Just because the narrative about electric cars v. combustion cars, or "climate change" itself is not supported by the evidence doesn't mean that electric cars are bad at all. On the contrary, electric cars are perfectly fine. They have advantages over combustion, just like combustion has advantages over electric. They are perfectly compatible technologies with different use cases.
It is the beliefs surrounding the whole thing that is shit.
It isn't the cars that are bad, and the sentiment is good. The truth is that the batteries aren't efficient, are short-lived, expensive to produce, materials to build them are difficult to acquire and the acquisition is toxic to the environment and people. Then you have to deal with disposal. Maybe the sodium-ion version will help turn a corner in the tech, but I don't foresee EV's being a universal solution.
hahaha electric cars are shit.
Just because the narrative about electric cars v. combustion cars, or "climate change" itself is not supported by the evidence doesn't mean that electric cars are bad at all. On the contrary, electric cars are perfectly fine. They have advantages over combustion, just like combustion has advantages over electric. They are perfectly compatible technologies with different use cases.
It is the beliefs surrounding the whole thing that is shit.
It isn't the cars that are bad, and the sentiment is good. The truth is that the batteries aren't efficient, are short-lived, expensive to produce, materials to build them are difficult to acquire and the acquisition is toxic to the environment and people. Then you have to deal with disposal. Maybe the sodium-ion version will help turn a corner in the tech, but I don't foresee EV's being a universal solution.
As I have long said, as long as it's batteries supplying the power, electric cars will remain an urban niche market.
Now, if someone comes up with a reliable self-contained power source...
Fuel cells. EM is working to convert Tesla to fuel cells by next year.
They should have been based on fuel cells from the beginning... but... oh well.
Electric cars based on fuel cells should be a viable competitor to combustion engines... we will see.