Can any company be able to make a gasoline vehicle that can carry 4 person for less than $50k and pass US emission but achieve 100 MPG ?
As of now the best hybrid can do is about 50-52 MPG on highway, a little better in city.
A Physics Professor Emeritus named Richard A. Muller at UC Berkeley said this on Quora forum and reprinted by Newsweek:
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Let me warn you—whenever I write about electric cars I draw furious and angry responses from many people. It is remarkable how deep is the love of the electric car concept, and how many people consider my view to be blasphemy! Many people will argue that I am wrong, or don’t have any vision. I respond by saying that the proponents of electric cars show “optimism bias.” That is, they believe that the serious problems inherent in electric cars will be solved, yet they choose to be pessimistic about similar improvements in gasoline cars (e.g. 100 mpg gas mileage, which are well within the technology).
He said gasoline cars, not hybrids.
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The batteries are too expensive and not decreasing rapidly in price. The expense of running such a car comes from the battery replacement cost, which happens after 500 to 1000 full recharges. (Tesla builds a one-time replacement cost into their initial high price to cover this issue. That keeps the initial cost high.) There is little to no environmental benefit, since in most of the world the electricity is derived from coal. An electric car in China produces more CO2 than does a gasoline car.
Tesla has free 1 time battery replacement for their model S and X ? As far as I know Tesla doesn't provide free battery replacement after bumper to bumper warranty of 5 years unlimited mileage.
Coal power plants are replaced by cleaner power plants everywhere, it is slow now but most countries committed to clean source of power in the future.
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I think we are observing a Ponzi scheme in which companies like Tesla continue to grow because the early investors made money—but only because later investors came in. That will stop, and then the fad will collapse. The subsidies are soon to end. When that happens, and the fad goes away, the electric car enthusiasts have their answer ready: they were driven out of the market by the unexpected and environmentally harmful drop in the price of oil and gas. They will blame the demise of the electric car, once again, on the oil and gas industry.
What did he mean by this sentence "the unexpected and environmentally harmful drop in the price of oil and gas" ?
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I am a real enthusiast for hybrid automobiles, cars that use electricity only for those short moments when it provides a true benefit. I think the hybrid car will be widespread.
Is this true ? A standard hybrid like Prius uses electricity only for those short moments when it provides a true benefit ? I am not talking about plug-in hybrid like Chevy Volt.
http://www.newsweek.com/quora-question-i...an-tesla-476122
Either someone claimed that he is "A Physics Professor at UC Berkeley" or the real Professor is smoking something very unusual.
As of now the best hybrid can do is about 50-52 MPG on highway, a little better in city.
A Physics Professor Emeritus named Richard A. Muller at UC Berkeley said this on Quora forum and reprinted by Newsweek:
Quote:
Let me warn you—whenever I write about electric cars I draw furious and angry responses from many people. It is remarkable how deep is the love of the electric car concept, and how many people consider my view to be blasphemy! Many people will argue that I am wrong, or don’t have any vision. I respond by saying that the proponents of electric cars show “optimism bias.” That is, they believe that the serious problems inherent in electric cars will be solved, yet they choose to be pessimistic about similar improvements in gasoline cars (e.g. 100 mpg gas mileage, which are well within the technology).
He said gasoline cars, not hybrids.
Quote:
The batteries are too expensive and not decreasing rapidly in price. The expense of running such a car comes from the battery replacement cost, which happens after 500 to 1000 full recharges. (Tesla builds a one-time replacement cost into their initial high price to cover this issue. That keeps the initial cost high.) There is little to no environmental benefit, since in most of the world the electricity is derived from coal. An electric car in China produces more CO2 than does a gasoline car.
Tesla has free 1 time battery replacement for their model S and X ? As far as I know Tesla doesn't provide free battery replacement after bumper to bumper warranty of 5 years unlimited mileage.
Coal power plants are replaced by cleaner power plants everywhere, it is slow now but most countries committed to clean source of power in the future.
Quote:
I think we are observing a Ponzi scheme in which companies like Tesla continue to grow because the early investors made money—but only because later investors came in. That will stop, and then the fad will collapse. The subsidies are soon to end. When that happens, and the fad goes away, the electric car enthusiasts have their answer ready: they were driven out of the market by the unexpected and environmentally harmful drop in the price of oil and gas. They will blame the demise of the electric car, once again, on the oil and gas industry.
What did he mean by this sentence "the unexpected and environmentally harmful drop in the price of oil and gas" ?
Quote:
I am a real enthusiast for hybrid automobiles, cars that use electricity only for those short moments when it provides a true benefit. I think the hybrid car will be widespread.
Is this true ? A standard hybrid like Prius uses electricity only for those short moments when it provides a true benefit ? I am not talking about plug-in hybrid like Chevy Volt.
http://www.newsweek.com/quora-question-i...an-tesla-476122
Either someone claimed that he is "A Physics Professor at UC Berkeley" or the real Professor is smoking something very unusual.
