There are plenty of solutions for people who can't charge at home - e.g. in the UK, in some areas every other lamppost on the street has a chargepoint built in
I have an issue with this statement as it gets banded about by the EV fanboys to shut up anyone who says they can't charge up at home. It might work in some areas but its not a solution open to all.Agreed. Public charging is horribly expensive as well. I'm 80% sure my first non-ICE car will be powered by hydrogen because that is better suitable & cheaper for my use compared to BEV. But first long haul trucking needs to accellerate implementing hydrogen fueling stations. Long haul trucks typically have ranges from 1200km to 2500km on a single tank. There is no way to match that using batteries.
charging infrastructure is infeasible for many car owners
think the third world countries where urban population lives predominately in high density residential buildings
CO2 emissions impact of EVs is comparable to impact of vehicles with internal combustion engine.
I agree with the author. ICE vehicles are not going anywhere any time soon.
I presume that is the same speed up hill and down dale
What would the power meter show going at the same speed on the flat with zero wind?
charging infrastructure is infeasible for many car ownersLet say we make fuel 10x more expensive while keeping electricity prices the same, how infeasible would it remain? In the end electricity doesn't compete against the status quo, it competes against compressed hydrogen, liquid hydrogen and synthetic fuel ... none of the alternatives are cheap, the status quo is going bye bye.
There are plenty of solutions for people who can't charge at home - e.g. in the UK, in some areas every other lamppost on the street has a chargepoint built in
I have an issue with this statement as it gets banded about by the EV fanboys to shut up anyone who says they can't charge up at home. It might work in some areas but its not a solution open to all.Agreed. Public charging is horribly expensive as well. I'm 80% sure my first non-ICE car will be powered by hydrogen because that is better suitable & cheaper for my use compared to BEV. But first long haul trucking needs to accellerate implementing hydrogen fueling stations. Long haul trucks typically have ranges from 1200km to 2500km on a single tank. There is no way to match that using batteries.Nobody needs that much range on one charge, due to driver time limitations, provided there is sufficiently fast charging.
Crikey at x2 we are already close to breaking point with it pushing up costs. EV have been spoilt for years with road tax reductions, incentives etc. If they increase fuel prices to offset EV charging points I feel you might have a riot on your hands soon enough. The governments of the world are throwing money at this and many startups are making use if this, some even get attention from Dave.
But first long haul trucking needs to accellerate implementing hydrogen fueling stations. Long haul trucks typically have ranges from 1200km to 2500km on a single tank. There is no way to match that using batteries.Nobody needs that much range on one charge, due to driver time limitations, provided there is sufficiently fast charging.
I have an issue with this statement as it gets banded about by the EV fanboys to shut up anyone who says they can't charge up at home. It might work in some areas but its not a solution open to all.
We have lamposts here, they are all on the other side of the pavement so the cable would have to drape across the pavement. In the past 2 years, 2 new ones have been installed as prior to that 500m has been covered by 1 lamp post. Now that 500m has 3. So 3 lamposts are to charge 17 cars. So though this maybe a solution for some areas its going to be costly to upgrade in my area. The roads and pavements are not wide enough to accommodate it. Though if our parish council have anything to do with it they would much prefer to have the road cleared of cars for it makes it hard for them to drive the luxobarge they have though the village.
But appearantly, hauling the fuel along makes using the truck more efficient.
That is what some truck manufacturers also say about their electric trucks. But I doubt they have been on the road looking at the real life of a trucker. IF it would make sense to have a smaller range for a truck, the diesel tanks would be smaller already. They need to haul all the extra weight along as well. But appearantly, hauling the fuel along makes using the truck more efficient.
Some electric truck manufacturers state that a truck would only need to have about 4.5 hours of range because the driver needs to rest. But the thing is: the driver needs to rest, not work on charging the truck so getting the charging setup (waiting in line, doing the payment, etc) all cuts into driving time. Not rest time!
There are plenty of solutions for people who can't charge at home - e.g. in the UK, in some areas every other lamppost on the street has a chargepoint built in
I have an issue with this statement as it gets banded about by the EV fanboys to shut up anyone who says they can't charge up at home. It might work in some areas but its not a solution open to all.Agreed. Public charging is horribly expensive as well. I'm 80% sure my first non-ICE car will be powered by hydrogen because that is better suitable & cheaper for my use compared to BEV. But first long haul trucking needs to accellerate implementing hydrogen fueling stations. Long haul trucks typically have ranges from 1200km to 2500km on a single tank. There is no way to match that using batteries.Nobody needs that much range on one charge, due to driver time limitations, provided there is sufficiently fast charging.
I may as well take my old ICE vehicle to Costco for gas and get 5 dozen eggs while I'm at it.
Hydrogen is DOA for cars. It’s simply another hydrocarbon
The average daily car distance in the UK is 14 km,
The average daily car distance in the UK is 14 km,That seems low and doesn’t match the data I found in searching. Do you have a different source?
https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/cheap-car-insurance/average-car-mileage-uk says ~20 miles/32 km per day.
Hydrogen is DOA for cars. It’s simply another hydrocarbon
Well, it's actually not.