300Wh per panel and room for 2. so at best you get 600 Watt/hour but in reality heat, shades, angling etc will reduce that to half or less. But lets call it 4kW a day... How large is that battery?
"2.1 sec 0-60" run then dust off a GT-R. Charge only went down from 80 to 79%
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I haven't looked into how many volts vs amps the panels produce. But put them in series and double the voltage, put them parallel and double current. Anyways it stays 600 Wh maximum either way.
Hopefully any buttplugs that purposely drive in an aggressive manner as often highlighted will take themselves out and of course get rid of more EVs in the process. I often see the videos of R/C cars taking on Teslas and truth be told an electric R/C and slot cars are really the ultimate electric rockets all things considered.
You go to the same dang gas stations that I do
Not everyday, but I have several 400-500 miles days in a given month. So while I'm not against electric cars, I still have the need of taking on energy in minutes for another 200-400 miles.
An electric car may/will make sense once either my wife or I retire. But until then, the 5 minute refuel minutes or hours from my home makes more sense.
It's an obstacle that has to be resolved for electric cars to move from 1-2% of annual new car sales to a significant fraction.
I agree with 90% of what you say. An EV does not make sense for you, unless you have another vehicle for tripping.
But you are incorrect in saying that has to be changed for higher adoption. The average distance driven per day is like 30 miles. And if you are right, why is every major manufacturer moving to electric powertrains? Are they stupid? (Don't answer that!)
Are they moving because of consumer demand or regulatory pressure?
Absent regulatory pressure, if they were building e-vehicles then indeed it would be in response to consumer demand.
The distance people travel doesn't matter, it's the perception. There are a number of folks who cannot CURRENTLY use an EV as you suggest. One such population are those who live in urban settings with street parking. They cannot rely upon overnight charging in their garage because they don't have a garage. While my youngest daughter wanted to buy a plug in car, I asked her if there was a charging port on the street outside of her apartment. She answered no and we moved on to looking at used Prius choices.
Not everyone lives in suburbia with a one or more car garage where they can charge.
Folks who live alone can usually afford only one car, so they may have need of a vehicle that refuels/recharges in short time for those occasional trips. Many of these folks are too young to rent a fossil fueled car, so unless sellers are going to offer something to those folks on the occasions they need to go more than 200 miles in a day (or like we did on our vacation 3366 miles over the course of 12 days, or 280 miles each day.)
More have the need than you give credit to. Certainly not every day, but not everyone is a middle aged couple with multiple cars and in single family dwellings.
I have said many times EVs are not for everyone.
I think we are saying the same thing. We may differ on the sets that include folks who can use them.
I simply believe more infrastructure as well as faster charging have to be in place before you will see them break out to be more than 1-2% of car sales absent regulatory intervention.
If the market wanted them, we would already see EV sales at figures 10x where they are today. But price, infrastructure, and yes inertia in the consumer space all hold this number down.
EVs should charge at home by merely parking them. Not to be bothered with plugging in a cable. In Europe you must check your own tire pressure. Who does that? It's equally cumbersome, especially in the rain.
Let me build a solution with contacts rising from the floor, like a car lift. Or like on a Scalectrix car. And every household in the "EV world" should have 380/400Volt 3-Phase, like we have in Germany. The charge time must be under one (short) night.
If you are on a business trip, your hotel must recharge in 5-6 hours. Top up at coffee break and plenty of juice during a 1.5h lunch. Your navi can direct you and plan for you.
That will take a few years to develop.
Let me build a solution with contacts rising from the floor, like a car lift. Or like on a Scalectrix car. And every household in the "EV world" should have 380/400Volt 3-Phase, like we have in Germany. The charge time must be under one (short) night.
If you are on a business trip, your hotel must recharge in 5-6 hours. Top up at coffee break and plenty of juice during a 1.5h lunch. Your navi can direct you and plan for you.
That will take a few years to develop.
EVs ... conditioning people to be more layed back.
Not bad for a one-trick pony.
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