What would you do if battery technology improved by a factor of 2.5 or 3x?
So, then about 800-1000 mile range, and the recharge cost was ~5.00$?
Right now, depending on many factors, electric vehicles are MORE expensive than IC. I drive a 585HP sports car. I am a technology guy, and for me it’s not about climate change (which is Not caused by man or cow farts), it’s about price/performance.
When/If battery tech improves, it would be a game changer.
Another consideration is the total amount of parts in the average car - a electric car has far fewer drive train parts. Of course, if batteries get cheap and dense, then a high performance car could cost *much* less than a high performance gas or diesel. Consider batteries are a mass-production device - that is, there is no hand assembly.
For now, advantage is to IC engines - which as you know have been steadily improving over 100 years.....but battery tech is in its infancy as it takes advances in chemistry and nanotechnology we are just now getting ready to exploit.
A conservative estimate is that in 5 years batteries will improve by 2X, while the lower estimate is 1.5x and upper is 3x.
Once you reach over 650 mile range, the average drive needs downtime - 650 miles divvied by 70mph is 9.2 hours....
If my current car,or one similar to it (similar features,capabilities,etc) had an *electric* motor,had a range of 800+ miles on a full charge,and could be recharged in about 4 minutes at any one of 50,000 recharging stations nationwide (as is true of my current diesel) then I'd give it very careful consideration.
And I'd do so even if a full charge cost $40+...as a full tank costs for my diesel.