11-10-2021, 04:02 PM
I have thought for some time that the current 'EV' is a stepping stone. Even a fast charge could be very inconvenient.
I think hydrogen will be the future. As you just top up like you do with hydrocarbons and off you go again. And much of the mechanicals are straight from the EV parts book..
The charge time isnt really a problem with cars, with life as present we would easy survive here with overnight charging, but the charge time is seen as a problem by the public. What may be more of an issue is if you live in a block of flats or in a terrace house is where you can actually charge it?. Or rather charge it cheaply at night. Daytime charging will become more expensive. Anyway I digress.
Charging is certainly an issue with commercial vehicles/buses etc. They don't earn money sat round charging up. And they do big miles every day. Thats the main reason I see battery electric being a dead end.
I had a hybrid on hire for my last week with my previous employer. No a plug in hybrid, a hybrid. If you drove like miss daisy it was leccy, put your foot down the engine kicked in. it went like a rocket. When I finished with it, it had 45quids worth of fuel to refill, but I had done over 700 miles. I was impressed. it was Korean.
I think hydrogen will be the future. As you just top up like you do with hydrocarbons and off you go again. And much of the mechanicals are straight from the EV parts book..
The charge time isnt really a problem with cars, with life as present we would easy survive here with overnight charging, but the charge time is seen as a problem by the public. What may be more of an issue is if you live in a block of flats or in a terrace house is where you can actually charge it?. Or rather charge it cheaply at night. Daytime charging will become more expensive. Anyway I digress.
Charging is certainly an issue with commercial vehicles/buses etc. They don't earn money sat round charging up. And they do big miles every day. Thats the main reason I see battery electric being a dead end.
I had a hybrid on hire for my last week with my previous employer. No a plug in hybrid, a hybrid. If you drove like miss daisy it was leccy, put your foot down the engine kicked in. it went like a rocket. When I finished with it, it had 45quids worth of fuel to refill, but I had done over 700 miles. I was impressed. it was Korean.