buy brand new car
Storage really isn't the issue. the batteries now go further than any of the gas tanks do (excluding a semi tractor/trailer with hundreds of gallons of gas tank)
are there ones that can be plugged into regular 15-20 amp outlets?
20 grand or maybe 3 times that?
A part replacement costing more than a brand new device seems pretty realistic to me
My point is, a tank of gas doesn't have the same issue as a tank of batteries. A huge part of the population lives where weather isn't kind to batteries. Keeping these batteries in their ideal state takes energy, either from the grid or themselves.
I repect your opinion but I disagree. My daughter worked at a Hospital in San Francisco and EV drivers got free parking with Valets that moved the cars to charging stations when one was finished charging. I most cases it took less than an hour to add 100 miles of range and that means eight or more cars can charge at one charging station in a day. It still takes the same number of overall parking places but the Hospital met their goals to reduce emissions by incentivizing EVs and everyone was happy.
That is a gas car mentality. Most EVs can put several hundred miles on them overnight parked in a garage or the driveway at a home. I own an apartment building and SCE has incentives for adding charging stations at multifamily dwellings. Tesla Superchargers have been very reliable. It is the Electrify America stations and some Blink stations that have been the issue that is getting all the press. Most manufacturers have adopted the Tesla connector and the protocol is very similar. My son in law has already ordered an adaptor for his Ford Lightning and the new models will not need an adaptor because the vehicle receptacle will use the Tesla form factor.
It's not an issue, the battery you get has roughly the same SOH and age as the one that is being removed.
Why shouldn't it be? That's part of the issue. Until EV's are a better option, they aren't going to be willingly accepted.
Why not?
yea you aren't wrong about batteries. There's a reason the labs working on them out number pretty much every other type of technology currently.
Nio EV is a chinese car, not "European."
You are saying I can do that? Count me as surprised.
If we had approached cars with a horse and buggy mentality we would still be feeding horses and sweeping up horse crap in our streets.
I agree on that point but the problem is that they cannot bank on companies having charging systems at work places.
Yes the Gas station Mentality is the problem. I know what your talking about but it's not going to change the general public's perception on the issue. People saw what happened during the Blizzard and they freaked out. People want full tanks and they want them whenever they feel like getting them. Most big cities do not have the ability to put charging stations near everyone's home.
So maybe EVs in the future make sense. For me, the real issue is that the mandates with them on both federal and state levels are before the EVs time. Wouldn't even need mandates if they just let the product sell itself.
So you don't even need to worry about the mechanics of the lifting mechanism
That's the thing I *looove* about toyotas. I keep getting older but they stay the same... uh.... value.
