AdamMacDon
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Honestly how much time is spent driving on roadtrips versus daily commuting? I find about 95% of my driving is within the ~400km range of my car. That means at home charging which is 10x faster than going to a gas station (and cheaper). For the road trip elements, it's just a matter of building more infrastructure. With 250kW charging every 30 kilometers, you'd never have to worry about it. The time it takes to get a decent charge would be about the same as a bathroom break and maybe a quick visit to a fast food joint. The other big hurdle they have to solve is the different charge ports, billing models (everyone has their own damn app), WILDLY fluctuating prices (ranging from free to $0.75/kWh here). Those will come with time. I'd say ICE has another decade of superiority and then a decade or so of fairly rapid decline.ICE can't compete on performance, but I think the point is not going to be about performance. Even the lamest, standard rear wheel drive Tesla has more performance than what 99% of owners need. And except for the few dedicated performance buyers out there, no one will care much on the 0-60 times or the max speed beyond what any Tesla already has. The main fighting chance that ICE has is still quick and convenient fill ups everywhere and low cost of the car. ICE will die when and only when they can charge up as fast as filling a tank and prices come down to the sub $20K mark like the basic ICE cars.