Well sure. My gas mileage drops when I tow, therefor the EPA sticker on the window doesn’t matter. Mileage and range are always “downhill with the wind at your tail”.
Problem is, with electric, youhave to wonder where to charge up. Imagine towing cross-country. Gas stations galore and five minute fill-ups. Electric recharging centers? Not so much.
That is what the article is about.
One question I do have though, is why don’t these things have generators to charge the batteries while they are moving? Why does it have to be charged off of coal fired and supplied electricity? Am I missing something? Next up: nuclear powered cars. Why not, we have subs that roll this way.
One question I do have though, is why don’t these things have generators to charge the batteries while they are moving?
They call this kind of thing a perpetual motion machine. It's a great idea, but since it violates the laws of physics, it doesn't exist.
why don’t these things have generators to charge the batteries while they are moving? Why does it have to be charged off of coal fired and supplied electricity?
Here's a little known fact for you -
The regular everyday freight trains that you see in the US are electric.
The big diesel engines are generators. The wheels are driven by electric motors. There is no mechanical connection between the engines and the wheels.
Just mount a big enough generator in the bed of your electric pickup, and you won't have to worry about finding electric charging stations. You just have to keep your generator fuelled up.
Generatoors must burn liquid fuel, making an all electric vehicle pointless.
Oh, for sure. That’s the big issue with these things. It’s all bullshit and really just a circle jerk of posturing and virtue signaling. However, I’m a ford guy and I’m hoping to buy a new f150 in the next year or so. I drive 25 miles each way to work. I could put the charging station at work, which has 72 solar panels on the roof. The fully loaded electric truck costs the same as a fully loaded gas version. Hell, I might do it.
Is the recharge gonna be free at work? Then do it!
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