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Whenever I spend time abroad I think about the EVs back home and wonder how the hell this will ever see widespread adoption. The sheer number of motorcycles, ca
by thinkingkong 4y ago
Whenever I spend time abroad I think about the EVs back home and wonder how the hell this will ever see widespread adoption. The sheer number of motorcycles, cars, people, lack of infrastructure for batteries and charging systems is totally overwhelming. There doesnt seem any realistic way for these tools to be adopted by the majority of the global population. It doesnt make it useless. But I just cant see a realistic path forward to eletrification of transportation on a global scale.
- kamranjon 4y agoFwiw the U.S. emits the largest volume of CO2 emissions from road transportation worldwide, followed by China. So I think if we can start there, it'd be a huge improvement.
- ghfjvfduk 4y agoAnd yet gasoline cars were adopted despite no gas pumps or wide spread infrastructure.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoFWIW the gasoline cars that "were adopted" had 4:1 compression ratios and could burn anything from alcohol to kerosene to gas.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoMost places have electricity, and electric bikes are already very common in Asia. It seems like a lot easier problem than even just building enough gas stations to keep up with growing developing worlds demand.