I don’t like electric vehicles because they take maintenance out of the common man or lady’s hand… How many people know how to wind the copper core of an induction motor? I do … I’m an electrical engineer… Its not hard just need the proper tools… How many people have a foundry to make electrical grade copper and separate all the slag for the level of purity you need for the motor in a car… Not the average person…
We have this label and stigma (largely thanks to California) that big oil is BAD but in reality natural gas is extremely clean burning and far more reliable than gasoline or diesel… It can be started like its warm out in the depths of antarctica… Like come on what’s not to love. It release no unburnt hydrocarbons. Its only emissions are water and CO2 and a small tiny amount of NOx which believe it or not in small quantities is a decent thing. Also electric cars have a carbon foot print to make rare earth minerals for batteries… Copper mines for the copper think about it… It doesn’t make much sense really…
I’m an EE and I don’t believe in the electric car craze what does that tell ya… Heck water is a greenhouse gas guys come on lol if we justify things willy nilly without question to the downsides there’s a problem… Nuclear power won’t be good till fusion and won’t be small enough for cars for at least a century… You know
If we in Europe with our extensive natural gas pipe network were to switch to H2 instead of LNG, Fuelcell cars would be an option.
Even better, you could put “H2 Generators” (Electrolosys Columns?) in the base of offshore wind turbines and just put pipes to shore.
I think I just commented about cars being unmaintainable by common folk. I’m strongly against engineering solutions that people can’t maintain and replace. the catalyst on hydrogen fuel cells is easily poisoned… People think to big they need to think simple… Occam’s razor
IMO it is just a nice way to solve two problems in one stroke:
Refueling on H2 takes as long as regular gas
Long distance electricity distribution is a difficult thing (not technically, but because people dislike high voltage cables and transmission lines “near” their house).
The LNG pipelines are there anyway, so why not use them?
True, but what about Rocks, and dirt getting caked on unevenly. They would constantly need to be balanced, or cleaned. Also debris flying out at high speeds should be a concern. I think they’d in close it if they were to release it for cars.
Wouldnt be cost prohibitive to learn it is what im saying…
Not to mention blocks are dime a dozen for a lot of engines… Im saying they are more user serviceable… Electrical is not… its just another way to grab a huge chunk of the average middle class paycheck and well screw them over… its not even a solid investment… 8 years and the battery kaput…
Could write a lengthy thing about why electric cars are a step forward and all.
However, with how little advancements were made towards electric mobility, I have full understanding of everyone who is more than sceptical.
Im not saying electric motors are bad per say im saying what we do now isnt great… we can do CNG as interim for now until we master nuclear fusion and when we make that small enough to fit in the trunk of an engine then we can consider electric propulsion unless we find a way to make batteries leaps and bounds better
if we justify things willy nilly without question to the downsides there’s a problem… Nuclear power won’t be good till fusion and won’t be small enough for cars for at least a century… You know