the-missile:

Nick, hybrid is good compromise for now but still has only 30kms in full EV range. Even if future hybrid will get more advanced batteries, they will go to 50, 60, 100? Means the full EV will have double or triple range as well as the EV carries much more batteries than hybrid. 

Yesterday in Paris, they announce the restriction for cars with clean tag above 3...for 1 week because of forecasted weather. Government are pushing into that direction. Ads are starting now on TV for EV cars. The ICE banning in cities is very close. 

 

For cities with congestion charges or clean zones, how big is that area? 30-40km range is fully sufficient for driving inside those territories. And as EV proponents claimed, there are plenty of charge spots inside cities that can charge up the batteries while someone is in the office or at a lunch spot. 

Once someone escape those zones, the EV part of the car is not needed.

Say someone lives in New Jersey and works in Manhattan, and say Manhattan is a 'clean' zone. They drive from home on the gas engine, the nonce they crossed the bridge he switched the car to EV mode. Manhattan is 20km top to bottom, 30-40km range is plenty enough to go from one end to the other. 

 

 


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