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What is your concern with electric cars? I'm biased (my day job is with EVs and grid infrastructure) but I see electric cars as a substantial net positive.
Sidenote: as a VR enthusiast, I have no questions about your VR concerns.
To be honest, the electric cars comments wasn't a well thought out one. I guess I have some hazy grievances related to "smart" cars that can lock users out of their own vehicle or perform updates without consent. Plus the whole cult of personality that some of the "innovators" in the field have.
On the otherside of it though, I am very interested in the backup battery capabilities of EVs. I was looking at my electricity usage the other day and I use about 2-4 kWh per day (that's a really weird unit of electricity I might add...), which is well within what is being advertized on the market right now.
It's my dream to just load up on some solar panels, a decent battery pack, and live off the Sun. My SO thinks I'm silly, pointing out rightfully that buying said panels and packs will add up to a sum that far outweighs the cost of the electricity I use now for many years to come. But, as I tell her each and every time; *the money's not the point!*