At the moment, people are pushing electric cars (Tesla, Nissan, etc). To me, who would be keen to buy one, they are expensive, limited range and a technology that is not quite there yet.
My main gripe is range. Other than local journeys a charge (or more than one) is required. Published range figures probably assume summer, no lights on, no air con, fresh batteries etc. i.e. not realistic conditions. As the batteries age, capacity is likely to decrease. I could do without the stress of finding a charging point that is available.
When batteries get cheaper and the range is much better on a single charge they will take off. Until then, they will remain a niche product.
I suspect they are like digital cameras and flat screen TVs: at some point they will be the ubiquitous mode of transport. We are not there yet.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car
26 Sept 2018
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Hello Roger, I think the electric car has no future. At least not as we know it now. We will get to the point that we have not enough materials to make powerfull batteries anymore. Besides that making and "recycling" batteries is not good for the environment. We will see what happens in about 10 years. 73, Bas
Fuel cells vs batteries.
Three to five cars per household seems wasteful vs one or two cars plus e-bikes.
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