Electric cars myth: when everyone buys an electric car, there isn't enough electricity to charge them all

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[–]Tums_is_Smut_bkwrds 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

The whole situation is summed up in the one phrase: EVs are toys. People buy them because they are fun to own and make you feel good about yourself. But as Scotty points out the second you have to get serious you will always choose a ICE car.

I have a battery powered dirtbike. It is an absolute blast to ride. I get about 4 hours of riding on a full charge, which is a respectable amount if I'm just screwing around on the trails so I have no complaints. BUT it also means that longer trails that I used to ride on a gas powered dirtbike are no longer an option. I could buy a second battery but 1. they cost about 1/2 price of the bike itself so it's not going to happen, and 2. the batteries are so heavy that it's not practical to carry a spare one like I used to carry spare gas, but even if I did the range is still not that great.

It's a fun toy motorcycle, that's all it is.

[–]proc0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

EV's are one technology breakthrough in batteries away from making gas cars obsolete. EV's are more powerful, break less, and are easier to repair (less moving parts), but the only major drawback is battery technology (charging time, lifespan, relatively risky).

Cars just need a power source to make the wheels turn, and that can come from anywhere. It's important to separate this technological breakthrough from "climate change". We can still have new tech just because it's better and not because the world is about to end. That said, electricity would have to be cheaper and the grid would have to be much more reliable and provide more output, which is doable with nuclear, but that is a different subject matter.

[–]Hoomsns[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As a computer programmer and shadetree hardware engineer, I enjoy simplifying projects..

First, the motor could be a basic 36 volt DC forklift motor, like this:

https://youtu.be/hIshNVQ9M2s

Then, for the battery setup use some large supercars(they would fit into the trunk or pickup bed).

In the beginning of this video, you will see some small D Cell sized caps, but halfway thru the video you will see some larger ones , create an array of these for your battery cell.. hint: these caps have a life expectancy of maybe thirty years.

https://youtu.be/z3x_kYq3mHM

It could charge in a couple minutes, using either 110 volt house current or a small gas engine connected to an alternator.