Electric Cars, EVs in Ireland

A really excellent article by Anthony analysing the current state of EVs  See the Full Article on Mayglass.com

EVs – Problems and Opportunities

Electric Car

Battery Problems on Electric Cars

The basic problem with electric cars is the battery pack. But the problem is not the range of the battery, nor is the problem the lifetime of the battery. The problem is the cost of the replacement of the battery or failed cells in the battery.
We all know about batteries and electric car batteries will be no different than the other batteries in our life. All too often a live battery soon becomes a dead battery. That is one of the facts of life – it is unavoidable.
We all know about batteries, from bicycle light batteries to phone batteries to laptop batteries with work tool batteries in between. How many of us have perfectly good portable tools whose batteries have expired and are no longer available? Are orphans whose parents are kaput!

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