Electric Cars Are Simply Better — Subsidies Or Not

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Since we cover electric vehicles continuously and are often analyzing market trends, we have focused a lot of time in recent months covering the huge EV sales hit in the United States. Of course, it’s just natural — if you are going to take away a $7,500 subsidy, people are going to rush to buy EVs before that goes away, and then there aren’t going to be many buyers left for a while after it goes away. But, really, there are still huge reasons to buy electric cars — subsidy or not — and that should propel sales forward if people pay enough attention, if word gets around, and if automakers work hard enough to move medal.

The fact is, two or three things have been true for more than a decade about electric cars, and those two or three things are still massively underrated or even not known at all by hundreds of millions of people. Overall, in my opinion, these things make electric cars considerably better than gas-powered cars. At the same time, the limitations of electric cars have been all but eliminated.

First of all, electric cars are simply much more convenient. This is counter to what most people think. People almost immediately wonder how far an electric car can drive before needing to recharge, and they also almost immediately wonder about charging times. In reality, though, electric cars are very convenient compared to gas-powered cars because you can just plug them in at home every two or three days and unplug them when you leave — without having to go anywhere (to a gas station) to fill up and pay an arm and a leg. It just takes a few seconds. It’s far easier than what people are used to with gas cars. However, it’s hard for most people to not think by analogy and just compare public EV charging to filling up a gas car.

Secondly, electric cars simply drive smoother. Additionally, they offer clean, powerful, instant torque. Together, this means a significantly better driving experience in an electric car. That’s a car’s core purpose — driving. So, one would think that offering a much better driving experience would lead to people preferring the electric option. However, as has always been the problem, most people haven’t experienced driving an electric car. So, again, until they drive EVs, they don’t realize that they are just better. Nonetheless, word does get around eventually, experiences are spread, and this should lead to many more people deciding to buy EVs.

The unfortunate thing is that the US is far behind China and Europe for EV adoption. But we’re not just behind them. A quickly increasing number of countries have surged ahead of the US, or even far ahead of the US. And we’re not talking about rich countries or countries with huge incentives for EVs. As José Pontes wrote in a recent world EV sales report for 2025, “The EV share highlights among less media-friendly markets were Nepal (50%+ share), Vietnam (close to 40% EV share), Singapore (40%+), Thailand (surpassed the 20% mark in 2025), and Indonesia (now at 15% share).” EV share in the US was 7.9% in 2025. Just 7.9% compared to 50%, 40%, or even 15%! “Share-wise, 39 countries this year had electric vehicles getting 10% or more of their auto markets in 2025, remarkable progress when we remember that in 2019 only four countries had reached that goal.” “Uruguay and Costa Rica, boasted 23% and 19% BEV market share respectively in Q4,” Juan Diego Celemín Mojica added in another report. The US is so far behind….

Buyers in these many other markets are buying electric vehicles because they are better. Yes, there are also other factors at play — low fuel costs, interesting in new technology, more competitive EV options from China — but these core qualities of EVs are surely a huge part of sales as well. Electric cars are simply better. Eventually, many more people will understand this.

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