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Yeah... I'd say California isn't exactly "representative" when it comes to stuff like this.

Even here in liberal, high-tech Austin, where sales of EVs are comparatively strong, I'd still be surprised if it's more than 1/20 new cars being sold, are pure EV.

Some quick googling tells me that here in Texico for 2022(ish), new EV registrations were about 67,000 and total new cars sold were about 1.3 million, so that comes in right at 5% or 1/20.

Since I know rural Texas isn't buying... well... any, then I guess I'm wrong and the number in Austin must be at least slightly higher than 1/20.

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You might think 9% is a large percentage, and it is, but Atlanta probably has over a million vehicles in the metro area.  I see different figures on new car sales, call it a quarter million.  So, 25,000 new EVs per year more or less would take a long time to replace 2 million plus ICE vehicles, and obviously the 9% probably will increase each year.

I think I've seen... maybe one Rivian here in Austin?

Teslas are the most common EVs I see, but it could be just because I notice their unique styling.  It's possible that I'm seeing a lot of EV Toyotas or Hondas or whatever, and just can't tell, because they look like any other Toyota or Honda or whatever.

Both Honda and Toyota are late on the pure BEV train. I don't even really see them here. 

With the money around Austin, it wouldn't surprise me if you've seen a couple Audi E-Tron or Jaguar I-Pace and not even realized you were looking at an EV. They don't look like a platypus (Model 3) or a fat platypus (Model Y). 

Hyundai and Kia both have EVs as well. The Hyundai Ionic 5 would probably stand out to you as it's ugly as f**k and also weird-looking in a Blade Runner futuristic way that screams "EV". But the Kia EVs are actually sorta good looking. 

I noticed a new "Mustang" a week or so ago.
Only because the woman cut me off in traffic
might be an EV don't know
looked like many of the SUVs

Electric Vehicles Owners Maybe Just Don't Drive As Much: New Study (roadandtrack.com)
Electric Vehicles Owners Maybe Just Don't Drive As Much: New Study (roadandtrack.com)

Maybe this has been addressed here already, but what does an average EV do to one's electric bill?  Say you drive 60 miles per day on average. 

And is it anywhere near feasible yet to take road trips with one of those things?  I don't notice a slew of charging stations everywhere--not that I'm looking for them--and I've heard it can take an hour or more to charge, which is completely untenable when traveling.  And how much does it cost to charge up at one of those station if you found one and had the time?  

Looks like I'm paying 13.5 cents per kWh.  33-34 kWh for 100 miles = ~20 kWh per 60 miles, so * .135 = $2.70 to drive 60 miles. 

Currently, at ~35 mpg I need 1.71 gallons to go 60 miles.  Most used gas station for me is $2.46 today, so that's $4.22 to drive 60 miles.

If I figured that correctly, looks like an average EV would be cheaper, purely from a fueling up perspective.  No telling what kind of hidden or long-term costs may offset that or further increase the benefit. 

110 outlet needing an hour for every 3-4 miles of range is laughable, and it means I couldn't possibly keep the thing charged.  I'd need 210 hours per day.  I'm no math genius, but 210 hrs/day seems like a tough ask.