Gates praised tesla motors is great but from zero emissions and distance

On February 15, news, according to a report in Teslarati, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist bill & middot; Gates ( 比尔盖茨) Recent YouTube technology commentator Max & middot; The brown ( Marques Brownlee) Interview, talking about his for tesla electric vehicles and traffic fields such as carbon emissions. In a brief interview, gates praised the tesla electric car is very good. But he also admitted, to make the traffic become more environmentally friendly, have a lot of work to do.

gates is no stranger to tesla motors. As early as in 2016, he was photographed with the seventh eve (science fiction Seveneves) The author Neil & middot; Stephenson ( Neal Stephenson) Common driving tesla Model X. Gates is mentioned in a recent interview the based in silicon valley, the electric car manufacturer, said tesla's cars & other; Amazing & throughout; , at the same time, said the company still has a long way to go. Gates also pointed out that the buyers will soon have more electric cars to choose from.

said gates & other; The tesla electric car is an amazing product, the very popular, but it still account for only a relatively small market share. This is a high price the car, and there is no the federal government's $7500 tax credit, so it makes the tesla situation becomes more difficult. Now, a large number of automakers are added, and partly because of the zero emissions of California, in part because of the electric car has become a popular trend. Soon, there will be many better electric cars to choose from. ”

gates said: & other; The energy needed for passenger car output is lower than the truck. So, even if the truck will eventually use batteries, the challenge is more difficult, because the weight of the truck is much more than passenger cars. For electric passenger cars, they are still the source of carbon emissions because it USES electricity indirect need to carbon emissions. Therefore, only when increase the proportion of electric vehicles to a quite high level, can obtain the zero emissions power source, so that passenger car emissions can be close to zero. ”

although gates on the concerns of the electric car has justified reasons, but it should be noted that the electric car car more environmentally friendly than burning fossil fuels, even if used to recharge their electric power come mainly from coal. Bloomberg that point was emphasized by a recent study, the study concluded that the battery-powered car emissions 40% lower than the internal combustion engine car, even in areas that rely on coal.

gates seems to have underestimated the tesla, etc. The company's progress in battery technology. In the past year, elon & middot; Musk ( Elon Musk) Suggested that tesla is close to cost $100 per KWH battery target, this will help the company's electric car with gasoline-powered cars driving cost balance. Tesla's battery technology has also made progress, the company's upcoming all-electric Semi trucks Semi range is close to 960 kilometers. Battery technology improvements so compelling, even the Nicholas motor ( Nikola Motor) The company also decided to launch a battery-powered trucks.

gates said in an interview, he seems to be still need some time to fully accept this kind of thinking, namely, battery-powered cars will become the world's transition to a sustainable energy potential catalyst. Considering the tesla's progress over the years, Mr Gates accepted electric vehicles may only be a matter of time. （ A little)