Electric cars are a joke until someone makes them with universal battery packs that are owner replaceable and commodity priced...like gasoline.
They're built specifically to be the opposite of that.
They're the most unconsumer-friendly vehicles on the road because if anything goes wrong with the powertrain/drivetrain there's almost nothing you could or can do on your own to replace/repair the vehicle.
Yes. I know this. I've been staying since about 1999 that electric cars would be a great 2nd car (for commuting, groceries) IF they were required to use a universal, modular battery pack. Sort of like how regulations exist that keeps gasoline pretty much the same. But no, electric cars are like iPhones. Proprietary and intentionally designed with a short lifecycle.
They ALREADY do. No, not an ICE. And no, not a tesla, nor a EMustang, nor the Hummer or Etron. You can buy an electric car TODAY that has a modular AND universal battery pack. You can fill it up at any compatible station. It's called a mirai, you can even get a few years of power, for Free!
It's a common trend in our society and culture to remove freedom and choice from individuals and concentrate power. This may be a universally human tendency, I don't know. Rest assured though, this trend will continue in EVs, gas engine vehicles, everything.
I bought my Corolla 100k and 5 years ago for $4k. Probably still has a other 250k left on it.
Electric cars are a joke until someone makes them with universal battery packs that are owner replaceable and commodity priced...like gasoline.
They're built specifically to be the opposite of that.
They're the most unconsumer-friendly vehicles on the road because if anything goes wrong with the powertrain/drivetrain there's almost nothing you could or can do on your own to replace/repair the vehicle.
Yes. I know this. I've been staying since about 1999 that electric cars would be a great 2nd car (for commuting, groceries) IF they were required to use a universal, modular battery pack. Sort of like how regulations exist that keeps gasoline pretty much the same. But no, electric cars are like iPhones. Proprietary and intentionally designed with a short lifecycle.
They ALREADY do. No, not an ICE. And no, not a tesla, nor a EMustang, nor the Hummer or Etron. You can buy an electric car TODAY that has a modular AND universal battery pack. You can fill it up at any compatible station. It's called a mirai, you can even get a few years of power, for Free!
That thing is fuel cells!
You can pop the batteries out with that bad boy. Where can you get one?
Electric cars could be so great if every company making them wasn't God awful.
You can buy one from most major auto mfrs. I guess if you hate them all...
Yes
It's a common trend in our society and culture to remove freedom and choice from individuals and concentrate power. This may be a universally human tendency, I don't know. Rest assured though, this trend will continue in EVs, gas engine vehicles, everything.
It costs more than making a new one, thats why eLoN doesnt do it.
Yep no massive government subsidy for fixing your old one.