to consider an electric drivetrain, so we got nearly a century of refinement of the internal combustion engine. I think the electric car can fairly be considered as "around" since 2011, when GM and Nissan released the first vehicles that represented legitimate mass-market commitments to the technology. Given that, it isn't so surprising they still face the limitations they do.