What part of "I DON'T want parts from China" dont the parts guys understand?
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There is a lot of interesting tech advancements for the ICE engines as well, variable compression being just one. And then we have the whole 'carbon neutral fuels' technology on the horizon as well. Making fuel from CO2 drawn right out of the atmosphere.
Electric cars still make up less than 2% of automobile sales here in the US. They are still simply toys for the wealthy, and up-and-comers. Tesla is kinda-sorta coming out with a 'mainstream' electric car, but, pricing is still a bit high for most folks tastes.
A lot of folks are making noise about banning ICE engines, but, so far, no one has actually done it, it's is scheduled for some nebulous 'future'. I am somewhat skeptical that it will actually happen. Those that are talking about it 'soon', (2025, or so) are dramatically underestimating how long it is going to take to build the infrastructure required to go to only electric vehicles. And talk to any long-haul trucker...... They don't see their diesel engines being replaced by electrics any time soon......
Electric cars still make up less than 2% of automobile sales here in the US. They are still simply toys for the wealthy, and up-and-comers. Tesla is kinda-sorta coming out with a 'mainstream' electric car, but, pricing is still a bit high for most folks tastes.
A lot of folks are making noise about banning ICE engines, but, so far, no one has actually done it, it's is scheduled for some nebulous 'future'. I am somewhat skeptical that it will actually happen. Those that are talking about it 'soon', (2025, or so) are dramatically underestimating how long it is going to take to build the infrastructure required to go to only electric vehicles. And talk to any long-haul trucker...... They don't see their diesel engines being replaced by electrics any time soon......
My Mazda CX-5 has a 4 banger SkyActive engine. I'm not sure exactly how that works...yet. It's supposed to run like a Gasser but act like a diesel at times. I know it's a little pocket rocket (how I've managed to avoid a ticket, I don't know) and is really zippy with 25-30 mpg. So gas engines aren't going away. I look for hybrids to be viable but like HeyYou said, range is a problem for pure electric.
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My Mazda CX-5 has a 4 banger SkyActive engine. I'm not sure exactly how that works...yet. It's supposed to run like a Gasser but act like a diesel at times. I know it's a little pocket rocket (how I've managed to avoid a ticket, I don't know) and is really zippy with 25-30 mpg. So gas engines aren't going away. I look for hybrids to be viable but like HeyYou said, range is a problem for pure electric.
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Charging electrics take less of your time than filling up with gasoline, unless you're on a long trip. Hear me out. Say your car has 300 miles of range and you plug it in before you go to sleep.... it charges overnight while you're not using it anyway and you never had to visit a gas station to pump gas, so every day you wake up with 300 miles of range. Keep in mind, you're using only a fraction of the range per day, so the charging will be a quicker top off in most cases.
Teslas have some nice little features, like setting the time your heat/AC can turn on so it can warm or cool the car before you jump in each morning. The added bonus is that it does it on the charger, so it won't sap your battery as much trying to initially overcome extreme temps.
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Lucid air touring will have 517 mile range, supposedly.
Charging electrics take less of your time than filling up with gasoline, unless you're on a long trip. Hear me out. Say your car has 300 miles of range and you plug it in before you go to sleep.... it charges overnight while you're not using it anyway and you never had to visit a gas station to pump gas, so every day you wake up with 300 miles of range. Keep in mind, you're using only a fraction of the range per day, so the charging will be a quicker top off in most cases.
Teslas have some nice little features, like setting the time your heat/AC can turn on so it can warm or cool the car before you jump in each morning. The added bonus is that it does it on the charger, so it won't sap your battery as much trying to initially overcome extreme temps.
Charging electrics take less of your time than filling up with gasoline, unless you're on a long trip. Hear me out. Say your car has 300 miles of range and you plug it in before you go to sleep.... it charges overnight while you're not using it anyway and you never had to visit a gas station to pump gas, so every day you wake up with 300 miles of range. Keep in mind, you're using only a fraction of the range per day, so the charging will be a quicker top off in most cases.
Teslas have some nice little features, like setting the time your heat/AC can turn on so it can warm or cool the car before you jump in each morning. The added bonus is that it does it on the charger, so it won't sap your battery as much trying to initially overcome extreme temps.
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Lucid air touring will have 517 mile range, supposedly.
Charging electrics take less of your time than filling up with gasoline, unless you're on a long trip. Hear me out. Say your car has 300 miles of range and you plug it in before you go to sleep.... it charges overnight while you're not using it anyway and you never had to visit a gas station to pump gas, so every day you wake up with 300 miles of range. Keep in mind, you're using only a fraction of the range per day, so the charging will be a quicker top off in most cases.
Teslas have some nice little features, like setting the time your heat/AC can turn on so it can warm or cool the car before you jump in each morning. The added bonus is that it does it on the charger, so it won't sap your battery as much trying to initially overcome extreme temps.
Charging electrics take less of your time than filling up with gasoline, unless you're on a long trip. Hear me out. Say your car has 300 miles of range and you plug it in before you go to sleep.... it charges overnight while you're not using it anyway and you never had to visit a gas station to pump gas, so every day you wake up with 300 miles of range. Keep in mind, you're using only a fraction of the range per day, so the charging will be a quicker top off in most cases.
Teslas have some nice little features, like setting the time your heat/AC can turn on so it can warm or cool the car before you jump in each morning. The added bonus is that it does it on the charger, so it won't sap your battery as much trying to initially overcome extreme temps.
Short charging tends to shorten battery life. I had my bicycle converted to an E-bike and the guy doing the conversion has done many over the years and he warns against short charging or full charging. Charge at 5% and finish at 80-90%.
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Doesn't that depend a lot on battery chemistry? I know the NiMH batteries didn't like it.... but supposedly, the Li-ion batteries don't care.....