Re:Apple targets car production by 2024, eyes ‘next level’ b...
by DrScientist on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @06:14AM
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I think you underestimate some of the existing car makers.
Making cars isn't just a question of R&D, it's a question of being able to manufacture at scale and quality.
This is something that Telsa have really struggled with - as a result the reliability of Tesla cars isn't as good as it should be. Telsa need to really crack this - but it's not as easy as it seems - that's why certain car brands succeed in petrol era, and others didn't - the ability to make them well is what, in the end, separated companies.
Electric cars are fundamentally a lot simpler than try to drive the car forward with a series of controlled explosions - but the key usability challenges are:
- charging times
- range
Progress is being made on both, but if somebody can really crack them, that's the game changer.
Making cars isn't just a question of R&D, it's a question of being able to manufacture at scale and quality.
This is something that Telsa have really struggled with - as a result the reliability of Tesla cars isn't as good as it should be. Telsa need to really crack this - but it's not as easy as it seems - that's why certain car brands succeed in petrol era, and others didn't - the ability to make them well is what, in the end, separated companies.
Electric cars are fundamentally a lot simpler than try to drive the car forward with a series of controlled explosions - but the key usability challenges are:
- charging times - range
Progress is being made on both, but if somebody can really crack them, that's the game changer.
Electric vehicles aren't new, as a child my milk was delivered from an electric vehicle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_float