never have to spend time at gas or even charging stations if you drive less than 250 miles a day (a number that continues to grow)
more storage for the space
So far the implementation of e-vehicles is going smoother than anyone could have expected. The first people driving cars had zero gas stations and no way to make gas at home.
Perhaps the costs are unsustainable for most, but that is always the case with new products and technologies. Usually the trend is for technology to become more affordable over time.
E-vehicles are not unicorns powered by rainbows, but they are a vehicle option that has advantages and disadvantages compared to petroleum vehicles.
This is a fair comment, but the question remains as to whether or not E-vehicles are better environmentally than gas vehicles - which partially depends on where the electricity comes from.
But the fueling station bottleneck can be solved by swapping in fully charged batteries in exchange for the ones that have been depleted.
Dude, I can’t even change my own battery in less than an hour because of the way my car is designed. So unless gas stations just have a half dozen onsite mechanics and thr batteries are all in easy to get to locations which just makes them easier targets for theft, then you are looking at still having this shit take too long for a swap, faster than a total charge but unless the stations just have a spare thousand batteries to swap and then charge the new ones this shit will not work.
I'm not claiming that lithium batteries are the way to go - but rather that the batteries and cars can be designed for a fast swap, and swap stations can be built for charging and swaps. And swaps could be done in about a minute.
And you're right that with current designs it would be logistically impossible.
I'd buy an electric truck like the Rivian.
charge overnight
never have to spend time at gas or even charging stations if you drive less than 250 miles a day (a number that continues to grow)
more storage for the space
So far the implementation of e-vehicles is going smoother than anyone could have expected. The first people driving cars had zero gas stations and no way to make gas at home.
Perhaps the costs are unsustainable for most, but that is always the case with new products and technologies. Usually the trend is for technology to become more affordable over time.
E-vehicles are not unicorns powered by rainbows, but they are a vehicle option that has advantages and disadvantages compared to petroleum vehicles.
This is a fair comment, but the question remains as to whether or not E-vehicles are better environmentally than gas vehicles - which partially depends on where the electricity comes from.
But the fueling station bottleneck can be solved by swapping in fully charged batteries in exchange for the ones that have been depleted.
Dude, I can’t even change my own battery in less than an hour because of the way my car is designed. So unless gas stations just have a half dozen onsite mechanics and thr batteries are all in easy to get to locations which just makes them easier targets for theft, then you are looking at still having this shit take too long for a swap, faster than a total charge but unless the stations just have a spare thousand batteries to swap and then charge the new ones this shit will not work.
I'm not claiming that lithium batteries are the way to go - but rather that the batteries and cars can be designed for a fast swap, and swap stations can be built for charging and swaps. And swaps could be done in about a minute.
And you're right that with current designs it would be logistically impossible.