You completely misunderstood the reply about the weight of EV's. I don't care about beefier or better components on the car or truck. I care about the physics the heavier vehicle will have on the longevity of the road surface. Heavier cars or trucks apply more friction force on the aggregate and bitumin or Portland cement that makes up the road through the contact of the rubber tire to the roadway surface through turning movements and propelling the vehicle forwards or backwards. (Formula Ff = μ m ag) I am sure Telsa has not been looking into the impacts of heavier cars on the roadway surface for decades. Until they figure it out how to make them lighter, there will be a negative impact to the roads. I could bring up more on the impacts heavier cars and trucks will have on the road, but I am sure my 30+ years designing, inspecting, and constructing roads means nothing to you. Do you still think I don't know what I am talking about?
I understand what you were saying and I agree totally. My post was poorly constructed. Let me try again.
The current and on the horizon EV mfgrs are well aware that batteries in in their current form are heavy. At this time it is a necessary evil. They are also very much aware of the general public's perception of limited range and scarcity of charging stations. The concerns of the people on this forum are the same concerns the vast majority of the general public has.
But...
The end game for EVs is not heavy, short range, environment unfriendly batteries. Battery tech is evolving daily and there are people and entities all over the world making advancements every day. In five years the EVs we have right now will be hopelessly obsolete. But for now they are stepping stones to get there.
In five years the batteries will be smaller and there will be vehicles that will go 1000 miles on a charge. Re-charging times will be greatly reduced. It is going to look a lot different than it does now.
I understand about roadway degradation. I am in farm country and am on the township board. Right now there is a big war going on over the damage the semi trucks running ' super singles ' vs traditional dual tires. The super singles wreck our township roads. Especially overloaded super singles. But that is a different subject for a different day.
EVs are coming. We are in transition. There is much to improve and sort out before widespread adoption will occur. In the end good old fashioned money will be the determining factor.
When it is cheaper to drive an EV than it is to drive an ICE vehicle and the inconveniences are reduced to nothing the transition will occur rather quickly. And every single day that goes by we are getting closer to that tipping point.
