Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[RoyJackson]

EVs are a disruptive technology. Does anyone really believe that this is a fad that is not going to happen? Those who are resistant to change are just pushing against a glacier.

Again, I don't plan to rush out and buy an EV. I expect that my kids will be driving an EV within 5 years.

To paraphrase a saying, "Change Happens"

My opinion is, once EV prices come down, and there are adequate charging station AND quick charging is feasible, they'll be quite popular.
The prices of the vehicles is still too high and the infrastructure isn't there...yet

 

[cqaigy2]

My opinion is, once EV prices come down, and there are adequate charging station AND quick charging is feasible, they'll be quite popular.
The prices of the vehicles is still too high and the infrastructure isn't there...yet

I'd probably look at getting one if all those things happened. I'd probably look at supplementing charging at home with off grid charging, kinda of a hobby thing. Was looking at charging stations between Olympia and Kenniwick, it was pretty slim pickings, and i got range anxiety and i don't even own an EV. In general, pretty slim in the west, but if planned well, doable.

A buddy of mine routinely drives from Chehalis WA to Arizona in a VW EV to visit family. I don't recall how many times he stops for sure, but 4 comes to mind. He said it's actually much more pleasant way to travel, taking breaks and such, then when they'd drive straight thru with 15-30 minute gas stops.

 

[RoyJackson]

A buddy of mine routinely drives from Chehalis WA to Arizona in a VW EV to visit family. I don't recall how many times he stops for sure, but 4 comes to mind. He said it's actually much more pleasant way to travel, taking breaks and such, then when they'd drive straight thru with 15-30 minute gas stops.

No problems charging his vehicle? I'd guess he'd have to charge it at least 2 or 3 times during the driive

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I'd probably look at getting one if all those things happened. I'd probably look at supplementing charging at home with off grid charging, kinda of a hobby thing. Was looking at charging stations between Olympia and Kenniwick, it was pretty slim pickings, and i got range anxiety and i don't even own an EV. In general, pretty slim in the west, but if planned well, doable.

A buddy of mine routinely drives from Chehalis WA to Arizona in a VW EV to visit family. I don't recall how many times he stops for sure, but 4 comes to mind. He said it's actually much more pleasant way to travel, taking breaks and such, then when they'd drive straight thru with 15-30 minute gas stops.

While most EV charging is done overnight at home without thought as you noted EV charging for cross country trips is in place. Tesla computes your charging points for you.

Telsa opening up their chargers to other EV brands is helpful for all and is good for Telsa' stock price.

Good used home solar setups for EV hobby charging is really dropping the cost. The thought of gassing up with sunshine is so satisfying.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...is-almost-sold-out-in-record-time-175524.html

Hay Maker how about this EV for keeping an eye on your hay fields?

 

[RoyJackson]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...is-almost-sold-out-in-record-time-175524.html

I need one of those!!!

 

[California]

Scrap lumber recycled! This is the inner side of the outhouse wall, out behind the barn.

 

[California]

I doubt you guys saying 'this will never work' would want to go back to dial phones and Yellow Pages, plus newspaper ads, as the sole only way to find and compare anything you want to buy locally. Or else a trip to look for something in town, and visiting several stores to find it? It wasn't that long ago. Remember when Harbor Freight advertised by a mailed, mimeographed inventory list?

The anti-trust suit that ended ATT's monopoly made it legal to put a modem on a phone line, and Al Gore's foresight in pushing funding through Congress (Not technical invention!) got the ball rolling for the internet so essential today. Nobody born this millennia can imagine how limited we were back then to get information on anything. Progress is good.

As Airbiscuit said above, Change Happens.

Wage stagnation while the 1% rake in all the profits of increased productivity is a political issue - not a natural consequence of progress.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Yep, remember Al Gore and his BS from a few years back? He made a lot of money off global warming...
Rahm Emanuel (one of the Clinton cronies) said it best..."never let a good crisis go to waste".
Those "powerful people" better be willing to make the first sacrifice...for example, get rid of their private aircraft and limousines. Fly public airlines and public transportation. In other words, put your money where your mouth is...

There's no doubt Gore was 20 years ahead of his time. Yes, there is a huge pile of money to be made dumping fossil fuels, and vast fortunes to be lost by sticking to buggy whip gurgle stations.

 

[RoyJackson]

There's no doubt Gore was 20 years ahead of his time. Yes, there is a huge pile of money to be made dumping fossil fuels, and vast fortunes to be lost by sticking to buggy whip gurgle stations.

Gore made his money using scare tactics...but still flying in his private jet
Quite the hypocrite, in my simple mind