And what about the bio-hazard of battery disposal? I'm told not to toss dead batteries from a flashlight into my regular trash, but to bring them to my town's hazardous waste center.
It costs me $15 to dispose of a12 volt car battery. How much do they charge to get rid of a car that is a battery?
Ouch that sucks. My car takes over 6 hours to charge at 110v with a regular plug, and it can only go about 17 miles on electricity only.
However, I do think the internal combustion engine is doomed from and engineering perspective. They are hugely complicated and require lots of maintenance when compared to an electric motor. The more complex a system, the less reliable it is. ICEs require air/fuel systems, lubrication systems, cooling system, multiple-gear transmissions, exhaust system, precise electrical spark systems, starting systems. If any one of those systems have a problem, you are likely to be stranded.
Two problems need to be solved for electric cars.
How to extend the range without adding so much weight and volume for the battery.
How to charge as quickly as filling a gas tank, or a system for swapping out batteries at filling stations.
Very agreed. In terms of actual use, I think electric cars have a lot to offer over I.C.E. but, as a way to prevent emissions and pollution? That's not gonna convince me. Nuclear plants at a mass scale is overwhelmingly a top option yet public fear keeps it stymied
What's even funnier is that the generator doesn't have all the emissions equipment a modern car has.
Imagine having a generator in the back of your electric car and worrying about running out of gas. Liberal Logic.
Meanwhile 5 and 6 year old slaves are mining cobalt so these assholes with a savior complex can drive their electric cars...it's disgusting
And what about the bio-hazard of battery disposal? I'm told not to toss dead batteries from a flashlight into my regular trash, but to bring them to my town's hazardous waste center.
It costs me $15 to dispose of a12 volt car battery. How much do they charge to get rid of a car that is a battery?
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Ouch that sucks. My car takes over 6 hours to charge at 110v with a regular plug, and it can only go about 17 miles on electricity only.
However, I do think the internal combustion engine is doomed from and engineering perspective. They are hugely complicated and require lots of maintenance when compared to an electric motor. The more complex a system, the less reliable it is. ICEs require air/fuel systems, lubrication systems, cooling system, multiple-gear transmissions, exhaust system, precise electrical spark systems, starting systems. If any one of those systems have a problem, you are likely to be stranded.
Two problems need to be solved for electric cars.
How to extend the range without adding so much weight and volume for the battery.
How to charge as quickly as filling a gas tank, or a system for swapping out batteries at filling stations.
Another problem that needs to be solved - Electric cars that are not charged by burning fossil fuels. Every 20 miles is another shovel of coal.
Only if you believe that burning coal is a problem that needs to be solved.
I doubt that it is.
I'm all for cleaner energy. I'd support an effort to build more nuke plants, which are much more reliable and efficient than wind and solar.
Nuclear waste is an issue, but so is disposal of toxic chemicals in solar panels and landfills full of carbon fiber wind blades.
Very agreed. In terms of actual use, I think electric cars have a lot to offer over I.C.E. but, as a way to prevent emissions and pollution? That's not gonna convince me. Nuclear plants at a mass scale is overwhelmingly a top option yet public fear keeps it stymied