The latest cars electric presented on the global market have all shown gods very high values of autonomy. Having crossed the 600 kilometer wall for some sedans, they have recently made themselves known Mercedes EQS with its 780 kilometers of ‘range’ without the need for recharging e Lucid Air, a vehicle ready to challenge Tesla on the American market and able to continue for more 800 kilometers without any problem in terms of battery usage. At the beginning of the last decade, battery-powered cars could count on a very low mileage, and in a very short time Tesla’s efforts on the subject were joined by an increasing number of models presented by traditional houses. There was talk of reload anxiety: it could soon be a forgotten problem as the price list now shows motorists a very wide and varied choice.
However, there is still an indirect difference to be bridged, between electric and endothermic, in terms of autonomy of use. Today, electric cars that outperform petrol and diesel cars all have prices that are not affordable for the majority of motorists. While it is easy to get a ‘fossil’ subcompact with enough fuel to cover long distances, and at an affordable price. However, this is a technical issue that could be solved by fitting more capable batteries, trusting in a market favorable to a reduction in production prices. This is the biggest obstacle for those who deal with electric cars, and currently is the brake on the definitive overtaking.
However, the presence of electric cars with different ranges is also a symptom of greater specialization in the car market. Let’s say, for example, of a driver or a driver who lives in the city: it makes sense, for the aforementioned or for the aforementioned, a bulky car with a large battery, when maybe the kilometers traveled per day are in the order of a few tens? In this case, you can opt for an electric 250-300 km range, with charging at home. Of course, the increase in the cost of energy bills could be a problem, but with certain prices at the distributor there is no question of the absolute convenience of oil at present. And for long journeys? Compared to the past, the rental sector today presents a rather wide variety of offers: for the holiday this formula can also lead to virtuous behavior, for example greater attention to the road.
Returning to very long-range electric, with the increase in columns also in the workplace you can think of planning your travels as a real recharging professional. This is the greatest advantage, in view of the future, that an electric car can aspire to: a recharge at home or at work, while doing something else, avoids a trip to the distributor which inevitably leads to a less captivating use of one’s free time. . We are moving towards an electric freedom of movement that was simply not possible before. “In a few years we will reach an autonomy of 1000 km»Said Francesco Starace, Enel’s chief executive officer last July. There are serious possibilities in this regard, especially thinking about solid state batteries currently under study. With this direction taken by electric cars, the journey to the holiday or work location could be undertaken without particular worries.
In China, unlike Europe, there is also the possibility of doing the so-called ‘battery swap’that is, to completely change the battery at the service station in less than 20 minutes. NIO, in particular, is a brand that focuses heavily on this system. The main flaw of the battery exchange, outside the discharged one, inside the charged one, is the possibility of wasting time in queue waiting for other motorists to do the same operation.
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