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The issue with mass market electric is going to be charging. A lot of people live in apts where it's impossible to charge over night. Not sure range will be an issue but that is the other challenge I see. I hope it happens though.
If they have somewhere to park their cars, there could be a charger installed there. Just have to get over the hump so there's enough market pressure that access to charging has value and, as if by magic chargers will appear.
Apartments will install plugs for BEV charging as renters demand for them increases as well as government regulations increase requiring them.
Then there is the population that only has access to street parking whether you live in an apartment or detached home.
This is more difficult to remedy but not impossible.
Agree. Eventually developers will realize that chargers in apartment parking garages and lots are a sales feature that will add value for many prospective tenants.
I see two major problems in the way of EVs becoming mainstream.
- 1st is sustained high speed problem. Above 120kph power consumption goes up drastically and cuts the range very dramatically. (big problem for Europe) I don't know the technicalities but would a two, or three speed gearbox cut the advantages of an EV motor? Any drawbacks to it?
There should be no reason that a charging capability can't be added to ANY parking spot. Therefore, if someone owns a car, they must park it somewhere. That somewhere could have an outlet setup near it. Now, this doesn't exist today, but it could easily in the future if there is demand for it. So, we have a chicken/egg issue that will eventually be solved. Not a major problem in my mind.- 2nd, I know US is mostly homes and stuff but there are tons of people who live in apartments and most park on the streets. (especially in Istanbul / Turkey, 99% of the population resides in apartment buildings) So for those people, charging will be an issue.
Multi-speed gearbox won't help much there. It really is an issue that (today's) EVs store energy equivalent of only a few gallons of gasoline, and so run through it rather quickly at high speed. EVs do OK in slower driving because they are much more efficient than ICE at low speeds. But once wind resistance becomes the major power draw, and ICE is running at (its') peak efficiency, the EV can't compete with the big tank ICE on range.
There should be no reason that a charging capability can't be added to ANY parking spot. Therefore, if someone owns a car, they must park it somewhere. That somewhere could have an outlet setup near it. Now, this doesn't exist today, but it could easily in the future if there is demand for it. So, we have a chicken/egg issue that will eventually be solved. Not a major problem in my mind.
If all the cars tried to charge at the same time, that could be an issue. However, I believe there are discussions around smart grid management that would communicate with the cars to optimize the charging times. Again, anything is possible given the right needs/market pressure.To be able to deliver at least 240V 32A power to all of them, wouldn't cities need entire new electric infrastructures?
No offense Ian Wright, but I'm kinda glad you're not part of Tesla anymore.
Ian Wright is one of many examples of a great engineer, but very business stupid. This is why most great products that are engineered by a company run by an engineer, never make it even close to mainstream. It's a very odd phenomenon that repeats itself over and over.
Not to mention businesses to attract talent to work there. Plus, charging at work could potentially mitigate the need to charge at home, especially in a 200+ mile car. On weekends, there are public chargers and Superchargers to fill-in the gaps.
Yes but imagine a big city like Istanbul where 17 million people reside (or NYC for its western version) and packed cars are parked on the street. To be able to deliver at least 240V 32A power to all of them, wouldn't cities need entire new electric infrastructures? It is all up to municipalities after that point, like parking meters they have to build charging meters. It is not impossible of course, we have just recently lived through the incredible widespread adaption of smartphones, so why wouldn't charging meter be the next big thing?