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What technological advances have made electric cars more realistic today?
Growing up, I remember watching shows that only imagined cars this advanced. What technological advances have made the concept of electric cars more of a reality today?
Marlee John · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
It was cool when shows did their best to imagine the future, but it’s even cooler now that the future is here! Some technological advances that are making a switch to EVs more realistic are things such as bidirectional charging, improved infrastructure, battery technology, and more.
Early EV batteries were not able to hold as much charge meaning that the cars had significantly shorter ranges than the cars today.
In 2010, Nissan released the Leaf which, at that time had a driving range of about 100 miles (160 km). One of the more recent Leaf models has a range double that at 215 miles (346 km).
Many countries are investing millions, if not billions, of dollars into developing better infrastructure. Some cities in California and the UK have streetlamp charging stations!
One of the next big things to hit the market is bi-directional charging: charging that goes both ways. We are used to EVs pulling electricity from the grid, but if EVs could help power both your home and the grid at high-energy-usage times, it may be a better use of the time your car sits in the garage fully charged.
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