American consumers have been more than a little skittish when it comes to whole heartedly adopting Electric Vehicles.

From their comparatively high cost that is only partially offset by tax incentives, to a lack of adequate charging stations; Americans have been more likely to choose old, familiar gas guzzlers, or to hedge their bets with hybrids.

But, as you’ll hear in my interview with Wall Street Journal Deputy Bureau Chief, Autos, Mike Colias, who wrote a new book called “INEVITABLE: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles”; Europe and China are way ahead of us when it comes to EV adoption, and there are a lot of really good reasons we need to catch up.

Find out why. Listen now.

Mike Colias, Author

Mike Colias is a Wall Street Journal reporter and veteran of the US automotive beat. He is based in Detroit, where he has covered General Motors for fourteen years and, five years ago, added Ford to his duties. His agenda-setting coverage includes scoops on multibillion-dollar EV factory investments, executive hirings and firings, and closely guarded decisions to add or cut vehicle lines. With access to all the key players in the automotive industry, he has tracked the transition to electric vehicles from its earliest days, relying on hundreds of sources across the automotive sector. Colias has been a business journalist for more than twenty years.