On the plus side, I don't think there would be much blood. Just a nice (ick) barbeque smell.
Correct. Now, try to load all that energy into the car in just 5 minutes via a plug.
Maybe a plug into 10,000 volts with cables the size of your arm. Ain't gonna happen. Simple physics gets in the way.
Electric motor driven vehicles require only 1/3rd as much stored energy as a gasoline driven vehicle. That’s because the electric motors will convert the stored electricity into motive force at about 90% efficiency compared to 30% (max) for a gasoline driven vehicle.
So there is only 1/3rd as much stored energy to be released as if the vehicle had a full tank of gas.
If the idea of an electric vehicle carrying around enough stored energy to drive 500 miles bothers you, then a vehicle with a full tank of gas ought to bother you 3 times as much, right ?
Yes, I was thinking this - and they claim to be able to transfer that amount of energy in 5 minutes from a charging station to the car.
I'm dubious even before I perform any calculations.
Their press says 280 watt hours per kilogram. That's 10^6 joules per kg. TNT is 4.2 * 10^6 joules/kg. That approaches being impressive
Just think of what would happen if all that highly-flammable gasoline caught fire in a crash.
Any system that can take a vehicle a worthwhile distance, has enough potential energy of one sort or another, that if things go wrong, it can get ugly. We accept the risk with petroleum-fueled vehicles. Why not with something else?
And it would have to make the trip as Texans do - average speed of about 85 miles an hour with at least one stop for some jalapeno cheese snacks, a Slim Jim, and a 32 oz Dr. Pepper.