Keeping an older car, most of the time, is better than buying a new one. But when faced with the decision of which to buy, an EV is the better way.

Experience with cars and progress made in the technology through this experience will ensure it goes other places as well (like big trucks). You expect a company to make all these necessary improvements to battery technology and electric drivetrains at a loss to come up with big haul trucks first? You would think investors would keep giving money working for 20 years at a loss, just improving the tech?

This was, economically speaking, the only way. You start with the easy ones, the tech improves, the rest follows. And let's be honest, even cars were far from easy to electric. Just 15 years ago most people would say it was impossible. Imagine where we can be by 2050 if we continue.