Now Mercedes Backs Off EVs

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Steve G. wrote:
more charging stations would increase EV sales.

The public is rightly leery.

The only time you should need public charging stations is when you are traveling. With Tesla's network becoming open as soon as that transition is complete travel charging will be a non-issue for most people.

If you don't live in a place where you can plug in every night at home or plug in when you are at work to cover your daily driving then an EV is not for you. You will pay more for an EV than a gas if you use public charging most of the time.

What the public should be leery about is battery life/warranty and what those costs look like to get a new battery or to refurb a battery with issues.