09-01-2016, 12:45 AM
'admin' pid='76127' datel Wrote:But while some doubters of EVs might dismiss such figures, BNEF says EVs will beat the internal-combustion engine on many more fronts than just emissions. As Liebreich writes, EVs “drive more smoothly yet accelerate better, they can be charged at home or at the office, they require much less maintenance, they help solve air quality problems, they improve the energy autonomy of oil-importing countries.” EVs also are “vastly superior” to fossil fuel-powered vehicles when it comes to autonomous driving, infotainment, and other features. “[I]t simply makes no sense to have an inherently analogue power unit – vibrating, volatile-liquid-consuming, hot-polluting-exhaust-producing – at the heart of a fully digital, sensor-pervaded, solid-state-electronics-controlled system,” Liebreich argues.EV Revolution Set To Cripple More Than Just The Oil Industry | OilPrice.com
With 16 months of ownership under my belt I can see electric cars causing yet more unemployment. I've had one trip to the dealer for service...a battery check that took less than 5 minutes. The car wash took longer. Not even an oil change (no oil). My communications/entertainment system will see an upgrade soon. That might give some mechanic a little to do.