Are you a native english speaker? It says "there is no evidence is accelerating any faster than it has in the last 100 years" it doesn't say that there has been no advancement in the last 100 years, just that the technology is not accelerating any faster than it has in the last 100 years.
To put battery powered cars in a position where they can replace the current convenience of IC cars we would need battery technology to move on more in a couple of years than it did in the last 100 years. Yes it did advance more quickly in the last few years, but the rate of change of that advancement is not changing. That is to say it is not accelerating any faster, but in order for battery powered EVs to replace IC cars it won't just need to accelerate more quickly it will need a quantum leap.
Hybrids are no replacement at all. If the technology does suddenly make a quantum leap next year you can bet your bottom dollar that you won't be able to get this year's model upgraded to next years tech. Or at least you won't be able to do it without paying out as much as it would cost you to replace your car.
The automotive industry is famous for thinking outside the box, in so much as they come up with pretty impressive concept cars. Unfortunately they have seldom been good at putting those ideas into production.
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Are you a native english speaker? It says "there is no evidence is accelerating any faster than it has in the last 100 years" it doesn't say that there has been no advancement in the last 100 years, just that the technology is not accelerating any faster than it has in the last 100 years.
To put battery powered cars in a position where they can replace the current convenience of IC cars we would need battery technology to move on more in a couple of years than it did in the last 100 years. Yes it did advance more quickly in the last few years, but the rate of change of that advancement is not changing. That is to say it is not accelerating any faster, but in order for battery powered EVs to replace IC cars it won't just need to accelerate more quickly it will need a quantum leap.
Hybrids are no replacement at all. If the technology does suddenly make a quantum leap next year you can bet your bottom dollar that you won't be able to get this year's model upgraded to next years tech. Or at least you won't be able to do it without paying out as much as it would cost you to replace your car.
The automotive industry is famous for thinking outside the box, in so much as they come up with pretty impressive concept cars. Unfortunately they have seldom been good at putting those ideas into production.