I totally agree that using ppl resources thru subsidies is wrong, with that said why do you think it's inferior energy tech?
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Energy density is king. And energy losses are a killer.
Every translation of energy loses efficiency.
ICE >> combusted gasoline into motion (heat loss)
EV >> electricity generated (loss) >> transmitted into line (loss) >> into battery (loss) >> out of battery (loss) >> into motion (loss)
People are think that superior technology always wins. It doesn't. The market wants what the market wants. i.e. BetaMax
In fairness I don’t know if it’s just a logical progress to full electric. What seems to make gasoline powered vehicles attractive is the energy density, even with the inefficiencies of an ICE.
Trust me I used to be a EV maxi and I think battery tech needs to match and exceed hydrocarbon density for it to be market practical (meaning outside of X state banning ICE by 2035 bs).
I also have concerns about charging logistics that probably need to change as well as the cobalt mining practices that seem to hide the pollution and issues in sourcing these.
I could be wrong and even dated on some of these points.
Maybe EVs become the vehicles in urban centers and hydrocarbon and/or hybrids in rural areas.
I see it as perfectly reasonable that gas vehicles will exist in certain scenarios. 🫂