To: who_would_fardels_bear
What about self-charging EVs? These are the ones that just use regenerative braking to give a boost to MPG. No plug in at all.
That is the only type of EV I would consider. The batteries that support the regenerative braking are small and don't add that much weight to the car. I imagine they are also much less of an explosion hazard.
Pretty sure almost every EV has that capability. It's not anything special - when you slow down, the car is pushing the drive motor so it acts as a generator, and gives back a bit of the energy you put into accelerating. Instead of creating a bit of heat, you generate a tiny bit of power.
And they don't have special batteries, they just feed power back into whatever your main battery is.
To: Svartalfiar
Even better if it just charges up the lead acid battery which are not known to explode that often.
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