“We don’t have enough electricity-generating infrastructure,” he scoffed.of all new vehicle sales by 2030 to reduce carbon emissions — and make up two out of three sales by 2032.Lutz guessed 10% to 12% of drivers may want electric cars.“We don’t have enough electricity-generating infrastructure,” Bob Lutz warned.The interior of a Rolls Royce Spectre, the world’s first ultra-luxury all-electric super coupe.“This transition by 2030 is just not going to happen,” he added.
According to Lutz, “what will happen is that the governments … are going to have to … push out the deadline. Or, if it’s an authoritarian government like China, they’ll just say, ‘You either buy an electric vehicle or you buy no vehicle at all.’ “Well, that may work in China. But it’s not going to work in the United States or Europe. What will happen … is the deadline will get pushed out and pushed out and pushed out.”Lutz guessed 10% to 12% of drivers may want electric cars.Lutz said Americans should consider buying an electric car and see if they like it — particularly if they’re not regularly driving long distances that would necessitate pit stops to charge up.
“The government fuel economy rules … cannot be met without broad-scale electrification. What we’re seeing is electrification [adoption] that could occur naturally, because there’s a lot to be said for electric vehicles. But right now, it’s being forced by governments for environmental reasons,” he said.