[truckster]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

I'm betting money that when gasoline use as a fuel for motor vehicles began, there was the same sort of resistance, and quite possibly worse. Difference is that batteries carry both fuel and oxidizer together, so the oxidizer can't be easily separated. That's a hurdle that probably can't ever be jumped.

Back then, the federal government wasn't telling people they had to give up their horses and buy automobiles.

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Back then, the resistance to the internal combustion engine was that they were loud, smelly, and ran on flammable fuel.

The resistance to electric vehicles was that they were heavy, took time to recharge and had limited range.

And here we are, 120 years later, having the same conversations.

I guess steam is off the table, so we've knocked that one out.

K

There is still research being conducted on steam engines. They offer several advantages: they require no clutch or gearbox and provide gobs of torque (similar to electric) and they can be run on almost any type of fuel.