> Broadly, no way do I believe that many people, not even fleets, especially not individuals, will put up with the charging time of a battery powered car. It's just so darned much more convenient to fill up a 20 gallon tank with gasoline.
This may not hold true in the near future. With charging stations capable of putting out 350kW, we will have drastically reduced charging times. [0]
> Finally, I'm guessing that Musk has had a lot of subsidies, and I have to guess that Trump will turn off that faucet.
Actually, Tesla doesn't lose much if ZEV credits go away... In fact, the way things stand, other auto manufacturers are able to fully monetize their ZEV credits, while Tesla only makes 50 cents on the dollar. [1]
Sure, the grid can provide the power for fast charging, but charging a battery heats the battery, and charging it too fast heats it too much. That's my concern. If Tesla can make the charging time short enough to be convenient enough, then I'm wrong.
This may not hold true in the near future. With charging stations capable of putting out 350kW, we will have drastically reduced charging times. [0]
> Finally, I'm guessing that Musk has had a lot of subsidies, and I have to guess that Trump will turn off that faucet.
Actually, Tesla doesn't lose much if ZEV credits go away... In fact, the way things stand, other auto manufacturers are able to fully monetize their ZEV credits, while Tesla only makes 50 cents on the dollar. [1]
[0] - https://electrek.co/2016/12/26/tesla-supercharger-v3-zev-cre...
[1] - http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-trump-decision-on-e...