01-26-2021, 01:07 PM
Speedy wrote:
[quote=Don C]
Schumer was talking to Rachel tonight and talked about a federal initiative supporting electric vehicles with the goal of replacing internal combustion by 2030 or 2040. Part of the initiative is building recharging stations throughout the country so that the fear of losing power a long way from the nearest station would be removed.
Not sure if that works completely. Refilling a gas tank takes 5 - 10 minutes; recharging batteries is quite a bit longer than that and folks on a trip might not be willing to wait. Also the turnover time at the "pump" is very different, even for a 30 minute charge so a lot more stations would be necessary than current pumps.
That said, if I were in the market for a car right now I would consider that one car would be electric.
I have no doubt there will be technical advances that will make a recharge happen as fast as filling a gas tank is now.
While improving power-density and the durability/lifespan is still a poser, rapid-charging is easily within reach. Within 5 years there will be cars that can plug in at a quick-charge station and get a 50% charge in 5 minutes or so. These germanium and silicon battery packs have already been produced for automobiles in small runs.
Not saying that they'll be prevalent. Just that they'll be available. Could take 15-20 years from there for the tech to trickle down within reach of the average consumer.
Quick-charging to the full capacity of the battery-pack is still elusive.