Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat
Although where the power will come from is a reasonable consideration I will 100% assure everybody that the era of the electric vehicle and the COMPLETE demise of the ICE engine is almost upon us. There is no way it is stopping at this point so they will figure out how to get the power that is needed in a very short period. Most people on this forum will see it in their life time. Like it or not that is the way the industry is headed.
|
There is going to need to be a quantum leap in portable electric generation, and energy storage for that to happen. Industrial and agricultural will lag well behind consumer commuter vehicles and even commuter cars will take decades before becoming a majority or large minority of vehicles on the road.
It's taken how many years to come up with a mostly practical, almost mass market personal transportation appliance ? And even then issues remain. Electric semis, combines and dump trucks are going to take even more work and time to become practical for even
most applications.
Just like steam, ICE will probably still be around for a good, long while.