VoiceOfReasonPast wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 4:38 pm
Not to mention that recharging can be a bit tricky, seeing how there isn't any kind of larger strategy for a comprehensive recharge station infrastructure. Can't really get a fancy e-car if you can't recharge it fast enough.
You'd first need batteries to recharge, which are the true problem and reason why electric cars en masse will never be a thing. You can't just assume that efficient batteries will just be something that will for sure be invented in a few years because of "progress". We haven't made jack shit for progress in regards to batteries for a long time and lithium-ion batteries are the current state of the art. Their problems are:
1. Not especially eco-friendly to make.
2. Can't be discharged to lower than 30% if you want them to last you somewhat.
3. Break when they are discharged to about 15% of charge. Can't be repaired.
4. Recycling them is terribly inefficient.
5. Short lifetime, especially when charged at high amperages.
6. Can't be produced in sufficient numbers.
7. Can't be produced quickly enough even if resources weren't a problem.
8. Expensive throughout it's entire lifetime from production to trash.
9. They will bloat up and self-ignite when mechanically damaged.
Tesla obviously lies about their batteries. They replace those fuckers when the car is in service way sooner than they want to tell people at their own cost because they know they would be done if the truth comes out.
It's just a block crammed full with 18650 batteries, the same I have in my vape, that are in most battery packs of electronic tools and powerbanks. You know what those have in common? They are all recharged at a low amperage. Force charge the fuckers above 3 amps and they last you two to three years at best with regular use.
Electric cars are dead in the water for the most part. Hydrogen fuel cells are the future.