The issues listed are only the tip of the iceberg. What was described above and below does not adequately cover the move to EV. Petrol vehicles will be legislated out with tougher fuel economy stds and much higher fuel prices will push consumers away from petrol vehicles. Today EVs are much more expensive than petrol equivalents - this must change soon to drive the transition from petrol to EV.

Moving away from petrol based ICE vehicles is only accomplished if Congress agrees to tighten regs and priority incentives to the transition to EV vehicles. The overall life cycle issues of moving to EV are not being discussed and debated.

There are national security issues involved with any move to EV. China owns the raw materials rights for all the rare earth elements in play and that by itself has security implications. The environmental issues with mining these materials is never discussed. Battery replacements are costly and battery performance is dependent on favorable weather conditions. All of these and other issues need to be tabled, discussed and debated on the true cost and benefits. Also the materials used in advanced microchip modules including those used today in our defense industry for weapon systems, aircraft, and others are also dependent on Chinese provisioning.

Unless there are major advancements in battery technologies and ease of re-charging for the public, the recharging cycles and the range limits will become a major adjustment for the public.

Toyota is not fully committed to a full EV only future --- their plans including research and development of hydrogen fuel cells and other integrated / hybrid approaches.

The electricity used to recharge the battery packs will need to be augmented by building and bringing online new power plants. A big selling point that we hear about in moving to EV is the use of renewable sources like solar and wind to augment power availability. As of today, there are few plans in place for these changes. The next 10-15 years could be difficult as EV tries to take hold and petrol is de-emphasized. Get ready for high petrol and other fossil fuel prices (natural gas, etc.).

Until this all works out - Think Cali brownouts - potential winter gridlock i.e. Texas winter 2021 fiasco regarding power supplies for heating of commercial and residential facilities.