Doctor - I appreciate your
Doctor - I appreciate your theories on why people purchase ev's. I have driven one for three years, I have over 70,000 miles on it. I have paid about $55 for each 1,000 miles driven. In that time I have changed the tires and added windshield washer fluid. Those have been my cost. I drive a Nissan, so if I ever need to purchase a battery, it will cost me $5,000. I'm sure that the price will continue to drop. I appreciate your theory that the charger and 'other associated electronics' will need replacement, I have not heard of anyone needing those replaced yet and there are a few ev's with more than 100k miles on them now.
I would like to see your research that the energy need to manufacture an ev is more polluting than an F-150 driven for 30 years. Power generation is the ONLY polluting that an EV has associated to it aside from tires as opposed to the continuous and infinite and mobile polluting that a Nissan Vera does. That Nissan Versa uses the same power plant to pump the fuel it uses, plus the electricity it took to refine (huge consumption), store and transport it.
It feels good to pay $.03 per mile, fueling at home, have a quiet and smooth ride, no fluid changes and a car that has 12 moving parts. Owning an EV is emotionally and mathematically satisfying.
I look forward to seeing the research that supports your theories.