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when all the energy is being trasfered to the EVs via electric cables, equals the energy transported via petrol/diesel tankers, the mains electric supply will not handle it as demand increases
 
roker said:
when all the energy is being trasfered to the EVs via electric cables, equals the energy transported via petrol/diesel tankers, the mains electric supply will not handle it as demand increases
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If only we had some way to know this change was coming, 10-15 years out with a steady ramp up so the electricity suppliers could plan and increase capacity. If only some other country had already gone through this conversion so we could learn from them, a Nordic country maybe. Ah safer to just stick to petrol and diesel.
 
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Cheap chargers can have load balancing as well imo. Mine has load balancing, scheduling and auto peak-shaving (11kW) and I paid EUR 400.
 
With VW's new range of solid state batteries due out in 2024 it would be crazy to buy an EV now and the current technology will be hopelessly out of date.
 
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Purple said:
With VW's new range of solid state batteries due out in 2024 it would be crazy to buy an EV now and the current technology will be hopelessly out of date.
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You could say that about every single bit of technology.

If you have an EV now that can cover 4-500k and recharge on a fast charger in less than 30 min and overnight at home what will be hopelessly out of date about it?
 
Blackrock1 said:
You could say that about every single bit of technology.

If you have an EV now that can cover 4-500k and recharge on a fast charger in less than 30 min and overnight at home what will be hopelessly out of date about it?
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The new solid state batteries will have a range of 1000Km and charge to 80% within 15 minutes. They are also safer. It'll probably be three or four years before they are on the market, despite the 2024 target VW have set.
 
Purple said:
The new solid state batteries will have a range of 1000Km and charge to 80% within 15 minutes. They are also safer. It'll probably be three or four years before they are on the market, despite the 2024 target VW have set.
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that still doesnt make a car that can do 500km obsolete and most people fast charge a few times a year, and as you say lets see when these are actually available.
 
Purple said:
The new solid state batteries will have a range of 1000Km and charge to 80% within 15 minutes. They are also safer. It'll probably be three or four years before they are on the market, despite the 2024 target VW have set.
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VW said recently 30% more capacity compared to their current batteries and they'll charge in half the time. Which is still fantastic but I doubt we'll be seeing a 1000km range ID.3, much more likely they'll just put in a smaller lighter solid state battery that will maybe bring down the cost to manufacture?

I'd agree with you though I think these are probably further away than they're letting on. They're still in the research phase and while some articles saying 'starting in 2024', others are saying 'after 2025'. Volumes are presumably going to be small to start with, so I wonder if we'll see them being priced high and put into the higher end vehicles (eTron etc) while liquid continues to be used in cheaper vehicles?
 
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that still doesnt make a car that can do 500km obsolete and most people fast charge a few times a year, and as you say lets see when these are actually available.
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The battery life will be the big issue. At the moment the car is effectively worthless once the battery is out of warranty.
Given that the carbon footprint during production is significantly higher than IC cars their green credentials only come to the fore at they get into high total mileage. Most of that carbon footprint comes from the manufacture of the battery so these new ones may be a game changer in that respect as well.
 
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much more likely they'll just put in a smaller lighter solid state battery that will maybe bring down the cost to manufacture?
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Yeah, I'd agree and that will mean lower selling price with a knock-on devaluation of older second hand cars.
 
sorry what car is worthless when its battery is out of warranty?
 
I'd like to than all the people who have funded the research which is going into my next car.
 
Leo said:
Yeah, I'd agree and that will mean lower selling price with a knock-on devaluation of older second hand cars.
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i wouldnt assume a lower price to manufacture will be a lower price to sell . also new tech is expensive at the start, what you are talking about is probably a decade away before its 'cheap' and at that point there will be something else!
 
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