Firstly , everyone won't be able to charge their cars at the one time. There are charging systems available in Europe that manage your charging for you. They communicate with the grid and charge accordingly. They can be programmed in various ways. Only charge from renewable energy, only charge when power is below a certain price etc. You can also see how it would be in power distributors interest to manage ev charging load. Especially if they get to use a small part of your baatery during peaks.
I simply don't think charging will be a problem. The biggest problem will the slow roll out of legislation that holds up these companies from getting established here. The good thing is most of the development will already be done in the US and Europe so we won't have to reinvent the wheel.
How many motorists carry a jerry can ? Seriously ? The people that run out of fuel are 99% of the time at fault themselves.The beauty of evs is that they are smarter ( probably have to be ) in that not only do they tell you that you are low on charge, they can guide you to the nearest servo or they can automatically charge themselves so that you never have to think about it.
Waterproofing ? Going on the Rivian's claims, which are yet to be proven btw, it seems like that won't be an issue. Going on how the waterproofing of electrics in cars and motorbikes that I have owned over the years has improved, a waterproof ev awd should be easily achievable. If it is it will be a superior vehicle to an ICE one.
EVs not practical ? Except for pricing, the evs on the market now wil do the job for most Australians. Most Australians don't tow a caravan over sand every weekend like some on here profess. Most cars are used for commuting short distances. I would argue that a modern ev would be more practical than a diesel SUV ( ignoring pricing ) in Australia right now for the greater percentage of Australians.
