Remember when diesel was the new wonder fuel? Electric vehicles will probably go the same way. Politicians may well see electric cars as the future, but I’m not sure the motor industry agrees. Right now, each manufacturer is required to have a percentage of its production powered by electric, and it’s that that is driving electric vehicle manufacture, not customer demand. Most people if asked would agree, the concept of an electric vehicle is fine, but they need to sort the battery problems first. Will they? Or will a greener solution emerge first? As an “insider” in the motor industry, I think the gasoline engine isn’t finished yet.
But, whatever the outcome, what we need is development run by experts - scientists and engineers, and not politicians scoring points and rebelling extinctionists.
But, whatever the outcome, what we need is development run by experts - scientists and engineers, and not politicians scoring points and rebelling extinctionists.
Alan Fairless