I'll reply to my own post

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/jan/27/flywheel-hybrid-flybrid

That’s regenerative braking, nothing that isn’t already being used on many platforms.

Yes, and when flywheel capacity/weight improves, we can expect to see phev consumer autos. That will at least solve the battery problems.

See this is why EV vehicles aren't widely accepted, they don't look like conventional vehicles. They look goofy.

We handle diesel portable generators. The most common metric for servicing is run time hours. Those who are more diligent mainly use amount fuel consumed as their servicing guideline, that is where I my EV algorithm suggestion came from.

These people just want to feel good about what they think they are doing to supposedly save the environment! They cut down acres of oxygen producing trees to put up solar panels, hardly a win for the environment! In our stae they are putting up electric car charging stations that are powered by diesel generators!

Actually, one of the reasons why adopters are interested in them is because they don't look like conventional vehicles.

Like I said, not widely accepted. Most people don't want to drive a clown car.

Several years ago, I read that STYLING was a popular reason that people were buying the silly looking Toyota Prius. The traditional Corolla was available as a hybrid with similar mileage and size but people wanted the Prius by a wide margin. Could it be that they wanted to appear to care about the environment more than they actually did? A reversal of status where they preferred to be miserly or sensitive to the ecological impact of automobiles?

You don't seem to understand.

https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/total-toyota-prius-sales-figures/

While I'm taking liberties with the Prius, considering it a EV vehicle, production figures don't suggest unconventional styling is an issue of acceptance. In fact, it's prob de rigueur.

And if you look at its competitors, they are different from their gas-powered brothers.

I understand perfectly. Tell me just how many clown cars are sold compared to conventional cars? Sure there are other variables involved, like unknowns about service life, operating costs and range but you only get the fringe market with the weird looking cars. When you have spent better than 4 decades in new car dealerships talking with customers and seeing what does sell, I'll consider your opinions.
The pure EV is a different animal then a hybrid and a slightly different market. I would point to the Honda Insight as a prime example of what I'm saying. How many of them do you see on the road and then look at the more conventional looking Tesla. I see a lot of them.