Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I'm glad to see these mandates. Initially I think the challenge is for
manufactures to get high levels of production running. That seems to be
well in progress. Long term, it will probably be battery raw materials.
I hope the technology continues to evolve so that most of the materials
are easy to source or to obtain from the waste stream. And, of course,
better energy and weight density.
I can imagine, not too far off, that an EV will weigh about the same as
an ICE, have extremely rapid recharge, and long range.
I agree, Peri. Mandates are a way to get manufacturers to change. That's
how we got seat belts, pollution controls, better fuel economy, etc.
Otherwise, they would only change something if it increased profits.
I suspect that raw materials won't be a long-term problem once we start
conserving and recycling them. But for now, the attitude is still to
waste them, then throw them away and mine new. That won't last.
I think David hit on the "loophole" in the CA mandate. Petrol-heads will
just buy their ICEs in neighboring states. None of us will live long
enough to see the end of ICEs.
Lee Hart
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