All electric vehicles?
I guess electrically powered vehicles are coming but seems to me they are presently only a rich person's toy with present technology. By that I mean, they're only good for around town and short trips ...
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Lantley wrote:Naio wrote:
Solar and wind power are now cheaper than fossil fuels. The only reason any of our electricity comes from fossil fuels is that they receive massive government subsidies. In a free market, all our power would come from renewables at this point.
Ultimately this will be the biggest hurdle. Convincing the fossil fuel guys to surrender.
The Exxon's of the world and those financially attached to them will try hang on and slow down EV's as as long as possible.
Money talks sometimes it screams, especially when its flow is threatened:R
Our challenges will be more about mindset than technology.
The fact is, you cannot store as much energy in a battery as you can in a fuel tank, nor can you refill it as quickly. I think the future will have a place for both technologies in different applications. I think an EV would be cool and would suit the needs of many but at the present state of the technology, I would still need an IC vehicle as well.
