This isn't funny .... No, actually it's hilarious.
The climate saving flaming battery cars that use dirty coal to charge.
Because - SAviNg tHe pLaNeT
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A couple months ago I got one of their "magazines" in the mail. in the back were all of the news cars that were going to be offered. I was shocked to see that most of them were electric vehicles. IIRC, only the Malibu was going to have a gasoline engine (as far as cars go.)
I thought at the time that this was a bit of a radical move for them. I don't know too many people who would put up with having to stop and spend hours waiting for a full charge -- especially if they were going somewhere that was at a distance. Not to mention that in my area there is no infrastructure currently for charging them.
I'm overjoyed to see that their wokeness is costing them. Hopefully, they -- and other car manufacturers -- will soon come to their senses.
One thing I've been wondering about: I've been doing some reading on Nikola Tesla's discoveries. As I understand it, he found a way to wirelessly transmit electricity. Is it possible that this could be used to power an electric car? If so, it would seem that you would no longer need a battery, as you could get the current straight out of the air. It would completely solve the problem of these nasty polluting and outright dangerous batteries, while still being able to produce a clean vehicle.
So, couple things, I don't know if Tesla envisioned highways lined with Tesla coils to power cars, but I think Netherlands has a road with induction charging but into the road.
Also, this battery problem is solved with solid state batteries. Graffeine layered matrix batteries work like a super capacitor. Charge very quickly, like 20 mins or less and discharge like a normal battery. The tech still needs some improvement, but its already 80% there and no nasty battery acid.
" I think Netherlands has a road with induction charging built into the road."
And, yet, we can't seem to build a road that doesn't become pothole-ridden in just a couple of years and requires constant patching and repaving.
Yeah I hear you. I mean, budgets, lots more roads in N America compared to Netherlands, and a greater seasonal temperature swing, makes the road heave, at least in Northern states. I imagine budgets are a big factor. Also roads in Europe generally don't have as heavy traffic, including trucks due to better rail infrastructure.
I'm not excusing n America, but these are some valid reasons.
Maybe if we stopped sending money to fund transgender research in Pakistan we’d have money for roads.
mass production is the major problem with graphene battery tech.
Yes it is.... hopefully sometime in the near future it won't be.
If Tesla's discovery worked there would be so many benefits. We'll have to wait and see.
Agreed. Just cutting the electric cord alone would change the world in a major way.