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Old 01-28-2019, 03:51 PM
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No I would not fit in and personally, do not see the end of the internal combustion engine in my lifetime.
The politicians can pass all the legislation timelines they want but can guarantee there will be extension upon extension. The world economy is dependent on the oil and gas industry. Texas alone has a couple of million people working in that field.

Few points:
Right now, a gallon of gas is cheaper than Tesla’s Supercharger stations. (At least by me)
This morning, a gallon of cheap unleaded was $1.97. That is way less for inflation then a gallon in 1970.

The Tesla battery has an 8yr warrantee. What do you do after that when the batteries cost thousands?
Unless something drastically changes, the vehicles will be in a junkyard. There will be no more used car market.

There are electrical grid upgrades and upkeep issues.

Only see the government getting rid of fuel when they tax it so high that people have to switch due to cost or an actual better way is invented, not just the same car powered a different way. Who knows, maybe I’ll see the Star Trek Transporter be perfected in my life time. Now a personal transporter, I would buy.

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