There is quite a push from media on electric vehicles these days.
Most of the proponents are saying its the future, and ICE's (internal combustion engine) days are numbered. That we are going to see an exponential adoption curve, because, everyone wants an EV (electric vehicle). That the only cars in the future will be EVs.
They are assuming everything will remain as it is today:
- That people will live in cities
- That people will drive to work in congested traffic each day
- That people work in those cities.
If you assume these things, then yes, the EV is a wonderful solution. (but not the only one)
However, all of these assumptions are false.
People are leaving the cities for all kinds of reasons.
Mostly it is because the city exists only because of manufacturing.
Everything else in the city is to support that manufacturing.
And when the manufacturing leaves, everything else dries up.
Just like all those ghost towns of forming booming mining towns.
Further people are leaving the cities and suburbs because the quality of life is dropping.
And don't forget, if ever there is a disruption of food, water or electricity, then those cities become prisons fairly quickly, with everyone on death row. People who are survival minded are fleeing the cities too.
This results in the need, and usefulness of an EV dropping drastically.
The EV is great for around town. It sucks out in the rural areas. Almost all of its advantages turn into disadvantages.
Next is the point that people will continue to drive to work.
And we already know this isn't going to last. Not only are the jobs diminishing, the internet has made it possible to work from anywhere. This trend is growing faster than the hyped up curves for EV sales, and so, we will see fewer people driving to work.
Make America Great Again... well, the one thing that America was great at, was the great depression. And, we are about to hit an even greater depression.
In a depression car sales do not go up. And new technology, especially if it is more expensive, tends to have its adoption rates severely impacted.
Lastly, the EV is not a technology in and of itself. The Tesla was built out of book written in the 1970s. It has no new innovations except its flat screen.
When you consider the total emissions and pollution of creating the car, it is far less environmentally friendly than a gas guzzler. If just one magazine did an article about the Lithium mines, and how aweful the condition there are, EV sales would drop like a brick. But, fortunately that stuff is kept out of news.
And when you compare the EV with actual really innovative transport improvements, it is really lack lustre.
Things like running a multi-fuel turbine. Turbines are much more efficient, the problem has always been how to make a transmission that works with an engine that doesn't like changes in speed. But, if you pair up the turbine with a genset, and store the energy in supercapacitors, then we have a hybrid that is much more efficient than anything on the road today.
So, what is the real reason that EVs are being pushed right now?
Well, the same reason smart (dumb spying pieces of shit) appliances are being pushed.
Imagine a world where if you don't pay your license fee, you car doesn't go anywhere.
If you don't pay your traffic tickets, your car doesn't get charged.
And every time you plug your car in, the govern-cement knows exactly where you are.
It is the ultimate in control grid.
Further, since the EV is completely electronic, it is easy for a cop to send a kill signal.
Now you know why so many articles are coming out about how good EVs are.