(07-10-2022, 01:52 AM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(07-09-2022, 01:24 PM)EricC85 Wrote: I can see the future more EV especially in suburban and city communities. The problem is there's still a massive population in rural communities. I don't even have access to paved roads, the post office doesn't deliver out here we have use a PO box, there's no public utilities and they think I'm going to have somewhere to charge an EV?

The other problem with EV is they're throw away cars. Once that battery depletes few if anyone is going to replace them it's to expensive. All batteries eventually deplete it's just a question of how slow the degrading process is. If EV is the future your EV will become like your iphone, you'll finance it for 3 years by the time it's almost paid off it's outdated and the battery isn't holding a charge so you'll have to upgrade to the next model.

I see hybrids as a more doable future. We've figured out the hybrid cells as an industry and they can gap the bridge from where we are now to where we want to be in the future. Just need to do a better job with the eco turbos those are still giving most manufactures trouble.

Aren't some companies trying to design them to replace battery for a reduced price, and then recycle the battery materials?

Replacing a battery is pretty easy.  The battery pack in an EV is actually a couple hundred smaller battery cells and the cells are often compatible from one manufacturer to another.
Recycling is only a problem because it's not profitable at this time.  It's still cheaper to mine new lithium than it is to recycle old lithium.  This isn't a big deal though.
Landfill waste is by far the least of our environmental problems, and lithium batteries aren't much of a risk in terms of toxicity.

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