The Future of Electric Cars? (1 Viewer)

[msommer]

Ran across this article about advances in electrical motor improvements in efficiency for cars and found the timelines extremely short. Which bodes well for the replacement of the ICE car/truck/bus

Wheels of fortune?

2025 is set as the expected date of the "revolution" which, IMHO, sounds optimistic, but if true, my next car is likely going to be electric. I'd like to have had a bit more on the improvements in actual terms, the quantity of the equation.

IWM would likely also help the autonomous drive as if you cab do away with the engine from the chassis and remove the steering wheel, the possibilities for cabin design explode

Thoughts?

 

[Terminalxylem]

Sounds pretty cool. I'm waiting for all vehicles to be autonomous, making car ownership obsolete. Need my 2006 vehicle to last until then.

 

[The Big Guy]

Battery longevity is still the biggest issue IMO. What do we do with all the used and useless batteries and how many cars become junkable after 7 years suddenly as the cost to repair/replace is too high compared to value of vehicle. 

 

[Copeman]

I'm still waiting on the windmill driven cars.

 

[msommer]

Battery longevity is still the biggest issue IMO. What do we do with all the used and useless batteries and how many cars become junkable after 7 years suddenly as the cost to repair/replace is too high compared to value of vehicle. 

Good question, and google had some answers - this the current frontrunner in terms of ability to be recycled - claiming 80% for lithium ion which is what I believ e is the prevalent tech for cars.

Scientists are also looking at various improvements in battery tech with other materials, hopefully lifecycle economy will be taken into consideration prior implementation (i.e. let's hope we have learned from some of our mistakes) 

 

[General Malaise]

Adoption rate has been slower than expected and of course when a Tesla catches fire and a driver gets trapped and dies, it makes all the headlines which is ironic considering how many people die in cars that are full of gasoline and oil.  Reminds me of the recent headlines of vaping deaths causing mass hysteria despite hundreds of thousands dying off because they smoked cigarettes.  

I still think it's a global story that will have traction in places like China where gas powered cars are much harder to obtain.  Slowly, EVs will gain market share in Europe (where Volkswagen is betting big on EV sales) and other parts of the world before making headway in 'Murica, where we LOVE our gas guzzling big rigs.  Only in the USA can gas consumption and the pollution it causes be some sort of prideful status symbol to hang your MAGA hats on.  But in time, our younger generations will view EV as a better, more affordable option and I'm hopeful they will regard the reluctance to give up gas as a foolish endeavor, much like we view our ancestors clinging on to the horse and buggy as a silly hill to die upon. 

 

[General Malaise]

Good question, and google had some answers - this the current frontrunner in terms of ability to be recycled - claiming 80% for lithium ion which is what I believ e is the prevalent tech for cars.

Scientists are also looking at various improvements in battery tech with other materials, hopefully lifecycle economy will be taken into consideration prior implementation (i.e. let's hope we have learned from some of our mistakes) 

Bingo - recycling the crucial metals like cobalt and nickel will be paramount to the success of EVs and will help bridge the gap of mining constraints a metal like cobalt is and will continue to face. 

 

[Mr. Ected]

I'm still waiting on the windmill driven cars.

CANCER!!!!! Are you kidding?