Re: British firm cracks electric car motor conundrum
Originally Posted by
Longdogs
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Without doubt the biggest concern for motorists is the charging and the amount of miles they can travel on a single charge (not a problem for the over seventies who will be restricted to driving to the local doctors and back).
That's true but maybe we need to change the way we think too?
Charging has to be sorted, there's no getting around that.
But which has to come first (charger or car) - and who's going to pay for the charge points?
It's an ongoing debate that hasn't been adequately answered as of yet.
Do we really need high-capacity batteries for cars to travel hundreds of miles when the average journey is just 8.4 miles?
Too many of us use cars far bigger than we really need and it looks like we're going to maintain that wasteful tradition as we transfer power sources for these from ICE to electric.
Technology is advancing rapidly and so I don't think it'll be too long before a 400-mile journey in a personal electric car is possible without paying a huge premium for the car or having anxiety regarding charging.
But we aren't there yet.
Personally we could certainly manage one car being an EV for the normal everyday use that our cars see but not both because that would make seeing family (and going on holiday) very difficult.
Price is what puts me personally off an EV for our second car.
I adore the Honda e (as a second car remember), but the price for what it is seems frankly ridiculous when compared to what I could buy for a similar sum.
When prices are nearer parity I will probably buy electric but for now, no.