Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - The Slow Death of the Internal Combustion Engine

RedDevil · 02-23-2019, 05:31 PM

Anyway, about that slow death...
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/23...sh-gasmobiles/

Electric lighting was more expensive than gas lighting, but after a gradual start it zapped them off the market.
Black and white TV's were cheaper than color TV's but disappeared.
You hardly see non-smart mobile phones anymore, even though they are still cheaper and only need charging once in a few weeks.

How long will it take for cars? When will EV's become disruptive?

Disruptive technologies bring new market leaders out of nothing.
PC's paved the way for Microsoft.
Internet shopping gave us Amazon.
The internet as a whole: Google, Facebook, etc.
Apple was all but dead, but the iPod and iPhone made them one of the biggest companies in the world.
Many of today's biggest companies got there by riding the surf of disruptive technology.

Afterwards it is easy to recognize what caused them to be so successful.
At the time many predicted they'd struggle to survive, and nobody noticed the huge potential.
It is happening again, this time it is EVs and Tesla.

02-23-2019, 05:31 PM	#78 (permalink)
RedDevil Master EcoWalker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Posts: 3,999 Red Devil - '11 Honda Insight Elegance Team Honda 90 day: 53.95 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,714 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,455 Posts	Anyway, about that slow death... https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/23...sh-gasmobiles/ Electric lighting was more expensive than gas lighting, but after a gradual start it zapped them off the market. Black and white TV's were cheaper than color TV's but disappeared. You hardly see non-smart mobile phones anymore, even though they are still cheaper and only need charging once in a few weeks. How long will it take for cars? When will EV's become disruptive? Disruptive technologies bring new market leaders out of nothing. PC's paved the way for Microsoft. Internet shopping gave us Amazon. The internet as a whole: Google, Facebook, etc. Apple was all but dead, but the iPod and iPhone made them one of the biggest companies in the world. Many of today's biggest companies got there by riding the surf of disruptive technology. Afterwards it is easy to recognize what caused them to be so successful. At the time many predicted they'd struggle to survive, and nobody noticed the huge potential. It is happening again, this time it is EVs and Tesla. __________________ 2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut. lifetime FE over 0.2 Gmeter or 0.13 Mmile. For confirmation go to people just like you. For education go to people unlike yourself. Last edited by RedDevil; 02-23-2019 at 05:49 PM..