Underhill
Active Member
The electric vehicles of today are not much better than the electric cars from 30-50 years ago.
The bottom line is that the biggest problem with electric cars has NEVER been resolved.......the BATTERIES.
Battery evolution has been slow, and until somebody devises a legitimate way to store "energy in a box" that is more efficient and has much better longevity, ALL electric vehicles will remain nothing more than GLORIFIED GOLF CARTS.
That is an extreme exaggeration. The electrics of 30-50 years ago were half the size and had half the range of the best electrics today.
Batteries are a limiting factor, but as I pointed out, it isn't something we can't overcome. It would just require an infrastructure shift.
Not likely at the moment, but it could happen very quickly if we really needed it to.