EV drivers are happy drivers: How many other products can claim a 96% satisfaction score? Manufacturers have worked through many growing pains and are delivering desirable products and charging options are improving, too. Up next: A finer focus on total cost of ownership thanks to better batteries and cheaper models, including for the commercial market. That, one expert says, gives EVs a real shot very soon at cost parity with internal-combustion vehicles. These are exciting days.

— Geert De Lombaerde