That's so short-sighed.
I live in one of the most eco-friendly city in the world, I'm in my 30s and most of my friend have high purchasing power (they can afford Model 3s, no problem). But they don't. And the auto industry is pretty happy to sell them expensive ICEs. Of course Tesla and EV in general will win (that's why I've been investing all my money in Tesla since 2012) but Tesla sales are not booming here, even though each and every one knows they'll buy an EV in the future.
Why? Because people are misinformed and waiting for young people's death or ICE company bankruptcy is stupid. It's an information/education problem, not a timing problem.
Waiting does nothing but protect the status quo (which, in a nutshell is sell ICE and devastate the planet). You should definitely care.
It’s short-sighted to accept that a good chunk of people who don’t want to try or change are likely to die during or after full adoptions of EVs? Um...okay. Thought that was simply more to do with reality.
The fact remains, people who don’t want to learn, who don’t want to change, who don’t want to try aren’t going to be persuaded by you or me or any argument. Those people have to come to it on their own or be forced by ICE OEMs dying and there being no other choice but EVs. You’re perhaps not old enough or have enough world experience to know that.
There isn’t a single soul in my circle of friends, family and acquaintances under the age of 30, who doesn’t aspire to own a Tesla, who doesn’t idolize, worship or look up to Elon Musk. These are people in all walks of life, economic situations, in several different countries.
In the same way Lex’s question to Elon didn’t matter, so too this idea you have does not matter. It’s just a matter time.
That is not to say we wouldn’t like to hurry the transition up. We most certainly would but nobody’s bothered have they? Nobody big enough or powerful enough. Individuals are doing all they can, but the OEMs, the politicians, governments, not so much with a couple of exceptions - like Norway.
You’re barking up the wrong tree. Even as the individual becomes educated that doesn’t get us EVs fast enough. What’ll get them faster is Tesla fighting on our behalf; growing, getting more powerful, putting pressure on the bottom lines of OEMs. Somehow, someway, forcing change in those big entities.
So, no. I don’t care about the stubborn and ignorant amongst us. They’ll get dragged along whether they want to or not, or die in the meantime.
I do my part to educate those who are curious, who want to learn, who honestly give a crap about making changes and better choices. That’s time well spent. That’s caring deserved.
