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The future of the combustion engine goes up in smoke

After more than 120 years the potential of further development of the combustion engine has been exhausted. Big leaps are no longer to be expected. The poor environmental compatibility and the finiteness of fossil fuels deny it future viability. In contrast – when it comes to storing renewable energies we are only just at the beginning of a steep development.

The hybrid concept – a compromise falls out of time

Before the turn of the millennium, Toyota was producing the first hybrid vehicles in large series. It was an important first step initiating today’s development. After about 150 years of silence, the idea of a passenger car with an electric motor was taken up. Today the hybrid concept has outlived itself under the rapid advances in e-mobility. 100% e-mobility is not only characterized by emission-free energy consumption, but also by a rigorous simplification of the drive. A concept that has both a combustion engine and an electric drive is unnecessary and can now be replaced by pure e-mobility without loss of mobility.

Batteries charge more and more energy

One of the main reasons cited by e-mobility skeptics, the lack of range, is losing momentum. The energy density of the built-in e-mobiles batteries increases with each new generation, their performance has almost doubled in the last ten years. Thus, the range of e-cars increases significantly. In a large-scale Mobile.de survey, 58% of those surveyed found this range to be the most important decision-making basis for buying an e-car. The acceptance grows, it goes up with e-mobility.

Research, development and implementation move on the fast lane

Parallel to the acceptance there are efforts of the industry, to secure availability and better prices. The development of new batteries to increase the attractiveness of e-mobility is the world’s primary research and investment property because of the giga-size of the market. On the consumer side, private charging stations and charging stations in the workplace can be realized without great financial cost. The number of public charging stations is continuously increasing.

It’s the economy, stupid

Who doesn’t know the famous words of Bill Clinton. It is economy and profitability that rule everyday life. The purchase costs of an e-car have decreased significantly in recent years thanks to falling battery prices. This trend is expected to continue. In a few years the purchase price of an e-mobile should come down to that of a classic petrol car. And further more – due to lower usage costs – energy and maintenance – e-cars perform better in terms of total cost of ownership, TCO. So – with an e-car you drive emission-free and in the long run also cheaper.

Inspired by an article in the daily newspaper Tages Anzeiger