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Cars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW boss
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Depends what you mean by "better" I suppose. Riding a horse is more enjoyable for me. Car is more efficient for long distance travel. I pretty much never drive a car for pleasure though.
I mean, kinda same, driving a gas car for pleasure or certain niche uses is great but practically it's a huge waste of money and resources for a daily driver. Same as horses. I think the analogy works.
I guess my point was, better for what?
Travelling? Definitely not. Hard to beat a minute or two to fill your tank and get back on the road.
Daily commuting? Probably, I'd say this is probably the sweet spot for EVs. Charge overnight and you're good for your commute.
Fun? Definitely better options available, and even when sticking to cars while the EVs tend to have better acceleration, pumping fake engine noises through a speaker is just fucking weird lol.
I could see them taking the fun vehicle spot if people don't care as much about the fake noises, but the long distance one is gonna be a tough nut to crack without significant increases in battery tech to either get to the point where charging is absurdly fast or battery capacity is capable of going 8+ hours along with much more widespread charger access.
I personally think we'll eventually see swappable batteries but who knows. I also think that won't happen for like 25 years from now or more but I think that's a solution to the limitations of charging tech.
Who knows, for most people most of the time EV is a better choice. I know the way I normally use my car an EV would work fine as a replacement.
It'll be interesting to see how it all develops. I do wish we focused less on cars and more on better infrastructure for moving people around. I think cars are just inherently inefficient but since our societal infrastructure is heavily centered around them I think they're going to be around for awhile.
Swappable batteries would be cool, though it would be a significant redesign from our current EV designs. Not insurmountable though. Do it propane tank style maybe? Put your drained battery in a receptacle, pay, get charged battery, continue. That would definitely solve the main area where ICE currently can't be beat by EVs.
Big issue with EVs as daily commuters are with apartment / condo dwellers. Typically there is little to no charging infrastructure available to them for overnight charging like a home owner can. Again though, not insurmountable, though I suspect harder to get uptake on comprehensively than the swappable batteries would be, and the swappable batteries would already solve the issue anyway.
But yeah, I'm a big supporter of public transit and alternative transport. Sucks that we spend so much time and money investing into car centric planning. Love the 15-minute city concept, with everything walkable within 15 minutes of a passenger rail stop where the train comes regularly and often. It's more complex than that, but yeah.
I really can’t say I know anybody who drives a car purely for pleasure.
I had a RSX type-s, loved that car used to just take drives in it.
Sure, but sometimes people will drive for pleasure, particularly in the summer with sports cars and the like. But typically those people have never ridden a horse or motorcycle, which are, imo, far better suited for pleasure riding.