$130,000+ without solid-state batteries.
Posted on 11/15/2017 6:00:50 AM PST by jjotto
...Solid-state batteries are already used in some small devices but building them on the scale that automotive production requires isn’t possible yet.
The batteries also suffer from low rate capability and poor performance in cold temperatures...
$130,000+ without solid-state batteries.
I wonder how much coal will have the be burned to recharge one of these.
Which means that battery-powered cars would work better in more places if the temperature of the planet was warmer...
I=P/E. It’s the law
if the temperature of the planet was warmer...
MIllions, gazillions of new fertile crop producing acres too !!
Who’s going to have the available power to charge an electric car’s battery in 1 minute?
We should vote to change that law.
Libs would in a heart beat.
By my back of the envelope math a full up nuke plant could do about 300 cars at once.
Indeed, the thin power lines leading to houses will glow so brightly you won’t need street lights.
Seriously, the grid would have to be restructured at the street level, and we would have to put many new power plants online to cover the tremendous power spike at sundown when the commuters get home.
I’ll believe it, when I see it...
I have nothing against battery powered cars, but until they meet or exceed combustions general performace.... 300-500 range with 10 minute or less charge, they are niche toy/commuter vehicle... based on the noted exceptions in the article...Poor cold weather performance and the fact they can’t build them in scale for autos yet... makes this another pie in the sky promise, without a practical application,
I don’t care, what I want is one in a snowmobile so that I can have a really quite ride thru the woods of Maine
Easier to sneak up on a bear, elk or deer. :-)
AWESOME!..............if true..........................
Repeal the law!..................
With this technology, you could have a real quiet ride thru the downtown of NYC......................
“Who’s going to have the available power to charge an electric car’s battery in 1 minute?”
Just like with the idea of flying cars, one isn’t a problem. Its when you have hundreds trying to charge at the same time the problems start.
Are there any tranny batteries where you can choose...
Silly rabbit Fiskers are for the elite ruling class. You will be walking, riding your bike or taking mass transit when you are allowed to travel. And since you won’t have dependable lights, heat, A/C, or any cool electronic devices there will not be any need for large electricity production. A few dirty fossil fuel generators in the elite green zone will be all that is necessary to supply the ruling class with their comforts.
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