Next generation (2025, 2026+) BEVs will be the tipping point for the auto industry.

When BEVs have 500 mile+ per charge capacity, charging infrastructure becomes abundant, and 350kW+ charging is ubiquitous (<15 min recharges), there will no longer be any value proposition for ICEs whatsoever (outside of hobbyists).

Amazing how fast the change is happening.

Agree or disagree?

  • mastrdestruktun@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    So why wouldn’t you want all that, if weight and cost weren’t issues?

    Obviously you would want all that if weight and cost weren’t issues. The question is, do you think the tipping point won’t come until then? Because weight and cost are going to continue to be issues for years, maybe decades.

    • Lorax91@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The question is, do you think the tipping point won’t come until then?

      Good point. Given current trends, I’ll say that charging infrastructure is more important now than any pending improvements in battery technology. An affordable 500km EV would work for most people if they can count on finding chargers when and where they need them.

      In the US, we’ll be scrambling to keep up with charger demand for the foreseeable future, so long-range EVs will remain a useful option for those who can afford them.