Are electric cars the future of logistics?

Are electric cars the future of logistics?

Are electric cars the future of logistics?
Trying to find an answer to such a question is worth looking at the history and currently used and alternative drives used in the automotive industry. For over 100 years, we have been observing the dynamic development of the most common internal combustion engines powered by petroleum fuels, ie popular gasoline and diesel.

However, what was interesting at the beginning of the 19th century was the search for solutions related to electric drive - the vehicle of the Hungarian engineer Ányos Jedlik from 1828 was based on the DC engine built by him,

- Thomas Davenport's vehicle from 1834, powered by wire from the local traction network, initiated the later development of the tramway network,

- a Silbrandus Stratingha and Christopher Becker vehicle from 1835 who built an electric vehicle powered by batteries.

The problem at that time was the small range resulting from the small capacity of available batteries and the low speed of the first vehicles ~ 6km / h, although in 1899 the vehicle La Janas Contente overcame the barrier of 100km / h.

What does the development of oil-based engines look like in the same period?

What did the development of petroleum-based engines look like in the same period?
In 1885, German engineer Karl Benz built his three-wheeled vehicle "Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1." powered by gasoline. It is the precursor of today's cars - the vehicle had a one-cylinder, two-stroke 0.75 hp engine. The beginning of the twentieth century in the automotive industry was undoubtedly a period of significant technological development - combustion engines then constituted only 22% of all vehicles and gave way to electric engines used in 38% and steam engines in 40% of vehicles. It is worth noting that all the time innovative solutions were sought for, and so in 1908 Ford Model T, which could be powered by gasoline, ethanol or kerosene, went on sale.

What in that case decided that in the next decades only the development of internal combustion drives was made?

What in that case decided that in the next decades only the development of internal combustion drives was made?
Two important historical events should be recalled here:

- the stock market crash in New York "Black Thursday" and very bad economic situation on the American market in the 1930s. The unemployment rate was 25%, and many investors and banks declared mass bankruptcies. The United States government has prepared a number of laws to improve the situation on the labor market. Put, among others for the development of the biofuels sector - agrol fuel was created for the growth of employment and stimulation of the economy, which consisted of 90% of gasoline and 10% of ethanol obtained from plants, ie maize, wheat and sugar cane.

-  The Second World War. Due to the possibility of widespread use in military vehicles, there has been a rapid development of internal combustion engines. The outbreak of war caused practical abandonment of development works on electric motors.

An attempt to return in the 1950s to the production of new electric cars Henney Kilowatt, despite its many advantages, i.e. a top speed of ~ 100km / h and travel time ~ 1h on a single charge, due to almost double the price and lack of much interest the customer side ended in failure.

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