OT: why do most EV plans involve charging in situ? Replacing a discharged battery with a charged one could be done robotically in 5-10minutes, just like we put another few hundred miles in a tank with ICEs.
People who say "stop, walk around, get lunch and a cup of coffee for the half hour it takes to charge" - charge to 80%, that is - are speaking nonsense. They ignore expectations that are, and will remain, in place because of the superiority of liquid fuel from all but a carbon emissions standpoint. They are also ignoring the second recharge on a long trip, or waiting for someone else, who arrived before you, to complete their half hour. I've driven from upstate NY to GA in a day, and spent less than half, or maybe a quarter of, an hour refueling total. With 250mi initial max range and a half hour to charge to 80% of that, I would spend at least 2h charging, not counting up to another half an hour of waiting per person in front of me at each stop.
EVs will only ever be "the second, expensive, commuter/limited range car that I can charge overnight conveniently at home" until this is fixed. There is a company, (Eneos?) that came out with a battery suitable for this. The only hurdle is the investment in the infrastructure to make it practical, the same as the oil companies buying commercial properties and building service stations to sell gasoline nearly a century ago.
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