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0x964on 41 percent of consumers say their next car will be electric

Adding a 220 outlet isn't outrageously expensive and it is only needed once as it will work with any future EVs. Adding a circuit and outlet to my garage cost $500 and I use the charging adapter that came with the car.

And as for the grid not being able to handle the load - we were able to roll out air conditioning to every home in a couple of decades. I believe this is a solvable problem.

0x964on Electoral College Decision Tree

I think it would need to be a lot closer than 2%. Obama won Florida by 0.88% in 2012[0].

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidentia...

0x964on The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom

Your second point equally applies to ICE cars and EVs.