The Electric Car Fantasy: Schumer’s ambitious proposal bucks basic economics—and science.

City Journal ^ | October 30, 2019 | Mark P. Mills

[Paladin2]

Indeed, Indeed...

[Paladin2]

"I’m still waiting for the flying cars."

Yeah, those and my unmetered Nuke-lee-are Power...

[Haddit]

Sebastian Thrun, Kitty Hawk’s CEO talkes about electric flight.
https://youtu.be/AqpFtXyhgLA
Kitty Hawk’s project Heaviside.
https://youtu.be/q7mc3C19kE4
Here is China’s EHang.
https://youtu.be/7RjstNDRuCQ
Here is Steve Hanvey talking about his Hydrogen/electric powered flying vehicle the Skai.
https://youtu.be/HdLX1e5uVqc
Hanvey believes he can have the Skai FAA certified by the end of 2020.
It has a range of 400 miles and remain airborne for 4 hours.
It can accommodate 5 passengers.
The German designed Lilium jet has 36 electric jets.
Seats 5.
And can travel 183 miles at 183 mph.
https://youtu.be/9_T2Cup0ybo

[Paladin2]

I’ll have to read those links tomorrow.

Sounds like he has changed his thrun wrt mobility devices...

[EVO X]

Still, I’m not wholly convinced. What are the mechanical savings on an EV? Is there less to break down?

That is one of the selling points. Ev's have less moving parts.

What does it cost to service?

In theory, less until a battery needs to be replaced.

but in general And what is the useful life of the batteries before they must be replaced?

That depends on the climate the car operates in and how aggressively the car is charged. You have to read the fine print on the OEM warranty.