TL;DR: used EVs are "cheap" these days.<p>As in, they're finally getting into a sub-$30K range.<p>Meanwhile, I'm going to drive my 2010 Honda Fit (that I bought for $5K in 2017) practically forever.<p>I'm making 6 figures as a software engineer, as does my wife. We have no kids.<p>I have no idea who are these people buying <i>new</i> cars, or who are all these people for whom $30K is "cheap". I <i>can</i> pay that out of pocket, but unless held at gunpoint, I won't.<p>There are many ways to make EVs marketable, but the key is <i>make them goddamn cheap</i> FFS.<p>And the answer to that is infrastructure, not technology.<p>We <i>could</i> make $5K glorified golf carts street-legal, and not requiring a license. For many people, that's enough for their grocery store runs / work / school commute.<p>Oh, they won't fare well in a collision with F-150? Then maybe we can remove <i>those</i> from the streets outside specific delivery and maintenance hours, and impose a <i>lower</i> speed limit for heavier cars.<p>That's before we get to the dangerous idea that we could <i>charge</i> the EV's as they go if we put wires into our streets... And perhaps add <i>electronic signaling</i> to make self-driving an easier problem to solve.. Maybe even a <i>guiding rail</i> (or two) to define lanes instead of paint that the weather can strip away...<p>And if I may dream, this would enable us to replace tyres for traction with higer-efficiency rolling stock, and even link up cars going in the same direction on regular routes to reduce drag (and traffic).<p>If only! I've lost all hope.<p>Even thinking about it is tramatizing.