I came to the comments hoping for lots of electric apologists not reading the article and I was not disappointed
As a recap (for those who don't like to read)
- 70% of EV cost comes before the vehicle ever moves and must be recouped over the life of the vehicle (and takes much longer than traditional fuels)
- the energy density & cost of certain fuels is the only reason certain vehicles are able to be profitably operated in the first place
- the only way to create enough energy to match said fuels/demand with electrics (at present) would be to hook up coal or nuclear plants to airports, and even then it'd be expensive as shit
- we basically need a 5x improvement in battery energy density at minimum to even think about profitability, and that's only one of the things that would need to be addressed before it's practically feasible
What do you mean? Virtually no one is arguing that marine or air is viable given current tech.
The article author though demonstrates some clear lack of understanding about more viable tech though, given his absurd assertion about the profitability of EV scooter companies. Ground-based EVs like cars and ebikes are clearly here to stay and are going to replace almost all fossil-fueld based equivalents.
As a recap (for those who don't like to read)
- 70% of EV cost comes before the vehicle ever moves and must be recouped over the life of the vehicle (and takes much longer than traditional fuels)
- the energy density & cost of certain fuels is the only reason certain vehicles are able to be profitably operated in the first place
- the only way to create enough energy to match said fuels/demand with electrics (at present) would be to hook up coal or nuclear plants to airports, and even then it'd be expensive as shit
- we basically need a 5x improvement in battery energy density at minimum to even think about profitability, and that's only one of the things that would need to be addressed before it's practically feasible