AnxietyRanger
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Make sure he test-drives the Model X. And not a short test-drive. A long test drive. Preferably... convince him to rent a Model X for a week.
After you get used to the incredible smoothness and responsiveness of driving electric, driving gasoline feels *wrong*. It's indescribable until you experience it.
That is good advice, certainly the experience is something that can help see the light. Definitely there are moments in ICE where I find myself thinking "whoa, did not expect it to take this long to react".
That said, personally after three years of driving electric, I find the novelty wearing off somewhat. After the initial "I'll never drive ICE again" feeling (well documented in my first post on this forum), I actually don't think so any longer (more so documented in my current signature post). Maybe it is because BEV has become so everyday, so mundane for me (even the P100D) that driving the occasional ICE is almost exotic and interesting.
Given this, I'm not sure everyone will feel the same about the EV drivetrain. People will have different reactions and different experiences over time. Some are so "couldn't care less" about drivetrains that they may not even notice the difference... So trying it out is wise and perhaps trying it out again later, if need be.
I do still hate the gasoline tank, though. Not quite as much as running low on electricity at the wrong time (it is downright scary), but the tank is unpleasant every time it needs a refill. BEV, when driven in circs where it suffices to keep it "topped up" all the time by simply plugging at a regular source/destionation, is sublime from this point of view. No unpleasantness about fueling it overnight/overday...