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mocmoc 4 hours ago

Electric cars is a failed technology. By 2050 it will be gone and remember like the laser disk of cars

tiborsaas 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What failed in the technology?

Because batteries are the only part you can criticize, take a look at the sodium batteries made by CATL:

https://cnevpost.com/2025/12/29/catl-expects-sodium-batterie...

https://carnewschina.com/2025/12/28/catl-confirms-2026-large...

It's a real breakthrough in battery tech. With gasoline you simply can't have this.

nobleach 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't want to pile on you as I see you've already taken a hit - so I'll leave the voting out of this. But consider how many people you knew in the 80s/90s with a Laser Disc player. It was very niche. You likely had one techy nerd friend, or you had a friend that had a dad that was always buying "the next big thing". I think I knew ONE GUY that bought a laser disc player. Contrast that with just Tesla (not even EVs). You likely know 4 or 5 friends or family that own one. The model Y was the best selling vehicle last year. Whether that trend lasts into the 2050s, none of us can know. But calling it a failure? I just don't see it.

tolciho 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Electric cars were a failure, their market share tanked back in the 1910s. So a vague "electric cars failed in the market" is technically true. However, that past failure is quite distinct from the current electric car thing.

Kelteseth 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I will never go back to a ICE car after 30k km of driving an EV

gwbas1c 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The technology is fine, it's the leadership. Plenty of other countries are rolling out EVs fine, we (the US) just can't seem to build out the charging infrastructure or standardize on a charging port.

(And don't forget that Laserdisk was quite successful for what it tried to do, and that when you buy physical videos today, they're in optical disk format.)

mtoner23 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wouldn't be if we could buy byd cars in the US

nutjob2 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Electric car sales keep growing and even their biggest critics agree they are better to drive than ICE cars.