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Ok – so as a community, we’ve each taken a decision to “Drive the Change”. My Renault Zoe has made my life better, but thinking bigger, how can EV adoption make the world better? Can you imagine a day when EVs make up the majority of all vehicles? How can this community come together with others to make this a reality? What can we individually do – among our friends, within our communities, within our countries – to drive the change at scale?
As a bit of fun, I put together this article from 2020 – about Ibiza’s potential EV future…
I’d be very interested to hear about your vision of the future, and ideas for how we can get there!
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I’m not sure I’m as optimistic as you, but I try to be! I don’t miss an opportunity to discuss EVs with family and friends (tbh, I’m probably a bit of an EV bore!). One thing I do is whenever I give someone a lift, I get in the passenger side and invite them to drive. I think a minute of driving an EV is worth an hour of discussion!
Letting friends drive the car is a great idea! Everyone who gets into the car is just blow away by (a) how quiet and smooth it is, and (b) how it is actually a real car, with drivability to match others on the road!
Thats a very good idea.
I will be doing that when I get my car in March.I have made several of my colleagues intrigued with the EV idea. I think many of them will change once they get to know bit more.
It is only a matter of time.
regards,
kenBy coincidence, McKinsey has just published its vision for 2020, in a report entitled “The road to 2020 and beyond: What’s driving the global automotive industry?” (click here to download it). I came across the report on Fast Company’s website, which summarises one of the headline conclusions:
“McKinsey predicts that hybrid vehicles will make up 20% to 25% of all vehicles by 2020. But the internal combustion engine will still be king, present in more than 90% of vehicles (including those hybrids). Fully-electric vehicles probably won’t make up more than 5% of all vehicles manufactured, according to McKinsey…there are two reasons for this: the high cost of electric vehicle batteries and consumer “range anxiety,” or the fear that an EV will run out of juice while on the road. “It’s something that does need to be addressed in a more educational manner,” according the lead report author.”
I’m more optimistic. I believe public education combined with public investment in charging infrastructure will lead to a step change in EV usage.
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I am generally optimistic too, though I get frustrated at the misinformation (and often downright lies) you see in the media.
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