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Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break

MachDiamond Silver badge

"Once the neighbour effect kicks in it wont even matter if they remain a bit more expensive than the ICE equivalent."

Van, you hit it right on the head. One person on a block gets an EV and answers some questions from curious neighbors. In a few months, somebody else on the block gets an EV and after they had them for 6 months and the owners are still very happy with their purchases, more people will buy in.

There is so much conflicting information online that people still believe that running out of battery happens twice a week to EV owners and it takes several days to recharge one. Word of mouth will be the way EV sales really take off.

The Toyota Prius had horrible initial numbers, now you can't throw a brick from an overpass without hitting one.

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