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In reply to the discussion: The CEO of Ford just perfectly summarized the biggest problem for electric cars [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)You have to invest in the battery tech, in order to make it so they're not so expensive, and they can hold enough juice for at least 300mi of range. Make them fast charging. Tesla has done that. The next step is making them affordable.
On top of that, do what Tesla did - make the cars so fucking sweet that everyone wants one. Electric motors do have an advantage. A motor the size of a basketball can make enough torque (assuming you've got enough batteries) to make your electric car launch itself like a dragster. See Tesla's "Ludicrous Mode."
Next step for Tesla is the Model 3, the more affordable model, which will make use of increased battery production and reduced per-unit cost, thanks to the Gigafactory, and it will be cars like this that will make electrics really take off.