This guy makes some valid points, but there is a lot of misinformation and mistakes about history in what he says. Two points in particular:
Electric cars will not be a burden on the power grid if most of them are charged overnight. They will cause the power grid to consume more natural gas, but overall much less energy and CO2 emissions than gasoline would. They would be a problem if they were charged during the day. With modern power meters, electric power rates can be set to avoid this. Obsolete technology has often been banned. He says we did not ban horses to bring in automobiles. That is incorrect. In the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, horses were banned first to facilitate railroads, then electric streetcars, and then automobiles. Horses were never supposed to be allowed on railroad tracks. Railroad companies have been trying to stop pedestrians, horses, cows and wildlife from using their right of way since railroads began. Horse drawn urban streetcars were widely used in the 19th century. Electric streetcars (trolley cars) were introduced starting in 1881. For a short while, on some lines, a mix of horse drawn and electric streetcars were used, but this was soon prohibited because it caused many delays and accidents. Horses were banned from most urban public streets soon after automobiles became widespread, after 1918. They were still common in rural roads and small towns. They were never allowed on freeways and highways designed for automobiles. They could not be used. Such roads are banked, for speeds of 30 to 60 mph. A horse drawn vehicle would tip over.
