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Multiple non-treehugger analysts like UBS [0] have predicted that upfront price parity between ICE and EVs will be achieved around the middle of this decade. A
by thinkcontext 6y ago
Multiple non-treehugger analysts like UBS [0] have predicted that upfront price parity between ICE and EVs will be achieved around the middle of this decade. Add to that lower fuel and maintenance costs plus the likelihood of a rising carbon price and the economic case becomes even more compelling.
[0] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/22/ubs-predicts-ev-price-parity-in-2024/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/22/ubs-predicts-ev-price-p...
- cbmuser 6y agoGood luck driving through the Siberian taiga or the Arozonian desert with a battery-powered car. Or what about emergency vehicles with electric motors? “We’re sorry, Mr. Miller, we can’t come to your burning house right now, we need to recharge our batteries first.” I’m sorry, but battery-powered cars have a very limited usecase. There is a reason why the vast majority of cars beind sold are still using combustion engines.
- asutekku 6y agoI would say it’s the other way around. Only minority of use cases (like in your example, what’s the ratio of people using vehicles in environments like that) have a need for combustion engine. For most people a vehicle that gets from a point A to point B with the distance being 10-50km is enough. And for that EVs even now are more than adequate. It’s just that there’s always this mythical ”long trip” coming that people use as an excuse for the need of an ICE. vehicle.
- SEJeff 6y agoAnd the Tesla Model S LR has a range of 402 miles, but it is increasing every year. Lucid Motors is coming out with a car that has a 500 mile range. The "omg range is a problem" crowd is in for a rude awakening when you can go further on a single charge than most vehicles can on a single tank of gas.