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Originally Posted by jamesqf
The problem there is the word IF that you start with. I mean, IF the world was flat, we'd have to worry about falling off the edge, no? But the world is not flat, and BEVs do solve a lot of the problems, or are a necessary part of a full solution.
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Too many people are operating under the assumption that substituting batteries and an electric motor into the type of vehicles that comprise the current vehicle fleet will be a solution. Unfortunately, it will no longer be enough. 20 years ago, maybe that would have been a reasonable thing to aim for. There is no longer time for that to work. If we try, we still end up with an unsustainable transport system, indeed society, in 20 years time.
Put a body on it, mass produce it and Kenny's vehicle is closer to what is needed. That makes building the battery manufacturing capacity about 2 orders of magnitude easier as well.