This is such an odd thread, now it's basically people just commenting on other people's comments but no one is actually talking about the cons of an EV.
I'll throw it out there from my point of view.
I bough an ICE last year and my wife will be buying another vehcile this year or next year.
I've advised her either ICE or EV is fine because we already have an ICE.
IMO, for Thailand, and our type of travelling (live in Bangkok most of the time, but monthly excursions outside of bangkok to places like Khao Yai, or Hua Hin further drive would be Khon Kaen, any further and we fly), we need an ICE for the out of Bangkok Excursions, and if we had a second car then EV is fine because it'd be for city driving in Bangkok only.
If we were to only get 1 car, it would have to be ICE at this stage in the EV cycle and Thailand's infrastructure.
The main cons for me personally are:
1. Charging time - I'm not waiting anything more than 5-10 mins at a station, depsite how well equipped many fuel stations are in Thailand (practically shopping districts), I just don't like waiting around.
2. Charging avaliability - Thailand's Charging stations network is certainly growing and growing fast, but even in the UK it's not exactly universally avaliable yet, but let's say I go for a 3 day trip in Khao Yai, finding a charging station near me can be difficult, and our hotel will likely not have one, which means having an EV becomes more of a liability to me. Even in my Condo there's only 2 EV chargers and there's like 20 EV cars already, which means odds are, my car won't be charged while I'm at my condo, when the <deleted> am I supposed to charge my car?
3. Distance/Range - It's still shorter than tradiational ICE for most EV's and definitley compared to hybrids, so it's not suitable when I travel outside BKK
4. Battery issues and replacements/maintence/damage - If your battery needs replacing, currently it's the same price as the car, this is a huge issue, from what if you get a faulty battery? what if you're in an accident? Currently I just hear many nightmare stories about having to replace batteries with EVs and the longevity issues are a big concern to me.
I'm actually very pro EV, because I do think it is the future, and I'm sure these issues I've raised will be addressed very soon since they are very obvious issues that EVERYONE knows about already and every EV maker will continously try and address these points.
I think it's likely within the next decade they will figure out -
a) Make battery range equal to a normal full tank from a ICE
b) Make charging so fast that 5-10mins of charging you'll get around 50% of the batter range, enough to get you to your destination for a full charge up
c) Charging stations will be plentiful and everywhere. Condos/Malls/Parking areas will have charging station for (almost) every parking space.
d) Batterys are much more robust and maintain same performance for at least 10 years without any drop off.
I'm sure there will also be many more improvements over time. For now I would prefer to have an ICE as my sole vehicle, but happy to have an EV as a secondary vehcile. I look forward to the day I can say I'm happy to have an EV as my sole vehicle.