the idea has already been around for at least 5-10 years, and i agree in another ten years the tech should advance enough to make them a common thing. what cant be accounted for is the government and oil companies, who wont want an influx of electric cars (i believe the majority of self drive vehicles are sustainable). depends how the next election goes.
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Actually I think the government is actually helping a lot electric cars. If you look at Tesla they rely a lot on Tax subsidies to make their electric car business model sustainable. For example, if someone owns a Tesla, I believe (if I am not mistaken), re-charging his car batteries are made "free" or very cheap thanks to tax subsidies. Also, I really really like electric cars (Tesla is one of my dream cars) but I don't know if they are completely sustainable as for instance batteries rely on heavy mining and pollution.
But yeah you're right it will be very exciting to see how things turn out in the future, especially with the election.
yes but tax subsidies from who? and for what?
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/18/tesla-subsidized-whats-truth-claims-tesla-spacex-elon-musk-wealth-exist-subsidies/
So in the article you sent it says:
-"the companies in question could very well have remained viable simply by expanding more slowly than they have — the support programs are mostly a means of increasing the rate of development/growth. " I find it rather subjective, as he is not backing that up by any rational analysis or source.
-"he federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credit — applies to the first 200,000 electric vehicles sold by a manufacturer, and thereafter phases out. In other words, after the sale of 200,000 units, it becomes a liability for the company in question" I did not know that actually, so it is good to know. But still I think it proves that the government has been trying to help electric cars move forward.
-"he form of “subsidization” that most people are probably referring to — again, even if they don’t know the specifics — are the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program loans that Tesla, Ford, Nissan, and Fisker were granted roughly a decade ago" this also shows that the government is trying to help electric cars.
-" It should be realized, though, that the solar incentives on offer are vastly eclipsed by the subsidies that the US fossil fuel industry receives — and also that the solar credits in question are due to expire before too long as well." I did not know about that either, so I need to educate myself about that.
Yeah it is a helpful article, it has some information that I did not know.
i think some facets of the government are in place to help, while other facets are there to destroy innovation, for example the latest fiasco making it difficult to power your home with solar energy. given the path government has been going down, im not holding my breathe that battery subsidies will stay
I see I see, yeah what you are saying makes sense. But either way I think that the most advanced technology for solar energy is not in the US but in Northern European countries. There is a Swedish company called Solarus that makes the most advanced solar panel. Indeed they are more efficient than even Tesla and solar city panels.
Here is the link:
https://solarus.com
ooh i know its more that even if we bought it we could not use it to go off grid, which i see as a dangerous trend in the US. the government wants to regulate everything so that they keep money in their coffers and that includes making citizens dependent on the grid for electric, gas and oil.
Yeah, unfortunately :(