Jim, coming out of gas engine is a good move towards renewable energy. I think we have to give more emphasis on developments of solar charged vehicles rather than electrically charged vehicles. Natural resources are abundant and by effective using of it, we can move towards more green and ecco friendly.
Jim, coming out of gas engine is a good move towards renewable energy. I think we have to give more emphasis on developments of solar charged vehicles rather than electrically charged vehicles. Natural resources are abundant and by effective using of it, we can move towards more green and ecco friendly.
@prabhakar_deosthali, you mostly list valid issues... but these are all things that will improve and become cheaper once the technology gets better and production scales up. There are so many examples of electronics which started out as "too expensive" only to become super cheap years later. MicroSD's used to cost $100 a gig or so just a handful of years ago and now they're a couple bucks.
But yes, you are correct at first the market will be small. EV's probably won't be common until another generation from now at the earliest.
Just one thing I really didn't agree with though: "Explosion risks associated with high charge density batteries." First of all, if this were really a giant concern somebody would have been injured by this during testing. Secondly, how are regular cars any safer when you're sitting on gallons of highly combustible liquid? You could make that same argument with regular cars; there are explosion risks with them too, obviously.
@Prahabkar_Deosthali, I ask myself the same questions and I have to agree with you that it is likely adoption has not been as strong because people want these issues resolved first. The battery replacement issue is a major concern. Many people own vehicles that are more than 10 years old and if they have to spend thousands just to replace the battery that's a major future cost they have to consider and weigh carefully before buying.
With gas combustion engine, you know the technology is well tested, adoption rate is high and you can resell the vehicle without experiencing any problems. You can't say the same about hybrid or electric vehicles.
i agree that the environmental friendliness is one important factor that we missed in the article. But EV is not the only technology providing this advantage, i guess the fuel cell based technology would have the same benefit.
Sometime ago, Bolaji had also written about the Volt and his impression about the Volt, which was positive overall. The initial high cost puts Volt to a discouraging spot. What about other comparisons such as the power, pickup, space(luggage) as compare to the conventional car?
" there's the added benefit of knowing I'm reducing our dependence on foreign oil and making my small contribution to the environment."
This is an important factor that people use to overlook, because they don't feel responsible for the deterioration of the environment. But I do agree that each of us has a role to play to preserve our common inheritage. Having said that, I also reckon that electric vehicles are still expensive for the average consumer and we can expect a mainstream adoption in a few years when they become more affordable.
No doubt Electric vehicles are The Thing as far as environment friendliness is concerned - Zero emission and very low acoustic noise. Also the advantage of very low running cost !
So what is stopping all those gasolene car owners from switching to these EVs?
In my opinion it is because of the following
a. The initial high cost of EVs
b. Long recharge time ( typically 8 hours) for the batteries compared to the gas refill which happens in minutes
c. The high cost of battery replacement after the end of life of initial batteries
d. Explosion risks associated with high charge density batteries
Until these issues are tackled, Evs will be only a choice of select few , not masses.
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