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We pay a high price for personal flexibility, convenience and time-saving. That price is getting higher every day, while flexibility, convenience and time-saving aren't improving... in some cases, they are getting worse. Sooner or later, a lot more people will end up saying "#^@&-- it's not worth this."
More people than like to admit it can make changes to their lives that include public trans, including trains and buses, if they want to. If, someday, they find that they can't (or won't) drive themselves wherever and whenever they want to, they usually discover that public trans can get them where they need to go in most cases. Then cars can be used sparingly for the other things. I've been in this situation numerous times in my life, and it's almost never the big deal that people tend to think it will be.
(Jordan's Theorem applies here: You get used to what you want to get used to.)
I expect that electric cars won't be as convenient as gas-powered cars, just as the commuter train isn't as convenient as my car. However, I'm willing to give up on a few conveniences in the name of a more practical way of life. I expect I'll have to eventually, whether I want to or not... why not just get used to the idea and do it? I expect electric cars to be part of that. I hope trains will be, too, if this country will get off its collective @$$ and start rebuilding the rail system.
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