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Originally Posted by puma1552
What about the batteries?
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The tech is there. Lithium solid state batteries ... lighter, more powerful, better autonomy, faster charging. What lacks are economies of scales - to make such tech affordable for mass-produced & high-volume cars. That will happen VERY RAPIDLY by 2025 - since carmakers are forced to meet the new environmental standards, and will (all of them) invest al lot to achieve proper economies of scale by that time! Consequently the hi-tech batteries will become (much more) affordable.
Same will happen to CFRP which will become much more used in automotive industry - helping to lower or retain the total vehicle weight despite electric / hybrid powertrain on board.
The electric grid & charging stations are also being under (re)construction & constant update. Electric suppliers, carmakers, municipalities, cites, sates etc all have planes to develop the charging infrastructure in the next years.
Legislators in US, EU & China are pushing & forcing carmakers & their suppliers (eg CFRP, batteries etc) to develop better thing quicker than expected, and produce them at cost-effective levels. Competition among carmakers, battery makers, CF(RP) makers etc also forces all the parties to invest in R&D and new production facilities to gain advantage over the rivals.
So, the development in EVs will be much quicker in the next 10 years than it has been in the last 10 years. Much, much, much quicker & steeper!
Expect an EXPLOSION & REVOLUTION when it comes to (PH)EVs. The next 10 years (and beyond) will be VERY EXCITING era in the automotive industry. The paradigm change is almost here!