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Electric cars are ~2% of the global sales and compounding 50% growth would hit 100% in 10 years which seems inanely optimistic.

I suspect they will hit 10% fairly quickly, but take much longer to break 50%. The really interesting transition is when gas stations start disappearing.



It's already happening, last one os gone from downtown Vancouver: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/last-gas-vancouver-s-sole-remaining-dow...

It's due to property values, not electric cars, but it would be interesting to see if people switch to electrics because of disappearing gas stations.


Gas stations disappearing will coincide with government figuring out how to fill the gap in tax revenue. Such as special rate charging stations.


> gas stations start disappearing

Already happened in Japan.




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