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A previous poster has already said that buying EVs will be much like buying washing machines. There won’t be a great deal to distinguish one engine from another - other than power output - which is much the same as washing machines. Did you buy your current washing machine on the basis of its motor?
If the mechanicals are very straightforward and nothing to get excited about, then buying choices will come down to comfort, colour, features, image and other sensory aspects. I agree that the need to poke and prod the car will be less, although there will always be those that prefer this approach, but the sales process will be less pressured as the good cars will sell themselves. If you want to buy an iPad, you’ve probably read how good they are and don’t need to test one out, but if you do, there’s the apple shop where you can do that to your heart’s content.
What will be interesting is how the drift to EV develops over the next 10-15 years. I’m waiting to see how batteries improve (as they surely will) and how the infrastructure grows. I’m no longer driving, but if I were I wouldn’t even be thinking about an EV yet. But long after I have left the scene people will look back and smile at the early attempts at electric vehicles, just as we do now with mobile phones.
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