The chart seems to suggest that even if EV sales sky-rocketed tomorrow, EV share of all vehicles registered and operating on U.S. roads would barely budge, as the average car stays on the road for over 12 years. At the current rate, 9 out of 10 cars on U.S. roads will still be gas-powered through much of the 2030s. (Data: [IEA Global EV Outlook 2025 via Our World in Data](https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-product/global-ev-outlook-2025).)
dchung97 on
Well this makes me excited for the EV tax credits to come. Given I am skeptical that any other real form of change will occur.
FlyingSkyWizard on
Renewable energy is a buzzword you hear all day, but it doesn’t mean anything until you consider the opposite, gas is Disposable energy, every gallon used is used once and burned into smoke and another gallon of fuel needs to be dug out of the ground. Batteries can be used over and over again, solar cells produce new energy every day with the same materials, they don’t get used up.
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The chart seems to suggest that even if EV sales sky-rocketed tomorrow, EV share of all vehicles registered and operating on U.S. roads would barely budge, as the average car stays on the road for over 12 years. At the current rate, 9 out of 10 cars on U.S. roads will still be gas-powered through much of the 2030s. (Data: [IEA Global EV Outlook 2025 via Our World in Data](https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-product/global-ev-outlook-2025).)
Well this makes me excited for the EV tax credits to come. Given I am skeptical that any other real form of change will occur.
Renewable energy is a buzzword you hear all day, but it doesn’t mean anything until you consider the opposite, gas is Disposable energy, every gallon used is used once and burned into smoke and another gallon of fuel needs to be dug out of the ground. Batteries can be used over and over again, solar cells produce new energy every day with the same materials, they don’t get used up.