How long have BEVs been around?
BEVs have been around since 1834, and were higher performance and more popular than gasoline cars until the early 1900s. 13. Why aren’t there more BEVs? Despite California’s Zero Emission Mandate in 1990, automakers fought and won the right to not fullfill shipping large volumes of BEVs, and some took back their leased EVs and crushed them. The movie “Who Killed the Electric Car” documented this chain of events. High performance BEVs typically cost more to purchase than their gasoline counterparts and several have limited range and long charge times, but many are working on making improvements. Many companies have announced their intention to sell EVs, but few have delivered so far. In the mean time, thousands of people have converted gasoline vehicles to BEVs themselves or with help of others. 14. Are more BEVs coming soon? A desire to achieve energy independence and avoid volatile gasoline prices and climate change believed to be contributed in part by gasoline automobile use all app
