Posted on 07/10/2023 3:59:49 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
he auto industry is beginning to crank out more electric vehicles (EVs), but there's one big problem: not enough buyers.
Why it matters: The growing mismatch between EV supply and demand is a sign that even though consumers are showing more interest in EVs, they're still wary about purchasing one because of price or charging concerns.
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Alot perhaps. Solenoid that engages the ac compressor clutch to the serpentine belt on an ICE can drain the 12v lead acid battery in about 12 hrs. My real world experience.
I’m going to buy a horse and a buggy. Looks like that investment in the buggy whip factory will again payoff.
Not to mention the clusters of cyclopean tofu-dreg apartments that fall apart before they are even finished.
“The battery pack costs over $30k to replace. And who is going to buy a used one in five years?”
pretty much like the cheaper portable battery-driven power tools: once you have to chuck the bucks for a replacement battery, you can’t even give the tool away for free ...
” I doubt they’ll ever have enough charging stations for everybody.”
it’s worse than that ... the amount of additional electrical generation capactity and grid upgrades would cost many trillions of dollars to support all-electric transportation ... and the sick thing is that the “greenies” would try to stop that with all their might ...
“Not to mention the very real possibility of getting mugged while charging the car in a public charging station.”
given the differential time between a gas-up and a charge-up, the probably of a mugging would increase roughly by a factor of at least 20 ...
“A small diesel (or gasoline) engine drives a generator that supplies electricity to the electric motors of the drive train.”
I think you just described Hybrids.
Most hybrids split power from the engine with some generating electricity for the battery/motor and some being mechanically coupled to the wheels. Honda is the only one I know of that had a hybrid with no mechanical coupling. In the latest version they now have some mechanical coupling.
No mechanical coupling allows a smaller engine operated at its most efficient rpm. Mechanical coupling requires a larger engine used more flexibly, but the electric drive motor can be less powerful. It’s a tradeoff.
Just like socialism. It’s so great that they have to force you to accept it.
As a happy EV owner it’s nice to read such a sensible post here on FR.
Here's a little on the quest. It seems there is partly developed tech ready to go for an enterprising individual to build on.
Chrysler made turbine cars in 1963.
What happened?
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