Nah, because the cost of electricity is so much lower (half the cost per mile), you pay the charging investment upfront, buying lower go forward fuel costs for the US fleet (and more drivers switch to EVs when they won’t have range anxiety or concern charging infra won’t be where they need it). Think national mobility energy infra total cost of ownership. You’re also taking off the road, rail, and sea energy transport (something like 40% of commercial ocean shipping is moving energy around, and there are 100k tanker trucks delivering fuel to fuel stations in the US [1]).
It’s also energy dollars that now stay in the US versus whatever portion would’ve gone to OPEC or another foreign petroleum seller (although a fraction of those dollars might make their way to foreign investors in US generation).
The gains happen faster if your target gasoline superusers first [2] [3].
It’s also energy dollars that now stay in the US versus whatever portion would’ve gone to OPEC or another foreign petroleum seller (although a fraction of those dollars might make their way to foreign investors in US generation).
The gains happen faster if your target gasoline superusers first [2] [3].
TLDR you’re paying to spin the flywheel up.
[1] https://thelastdriverlicenseholder.com/2022/01/12/almost-40-...
[2] https://coltura.org/gasoline-superusers-2-report/
[3] https://coltura.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Infographic-G...