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Multiple excellent points!I'm told by reliable sources that electric vehicles with far longer range are in development and testing now.
As it stands, I share your range concerns. I can't get to Chicago to visit my daughters with a 300-mile range electric car, like the new Mustang. I bought another Jeep this past summer instead.
Next time I buy a car, who knows? I want to support moves toward a cleaner environment. One current problem with lithium batteries is that digging for the stuff is an environmentally dirty business. I'm hoping they can solve that problem as well.
A non-environmental benefit of the electric car is when the US' position as the world's largest oil producer ended after WWII, a group of tin-horn dictators and others who don't necessarily share our views of the world, got to dictate who got oil, and how much they'd pay for it. The tail wagged the dog, big time, and we paid a heavy price in the '70s during an oil embargo that spiraled prices way out of whack.
It will be nice to see our dependence on these suppliers be greatly reduced. This does not come without its own drawback, of course - these countries will have difficulties maintaining their economies. That could create even more instability in the world. I hope that doesn't happen, and I'm hoping that our foreign policy will take that into account.
However, I think the net benefit will outweigh the drawbacks.