Posted on 06/06/2021 10:16:06 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think
I know, you probably haven't even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me.
We are in the middle of the biggest revolution in motoring since Henry Ford's first production line started turning back in 1913.
And it is likely to happen much more quickly than you imagine.
Many industry observers believe we have already passed the tipping point where sales of electric vehicles (EVs) will very rapidly overwhelm petrol and diesel cars.
It is certainly what the world's big car makers think.
Jaguar plans to sell only electric cars from 2025, Volvo from 2030 and last week the British sportscar company Lotus said it would follow suit, selling only electric models from 2028.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
I don’t think the key issue involves cars and/or battery technology.
I think the key issue is generating a whole lot of electricity from somewhere. Solar and wind aren’t going to be the solution. We need more power plants. Are we going to build more power plants? No? Than EV won’t take off sooner than I think.
Until you have a consistent 300-400 mile range on the highway and a 5-10 minute full recharge they are commuter niche product....
Second vehicle. Etc
Evtol is probably more likely to mainstream before fully electric cars IMHO
I feel the [ower surge al;ready.
I mean filling up my PU takes about 10 minutes if its empty. So I’ll just check into a hotel and wait 6 hours for my new ready kilowatt special to charge up for a 300 mile run?
They are coming sooner than we think? Makes me all warm and fuzzy. How about you?
How long does it take to charge these cars? I would assume much longer than it takes to fill up a gas tank. So can you imagine the long lines of cars fighting for one charging station? And what about the huge weight this is going to have on a towns electric power? We will have blackouts and brown outs all over the place, where i live they can barely handle all the air conditioners going on in the summer.
Didn’t someone post an article yesterday detailing how they’re not nearly as environmentally friendly as they promote them to be. In addition to the amount of time it takes to recoup the alleged “savings” one is supposed to get.
The cost of electricity will also rise sooner than you think.
Second vehicle for wealthy or wolk folks who get ridiculous tax incentives for buying them.
I wonder if these Electric Car owners have figured out where to get Gasoline to run thier Generator to charge thier car when there is None?? There will NEVER be enough Electricity to achieve this pipe dream
The whole EV fetish seems to completely ignore lower generation!
We have a highly optimized system to manufacture and fuel ICE cars. Why replace it?
Good thing electricity is magic.
EVs are just another means of controlling people. It has nothing to so with saving the environment.
I recently completed an 1100 mile trip in 16 hours in a 15-year old gas-driven car. It would probably take me three days in a shiny new electric vehicle.
Speed isn’t necessarily the problem. Finding, waiting for, and time spent recharging an EV at a recharging station is.
Bingo!
If they do a lot of people will be stuck at home.
I don’t think thousands of natural gas electric generation stations will be in the plans.
Lol. BBC. Uberliberals. What else are they going to say.
Govt mandates are the only thing that will make it happen.
If they want this to happen they will have to develop better batteries or quick changeout battery packs.
My rules would be……
If you have an electric car because you’re doing your part to save the planet, then you cannot use electricity that comes from a fossil fueled power plant and there are no public charging locations.
You want to recharge the batteries, use electric that comes from the sun, wind or water.
Musk has already stated that
There are still people with Stanley Steamer stock that swear internal combustion engines are a fool’s errand.
Funny thing is, without Lotus, Tesla might have failed long ago, even before Elon Musk got involved in Tesla.
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