Britain’s electricity since 2010: fossil fuel use nearly halves

Re:Britain’s electricity since 2010: fossil fuel use nearly ... by DrBazza on Monday December 28, 2020 @11:27AM (#25560467)

> In 2030, a 1,500 or 2,000 mile range vehicle that fueled itself merely by sitting outside is what I'll be driving. You can continue going to the gas station and paying $10-20/gallon if you wish. Have fun.

Battery technology seems to anecdotally increase capacity at 10% year on year, at best. The typical electric car has a battery that gets 150-200 miles at the moment. I don't expect to see a 1500-2000 mile range battery in 10 years. Or even 20 years.

You'll also "pay" the same tax/duty per mile as you currently do, when the law changes to include GPS chips in every car to track your mileage, since the government can no longer tax petrol at the pump. The next 10 years might be the golden 'cheap' era for electric cars before governments figure out how to make up the fossil fuel tax shortfall.

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Re:Britain’s electricity since 2010: fossil fuel use nearly ... by kristopolous on Monday December 28, 2020 @02:18PM (#25562244)

The aptera 1,000 mile car is coming out literally next year: https://www.aptera.us/

1500 is totally doable within the decade

The government tax strategy is already being done in many states who give higher annual registration fees for electric cars. It's hurt their adoption but it's not a huge amount

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Re:Britain’s electricity since 2010: fossil fuel use nearly ... by DrBazza on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:30AM (#25581096)

If that comes out, it will be a game changer, but I wonder why other manufacturers aren’t doing the same?

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