On the flip side they're heavy and tear up the roads a lot more than lighter vehicles:<p><a href="https://eos.org/articles/road-dust-a-health-hazard-hidden-in-plain-sight" rel="nofollow">https://eos.org/articles/road-dust-a-health-hazard-hidden-in...</a><p><a href="https://thenextavenue.com/2020/12/08/curb-weight-why-electric-vehicles-are-putting-on-pounds/" rel="nofollow">https://thenextavenue.com/2020/12/08/curb-weight-why-electri...</a>
This especially makes sense if your controller is nice to the batteries. I would guess if we brought the 0-60 times down and charge/discharge cycling range to 45-75%, we could see battery packs lasting 30+ years in warmer climates. Then it's a matter of replacing rubber and brakes.