Re:Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes m...
by Robotbeat on Thursday June 29, 2017 @03:40PM
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Don't need to be full. 100 miles in 15 minutes.
I also own a Chevy Volt. It's my only car. The biggest improvement is the fact that I almost NEVER have to go to the gas station, and every trip I've taken has had each leg within a Model S's top range.
Going to the gas station constantly is an inconvenience that most people simply don't notice until they get an electric car.
So would I rather take a 15-40 minute lunch break on a road trip every 3 hours on the maybe one road trip beyond 200 miles I'd go on every year or have to travel to the gas station 50 times a year? Obviously the latter involves a lot more wasted time.
Oh, and charging speed is improving. No reason, fundamentally, you couldn't engineer a battery that charges, say, 100 miles in 5 minutes or 200 miles in 10 minutes. Tesla AND others (VW, etc) are planning/testing 350kW charging, which would help enable that speed.
As far as cold weather: balooney. I've lived in cold weather states for most of my life. Conventional vehicles have a huge disadvantage in that they don't even start AT ALL in some conditions whereas electrics have zero problem. And since they're already plugged in, you can pre-heat them before you leave (without burning gas, mind you).
Hilly terrain is actually much better with electrics since you have PLENTY of torque and regenerative braking means you're not going to overheat your brakes like you would in a conventional vehicle.
I also own a Chevy Volt. It's my only car. The biggest improvement is the fact that I almost NEVER have to go to the gas station, and every trip I've taken has had each leg within a Model S's top range.
Going to the gas station constantly is an inconvenience that most people simply don't notice until they get an electric car.
So would I rather take a 15-40 minute lunch break on a road trip every 3 hours on the maybe one road trip beyond 200 miles I'd go on every year or have to travel to the gas station 50 times a year? Obviously the latter involves a lot more wasted time.
Oh, and charging speed is improving. No reason, fundamentally, you couldn't engineer a battery that charges, say, 100 miles in 5 minutes or 200 miles in 10 minutes. Tesla AND others (VW, etc) are planning/testing 350kW charging, which would help enable that speed.
As far as cold weather: balooney. I've lived in cold weather states for most of my life. Conventional vehicles have a huge disadvantage in that they don't even start AT ALL in some conditions whereas electrics have zero problem. And since they're already plugged in, you can pre-heat them before you leave (without burning gas, mind you).
Hilly terrain is actually much better with electrics since you have PLENTY of torque and regenerative braking means you're not going to overheat your brakes like you would in a conventional vehicle.