All it's going to take is a breakthru in battery technology. The research money and scientific effort going into battery technology is staggering.
That relates only to charge times and range. But another problem is weather. Cold temperatures (areas with winter) is a BIG problem. And we're back to the laws of Physics. Chemical reactions are affected by temperature. There's no way around that. Battery power PLUMMETS in cold temps.
t's going to happen no matter how much petroleum lovers stomp their feet and say it isnt. There are already batteries in labs that have 2-3 times the capacity of today's best batteries
Capacity is the least of the problems. It's where the energy to CHARGE them is going to come from. Also, the TIME that it takes to charge them is a BIG challenge to overcome. Americans like to travel cross-country. (See my comments about CONTROL later in this post.) EVs simply don't work for that. They work for local commuting, and that's pretty much it.
Gas and diesel powered vehicles are going to be gone in less than 50 years. Even the oil companies know this.
Really? Care to reference such "knowledge" by the oil companies?
Range is a problem that's going to be solved. Saying this isn't going to happen is like the guy who said if ships were meant to have engines, God would not have given us canvas and wind. Internal combustion engine cars are going to be in museums and collectors garages. Gas stations will disappear like hat stores.
LOL! Fantasy, IMO. Technology cannot overcome the laws of Physics. You can't get something (energy) from nothing. Energy cannot be created (more from less). It can only be converted to other forms of energy. It's the FIRST Law of Thermodynamics.
Charging is a different problem. I agree 100% nuclear energy is the only practical answer. I seriously doubt anybody is ever going to build a new coal or gas or oil burning power plant. Those days are over.
Are they over? Hmmmmm....
Germany is not the only European nation restarting coal-fired units to provide more energy security. The UK restarted some coal-fired generation this past summer to cope with rising demand for power during a heat wave. France also restarted a coal-fired power station last winter.
The Netherlands and Austria, too. Look'em all up!
Nukes will make a comeback.
If only. I highly doubt it.
Solar and wind can't deliver enough energy to meet the overall demand.
Aha! At least you recognize that fact. Back to the First Law.
Unicorn farts and rainbows don't have the energy density needed for the HUGE demands we're talking about.
irrational public fear of nuclear,
Yep. We agree on that. But the public is largely irrational. Always has been. Always will be. Look at the recent EGREGIOUS example with the covid hysteria and the BLIND allegiance to the talking heads who brainwashed most of the public. But that's another tangent.
stupid and crooked politicians and regulators that are holding back progress.
True progress is made by a free market. And we're seeing the exact opposite with the current (tyrannically-leaning) gov't trying to FORCE EVs on the market. Their reasons have nothing to do with progress or environmentalism. Just like with anti-2A efforts, it's about CONTROL. With EVs, they can literally control (restrict) our movement with the push of a remote button. THAT'S what it's about.
The ruse about environmentalism and progress is exactly that... a fucking RUSE that is gobbled up by a largely gullible public. I mean come on... who would be against "environmentalism?" Who would be against "saving the planet?" Only a knuckle-dragging Troglodyte, right? Who would be against taking a shot so you don't kill grandma??? What kind of HORRIBLE person would refuse a shot so we can save Grandma?
But, I guess we'll see, eh?
