Whilst not an answer to your immediate car replacement problem, we are starting to see very innovative answers emerging .For example Mercedes has developed a paint which is a solar collector, whilst early days yet, i in a sunny climate it is expected to recharge itself enough to cover all journeys up to about 8000 or so miles a year without issue.....With the advances in battery technology with sodium being a better solution , even a diamond battery has been developed with 1000 years of charge capability. I think the current range of lithium battery solutions will quickly be surpassed and even recharging technology is changing at a pace some now capable of 3 minute recharge, I would hold off going ICE at the moment. The next 5 years or so may see a revolution in the battery range and recharging capability which will make todays ICE obsolete by comparison. Also in a significant development in 2023, Lithium Americas Corporation announced the discovery of approximately 20-40 million metric tons of lithium located within a volcanic crater along the Nevada-Oregon border, the largest deposit in the world found so far, could see the cost of lithium batteries fall

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