A recent survey by KPMG found 71 per cent of Canadians would consider an EV as their next vehicle purchase and nearly half are more likely to purchase an EV now than a year ago.
“For the overwhelming majority of Canadians who commute to work, take their kids to school, or do errands like running to the mall or buying groceries at a supermarket that is going to be enough for several days worth on a single charge,” he said. But with these advancements in range floating on the horizon, Saltzman says this is a good indicator that for the majority of Canadians, range anxiety shouldn’t be an issue.
Tesla, on the other hand, recently removed the inclusion of its Level 1 charger from the purchase due to low usage stats, according to a tweet by founder Elon Musk. To compensate, the company has lowered the price of the charge cord. In the coming months and years, this number will continue to grow, as the federal government announced on Aug. 9 that it will be installing another 500 chargers. These will add to its overall goal of adding 50,000 chargers to the Canadian network.
But just like how a gas-powered vehicle may take a moment longer to warm up in the cold, the limitations of an EV don’t extend much further than that, Saltzman says.
Hmmm... Because there's a wait list for EVs, replacing batteries in 8 years will cost tens of thousands of dollars, mining lithium is incredibly destructive, batteries are hard to recycle, our grid couldn't handle high adoption rates. For starters.