The talk is that everyone will charge at home at night. Really?
There are places with brown outs during the summers due to AC usage.
Are we going to add cars to the grid too?
In my house, we currently have 4 drivers. I am certain, my home could not plausibly charge all four cars if they were electric. I doubt whether the neighborhood grid could support it either.
I have a LOT of concerns about electric cars. That said, I am resigned to the likelihood that we will be dealing with those issues in my lifetime. It is what it is.
All that said, electric cars in the USA is not going to fix global warming. It just isn't. How are we making al of this electricity? Presently it is is relatively dirty coal plants and nuclear. Both have issues.
Are we going to tell the developing world they cannot develop? Good luck with that. China, India, Brazil, Pakistan, Mexico and others are developing one the backbone of fossil fuels. We are not going to stop them.
I submit we need to figure out a way to remove the carbon in the atmosphere as well as develop other energy sources. Ultimately, there might need to be an a-ha moment or near miraculous discovery of a kind like the lightbulb or flight to fix the problems we are likely to face.
I hope it happens in the near future.