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from the plugging-electrics-at-an-auto-show dept.
Global automakers are showing off new electric vehicles at the Paris auto show as they look ahead to a world of tighter environmental standards and brace for rapid changes in technology.
Volkswagen, trying to recover from revelations some of its diesel cars pollute far more than is allowed, displayed the I.D, a battery-powered compact it says will sell for about what a fully equipped Golf diesel does when a production version eventually goes on the market in 2020.
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz luxury brand unveiled a new battery-powered SUV dubbed the EQ, a concept vehicle that gives an idea of what future offerings might look like.
CEO Dieter Zetsche, dressed in faded jeans and sneakers more reminiscent of Silicon Valley executives than the more formal auto industry, said the company aimed to bring out 10 fully electric vehicles by 2025. It wants to have electrics make up 15-25 percent of global sales by then—depending, he added, on the "continued development of infrastructure and customer preferences."
Do any Soylentils have an electric car? What do you like, and dislike, about it?
(Score: 2) by quintessence on Friday September 30 2016, @06:27AM
You have block warmers for IC engines in very cold temperatures. I've read there is advanced battery monitoring to keep it within an acceptable temperature range for EVs. You're at least starting to see infrastructure to support EVs beyond living in major metropolitan areas.
What concerns me is that you haven't seen so much of a dent in obvious markets like trucking.
It would seem somebody like UPS would be very interested in lowering their operating costs, have exact routes they travel daily, and not so much as a peep in converting their existing fleet.
Until then, I find it hard to accept EVs as anything more than novelty. Maybe when my current ride is beyond repair, but I see no benefit in trading up.