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Smooth acceleration is due to no gearing, which means no transmission. Which goes into the next point about maintenance. ICE cars are extremely complicated du
by chillwaves 5y ago
Smooth acceleration is due to no gearing, which means no transmission. Which goes into the next point about maintenance. ICE cars are extremely complicated due to how they transmit power to the wheels. 90% of this is eliminated in electric cars because the motors are at the wheels.
And it's a lot easier to capture pollution at the source of centralized power generation vs hundreds of million of cars, but I am just stating the obvious here.
If anything, your "counter points" -- while acknowledging the tech isn't perfect, are actually making a strong argument for electric cars.
As far as gas vs electric infrastructure it's genuinely perplexing that someone would argue for the former over the latter. For one thing, electricity is a lot more useful than gas! It's also safer, easier and cheaper to transport.
It also exists basically everywhere, even if the current infrastructure is not up to spec, you can still charge an electric car with a regular outlet with no special considerations.
Every thing you are saying is a detraction is really just pointing out solutions that are still in the early stages, but absolutely will get here vs problems we have just accepted from ICE.
- toxik 5y agoNo discussion about EVs is complete without mentioning the batteries. They are extremely environmentally toxic, and get depleted with time. Not good.
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- thatswrong0 5y agoFrom what I’ve read, its cheaper to recycle certain materials from old EV packs than it is to mine new material from the earth. If this is true and continues to be the case, it seems like one of those problems that will luckily solve itself because it is economical.
- tialaramex 5y ago> 90% of this is eliminated in electric cars because the motors are at the wheels. It's not common to put the motors in the wheels.
- oblio 5y agoI'm actually curious about this. I imagine that we're not at that point, and for now electric motors are probably placed somewhere close to the axles, but soon I guess we'll have true 4-wheel drive? As in, a smaller electric motor right next to the wheel?
- jpindar 5y agoSuspension technology has advanced lately, but AFAIK for good handling you still want to keep unsprung weight at a minimum.