Monday, May 30, 2016
Y no city cars?
Radio Slovakia had a nice interview with a Kiwi dude who had driven his electric car across the whole length of Slovakia, which is about the same size as Kansas. In the 400 mile trip he had to recharge 8 times, and each recharge took about 30 minutes. Obvious comparison: An ordinary gas car can do 400 highway miles on one fillup, which takes about 5 minutes.
The interviewer thought of a fresh question that I hadn't heard before: What happens if someone else is using the charger when you arrive? What if two or three people are waiting in line? You can quickly reach the point where the wait itself takes longer than the trip.
Lining up for a half-hour process is entirely different from a 5-minute process. More like a doctor's office or a barber shop than a gas station. Takes a big chunk of your day, and you can't just leave the car while you wait.
The answer is simple. Electrics will NEVER be highway cars. They will always be what they were in 1910. City shopping cars, where the overnight home recharge is perfectly acceptable.
So why are all the presently popular electrics superexpensive cars with superacceleration and superspeed? Because they're COOOOOLNESS symbols, not automobiles. Nobody is selling a low-priced city shopper.
So why are all the presently popular electrics superexpensive cars with superacceleration and superspeed? Because they're COOOOOLNESS symbols, not automobiles. Nobody is selling a low-priced city shopper.Labels: Asked and answered, Carbon Cult
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