What if electric cars could cost significantly less than they do now, charge in the same amount of time it takes to fill up a tank of gas and use far less of the scarce materials that currently constrain their production?
That’s a future some electric-vehicle experts say we should be focusing on. For years, electric-car buyers have been trained to look at one number above all others when considering a new vehicle: How far does it go on a charge? The more miles, the better, goes the logic, or else consumers will feel “range anxiety”—that fear that you could end up stuck on the side of the road, all out of electrons and with no place to recharge.
Like this $4200 EV? It sold over 1M units in China in the last 2 years.. 🚗💨 🚙 🚙
For me, the ideal is a hybrid that can do my 60 mile commute on battery in winter, and operate on gasoline in rare longer trips when necessary. Current hybrids fall short of this. As far as that 860 mile trip goes, it runs up against the dictum that batteries should not be…
It’s already here
No. But nice try.
I was just thinking about this earlier. Lower the cost and weight of the vehicle. I could personally live with a 150 mile range.
Someone will probably try that out as well …
It makes sense
Amusing. In the time it takes to fill up an 'evil' gasoline powered vehicle, I can get a range of 350 miles and not have to refill for days. According to the article, we should be happy with 100 miles (or less, in cold weather) of EV range that has to be recharged frequently.
Like a golf cart?
I'll buy a PHEV first. I drive less than 30 miles per day and would charge overnight at home. Any long trip I'll put gasoline the tank like everyone else.
Let’s make ones that work for cell phones first.
These researchers don’t live in the real world.
So... An electric golf cart... You're advocating for everyone to drive a golf cart... 🤦🏾♂️
Useless to dangerous in cold weather
Plug-in hybrids have fewer emissions that EVs when accounting for battery mfg
The problem with these “electric solutions” is that they’re only making something new we have to buy. It’s a waste of money for us to buy something that isn’t implemented everywhere. There should have been actual charging stations at all, yes ALL, gas stations.
and probably have faster chances of blowing up.? 🤭
I bet you these researchers either don’t drive a car much or has not driven/owned an electric car for an extended period of time, like 2 yrs or more.
My electric bill to run my house with no heat/AC is already $300 a month. It doubled in September. No way ill buy an electric vehicle. I will ride my friggen lawnmower around town on errands
I wouldn't buy one with less range, why would I.
Smaller batteries mean more mining of elements, more waste when the batteries expire, and more landfill problems. Lithium batteries are not green in any way shape or form. Otherwise, great idea!
Wall Street Journal propping up its establishment friends at Ford and GM because they can’t make good batteries.
Yes...I rarely go over 3 miles distance...seriously. God...I hate nasty british gas stations.
Less car, 30 mile range...mmm. can you say lockdown?
'some people' don't understand the concept. The next article will be about people getting stuck 5 miles from home. 'This is why EVs won't work' Are you out of news to publish?
Research is NOT a fact but just a study. I'll always prefer this... Long live the V8!
Maybe. Most of the time I only drive less than 50 miles in a day, but every couple of months I do several hundreds mile trips. A short range ev would have to be so cheap I could use it as a third car
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