I can’t imagine a future of non-electric cars (assuming cars remain the dominate form of transportation in the US because we suck). They’re so much better than ICE cars and it’s not even close.
I’ve owned a Spark EV and a Bolt EV, basically the cheapest EVs you can get, and they’re two of the best cars I’ve ever driven. Driving a family member’s brand new ICE Kia felt like going back 50 years. It’s so slow, it makes so much noise, it feels like a boat, ugh.
If I had twice the budget for a car, I’d get an Ioniq 5 or 6. If I had quadruple the budget, I’d get a Lucid. If I had half the budget, I’m going back to the street legal go-kart Spark EV. I just can’t even consider ICE cars as options anymore after getting used to an EV.
Phev the worst of both worlds. All the maintenance of an ice engine and all of the expensive components and weight of an EV.
There is a niche… but a proper ev is just good.
I think the maintenance is far over blown. Outside of engines blowing up in the first 5k and a few noticable models ICE is rock solid. Most cars go well over 100k miles before any major issues. Toyota PHEV s have been just as reliable as everything they do.
Add Iin resource scarcity and adding 600lbs for elimination of the primary reason for adoption challenges is a no brainer IMO. It’s a fantastic transition until batteries don’t suck and infrastructure gets where it needs to be.
