If you’ve ever seeb a lithium battery explode you would appreciate the difference.
An emp won’t do anything to batteries.
I really don’t have a dog in the race between internal combustion and electric cars. However again an EMP won’t do anything to a battery.
We’ve been driving for about 100 years with a bomb strapped the the bottom of our cars but now batteries are a problem all of the sudden.
The problem with the debate of internal combustion versus electric vehicles ends up being one of politics or whatever side you are ingrained in.
Unfortunately it doesn’t have to be that way. Just like you can have a stick shift or automatic, you can have an electric or an internal combustion engine. But as soon as somebody takes a side they automatically start bashing the other one. Just like everything else both types of vehicles have their positives and their negatives.
In my opinion and electric motor is a way more efficient and smarter way to be transported in. They have elevator motors in skyscrapers that have been working for like over 60 years.
However, if I run out of gas I can walk or get a ride to a gas station get like 2 gallons and I’m good but if I run out of charge I’m basically screwed cause I can’t put a 2000 lb battery on my shoulder. Also, if I put a full tank of gas I know exactly how many miles I’m going to get more or less every time. But the more I use an EV you’re technically losing range every time you use it. Also, even if I buy the most high end Ferrari I’m sure I can find some shop somewhere they can at least do an oil change on it or do some basic maintenance. I Can go to auto zone and buy spark plugs and brake pads. I think AutoZone is starting to carry some stuff for Teslas but I don’t know how their warranty likes the owners to do maintenance outside their shops.
I have a 2005 Acura TL with almost 300k in it. I wonder what the range would be for a Tesla with 300k on the battery.
Granted most people don’t keep a car that long.
There is also the charging time compared to just tanking.
But again in its most simplest form an electric motor is just so much more elegant. Fewer moving parts heat maintenance etc. etc. Unfortunately we have over 100 years of established infrastructure, culture, logistics and just overall convenience of an internal combustion engine.
However, It’s actually quicker to change out a Tesla battery than it is to charge it completely and even faster than putting in a tank of gas.
Maybe instead of charging the battery they should just switch out batteries for charged ones.