If you lived in parts of the USA you have big problems with range.
To increase the range bigger batteries unless you go Hybrid.
I understand that the value of an electric car goes through the floor in the first year or so and the life of the batteries are limited and replacement cost a bundle.
A few years ago it was quoted that to replace the battery on a Nissan Leaf was £11,000.
Let’s not forget that if you have a small bump in an e car it can be a write off while a normal car probably just a repair job.
I suspect that the likes of Ford are getting in to F1 is that pushes technology very fast and then sustainable fuels add to that.
We in the U.K. in the main do not require long range but in the USA it’s critical. I suspect that is why the all battery car is being binned.
It was only ever going to work if a car could be recharged on the move say using cables buried in the road which is impractical anyway.
My Sorento is now 13 years old and has 105,000 miles on it.
So far no large expenditure it will probably out live me. So as far as emissions is concerned to have the equivalent use how many electric cars would I need or replacement batteries. Then consider the disposal of e cars very expensive if they can yet dispose of the batteries.
Of course once you gets onto bigger stuff like trucks towing 15 to maybe 30 tons, big problems.
All these technologies have to vastly improve so that shipping can get greener. Not forgetting railways in the USA. How about up in Alaska!
All this zero by 2050 is Just not going to happen. I have personally reduced my emissions by about 50% and others have done a lot more.
However has say China done anything, India and a load of others. I would guess.
I suspect that we are wasting our time and cutting our throats for nothing.
Get rid of Milliband!!!
Allan C.
