Columbus was slated to get a battery plant a decade ago - they were going to take over most of the space in the old Western Electric facility on Broad Street.
That building was torn down in 2014.
Well - almost 2 decades ago now.
The sad part is EV's aren't a terrible idea. People in big cities can make good use of a car with that range and uses no fuel. But between the push for round pegs in square holes, and battery tech not being there for this to work yet, it's doomed to fail. I want to think the people behind this knew it and planed for it, but they could just as easily be this stupid and are genuinely shocked.
Either way, I legit hope that it is not the end of solar and battery development. It's not the only solution to long term energy independence, but it is a good piece of the puzzle, if idiots can stop weaponizing it.
I've said it before, if I could go buy a 2-seat runabout with a 100 mile range and a side-street speed limit for about 5-6k, I'd go do it right now. Something like that is ideal for rolling around the city.
But not at the 30000+ with barely more range some of those clunkers offer.
Yes, exactly. Something the size of a Fiat or a Smart car with batteries, in a city with lots of solar access like Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, etc. are ideal. But to push that kind of car on someone out in the boonies of the Dakotas, Texas, or Minnesota? You're insane.
It's like the battery tech backing all this renewable shit. We have access to cheap battery tech that would provide near 24/7 energy, including sand/brick batteries, iron rust batteries, and newer calcium ion tech, all which can be built with locally sourced materials for pennies per KWh. But no: They keep falling back on huge battery centers fitted with Lithium Ion. Literally one of the WORST battery types for large storage solutions.
Some ideas from places like India are good ones, like replaceable Aluminum batteries that you go into a place to swap within 5 minutes, and offer 700-1000 miles of range. But god forbid we listen or pay attention to any idea that isn't backed by democrat special interests
A cheap Smart Car with batteries. Exactly. And a swap at 700 miles, assuming self-discharge is low, would keep me going for months.
The issue is, the market isn't organically pushing these and as such they have no interest in addressing market need. The push is entirely about wealth redistribution, propping up China's economy, destroying our economy, and ultimately total control over travel. Which means they've provided every reason to resist EVs and no legitimate reason to support them.
Aptera basically is what your describing, but still in the $30k+ price range.
Solar rechargeable, so ideally you wouldn't need to plug it in as much, assuming you reside in a reasonably sunny region and park outside.
reasonably sunny region
I live in Ohio. The "Sun" is a mythical beast that lives with dragons on the moon.
Remember the timeless philosophical question asked of children who had participated in their friends' bad ideas?
"If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do that, too?"
EVs are just like that. And then everyone jumped off a bridge.
The same could be said for the covid sham. I'm seeing a pattern here..
Hybrid vehicles were the way to go (PHEV) They really fucked up by not developing them more. The Chevy volt was getting there…
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