Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours...
by trog on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @05:10PM
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> and if we just made it so that our vehicles could plug into electricity at all points of their journey, then EVs are basically solved.
One thing I have often wondered is how often they'd need access to electricity if they had a small battery to cover for the times they're not connected.
i.e., do they need to be connected at /all/ points of their journey? Or just often enough that they can get enough of a charge to make it to the next point? e.g. if there was induction charging at stop signs or traffic lights, would that be enough for a majority of trips?
This seems like it should just be a bit of a game of statistical coverage of charging points, time spent at them, speed of charging, and so on.
One thing I have often wondered is how often they'd need access to electricity if they had a small battery to cover for the times they're not connected.
i.e., do they need to be connected at /all/ points of their journey? Or just often enough that they can get enough of a charge to make it to the next point? e.g. if there was induction charging at stop signs or traffic lights, would that be enough for a majority of trips?
This seems like it should just be a bit of a game of statistical coverage of charging points, time spent at them, speed of charging, and so on.