All valid points for the most part. I totally agree that EVs have a place, but it’s not replacing *all* ICE-powered cars/vehicles. The techhnology and infrastructure simply isn’t there. This is a perfet example of the pendulum swinging waaay too far to one side, with the resulting outcome being rather unpleasant for a lot of reasons. This is what’s happening now, I believe - carmakers have come to the realization that EVs are not products for the masses yet, and will not address all of the worlds woes.
I mentioned it before - I’ve driven a Ford hybrid that was a perfect fit and used all of maybe $10 of gasoline over a three week period that I drove it as a daily driver. Why isn’t that more acceptable as a transitional sort of vehicle for the next 10-20 years as technology makes more sense for EVs. -D > On May 7, 2024, at 12:03 PM, OK DonN via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Although it's still vaporware, it is getting closer to reality, the Aptera > comes close to meeting your desired paramaters. https://aptera.us/ > I saw, bit can't remember which one, that one of the car companies is > dropping full EVs for hybrid series gas/EV cars. The gas engine powers the > generator when needed, electricity turns the wheels when needed. Substitute > Diesel for gas and I think you are in the sweet spot. > > > > > On Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 at 10:58 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I am not a real fan of the electric vehicles being pushed upon us by the >> fools who think they are wonderful, but I see enough propaganda on a >> daily basis to make me think about them. >> >> Some of you folks are engineers etc and likely have a better grasp of >> this sort of thing than I do, so here are my current thoughts on the >> subject. >> >> It appears to me that most of the current crop of electric vehicles are >> high powered and very quick. Some or perhaps most are also all wheel >> drive. They are also generally quite expensive. They require high >> powered chargers to charge in reasonable periods of time and the >> batteries do not last for the long haul and are expensive to replace. >> >> I am wondering why. Would it not make a lot of sense, if one is trying >> to make a wholesale change to the vehicle world to build lesser >> vehicles. Use smaller motors that use less power. That should either >> extend the range or permit smaller batteries of perhaps both would be >> possible. That should also result in lower electrical use for charging >> purposes so it would be less expensive to operate them. If the battery >> was smaller, it should weigh less and special tires might not be >> required and the tires should last longer. Most would not require all >> wheel drive so there would be maybe 2 motors rather than 4 of maybe >> even, only one motor like we have enjoyed in the past. Smaller batteries >> should be less expensive to replace. Maybe they could even be swappable >> entities rather than require a lot of work to replace. Despite the fact >> that "luxury" cars are popular, there must be a market for more basic >> cars without all of the electronic gadgetry in cars like the Tesla. >> >> Randy >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
