It's no secret that lithium-ion batteries are at the forefront of modern energy storage and a key driver for electrification efforts worldwide. However, manufacturing them at the...
At the moment, they’ve already shifted to claiming EV cars are worse for the environment…
Yanking on about Towing capacity. They still haven’t worked out that literally so few cars on the road (at least here in Australia), even have a towbar. Even less use it (even during long holidays)…
Range. These guys haven’t worked out yet, that they aren’t going to be driving 16 hrs a day… And, for those applications, if unavoidable, worst case scenario is then Fuel cells.
Ironically, towing capacity is something that EVs have the potential to be better than ICE. They have the torque, and you don’t need a complicated transmission in the drive train being a limiting factor.
You can also put extra battery in whatever you’re towing. It’s extra weight, but if we’re talking highway travel, the weight doesn’t matter much. Air resistance matters more, but you’ve already paid that price by having a trailer at all. High power connection does need to be worked out, though.
I’ve already had these conversations online…
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Range can be quickly resolved by hot-swapping batteries. A company in China, Nio, is already doing it
Ironically, towing capacity is something that EVs have the potential to be better than ICE. They have the torque, and you don’t need a complicated transmission in the drive train being a limiting factor.
You can also put extra battery in whatever you’re towing. It’s extra weight, but if we’re talking highway travel, the weight doesn’t matter much. Air resistance matters more, but you’ve already paid that price by having a trailer at all. High power connection does need to be worked out, though.