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To: armydoc
As has been pointed out in numerous prior threads, the infrastructure required by the physics of this type of massive current transfer is not currently feasible at scale. Additionally, current batteries will suffer immensely in terms of loss of capacity.

You are correct. The electric car is a "nitch market" product. It makes a lot of sense for a daily commute to work and the ability to recharge it using 220 volt house current providing it is economic as compared to internal combustion engines in relationship to total cost per mile over the life of the vehicle.

If you are going long distances you need internal combustion engines.

41 posted on 03/19/2025 8:46:14 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist ,MAGA)
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To: cpdiii

“If you are going long distances you need internal combustion engines.”

Depends on the trip. If it is a vacation trip where you don’t drive 900 miles a day, no big deal.


43 posted on 03/19/2025 8:54:26 AM PDT by TexasGator (,X1.1111'1'./iI11 .I1.11.'1I1.I'')
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