I see relatively few Teslas or other EVs in this state compared to the many times I am in SoCal but a vast quantity of huge Pick Ups, enormous SUVs & other monster sized 'gassers', volumes of which are thankfully far fewer in our little nation.
@Drew57 , you're from Chester and don't see monster sized "gassers" to a much greater extent than in the past? Have you seen the size of the new Range Rover? The BMW X7? The Ford Ranger? It's been a long time since we were a nation which loved small cars.
Lots of reasons why you wont see Teslas in Idaho to the extent you do in California... Given Idaho has a population density less than a tenth of California as a whole, let alone Southern California, and big distances between relatively small cities, it's arguable that Teslas really don't fit the needs of drivers there or even make the same "environmental" sense (which, as
@Unclepaul rightly said, is more about local air quality than global CO2)
And with average US retail gas price this week is $3.38, with a year peak of $3.51...
US Gas price when we pay $7.41 equivalent per (slightly different) gallon...
UK Petrol prices, where's the impetus?
I'm glad that new sales of these sort of things in the UK will be totally banned in 8 years... so on that point I hope we agree!
Sorry, I don't because I think the ban is not, in fact an environmental measure (because, China and India and global shipping) but is simply designed to drive ALL cars out of cities - because i. owners of expensive flats will never be able to have the convenience that 90% of people on here have, of a driveway charge point and ii. it remains a sad fact that most who live in inner city areas don't live in expensive flats and are less likely to be able to afford a new car - and while driving cars out of cities may be laudable it should be done honestly and with thought to alternative provision.
