EV's predate gasoline powered vehicles, yet EV's have NEVER been cost effective, and that remains true today:

"Let’s stop paying high gas prices and save the planet and be like the cool kids and drive electric cars!

That’s what we keep hearing, right?

Who needs the laws of physics, economics, infrastructure or plain old common sense? Just electrify! Electrify! Electrify!"

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