"Besides, if EVs ever do catch on – electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids accounted for only 1.1 per cent of global car sales in 2016, and 0.59 per cent of all sales in Canada – it will not likely be because individual consumers choose to buy them. It will likely be as part of a massive shift in urban transportation driven by on-demand autonomous EVs owned by fleets, rather than individuals."

Why the need for a wholesale change in the model for vehicle ownership in order to get people to adopt EVs. I would buy one if the price was competitive and the range was a tre 600km.  Why wouldn't everyone.  They are quiet, low maintenance, and clean.  They are just not quite ready for prime time yet.