"There are automobiles, etc. running/operating today that are 100+ years old. I wonder if the circuit boards that control today's automobiles, etc. will be available 100+ years from now?"
Reread what I wrote. I plainly said I wonder if the circuit boards.....
I never said; that I was certain.....
If I am to be quoted, then I should be quoted correctly. I simply asked a question and was not being argumentative.
Sorry magicman, and I didn't think you were being argumentative. I did read your statement as a strong implication that modern electronics wouldn't last.
Every single product ever made has a life cycle and the internal combustion engine is in its late stages. In the not too distant future they will be obsolete. We'll keep a few around for certain things or for nostalgia like we do with horses perhaps but the writing is on the wall and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
This is not a very good argument. There are some things that really don't seem to have a life cycle...for instance, the wheel.
Many proponents of electrification often use your argument, seemingly in some attempt to create a self-fulfilling prophecy they hope will come true.
When it comes to vehicles, I don't see any advantage to electrification. Superlative horsepower and torque numbers are often published, followed by extremely low ranges and towing capacity, making all that power essentially useless.
The transition from horse drawn carriages to gasoline automobiles was different...because the gas automobile was real progress. You could go a lot further; the vehicle never got tired, etc. You could go faster. One gas engine could do the same work as many horses.
Looking at ICE to EV...those advantages don't exist. In fact, there are several key disadvantages. So when folks prattle on about how EV is the future...I guess they must mean some far and distant future where new batteries and more efficient motors are invented that can actually have long range even while working hard, and don't require an hour to recharge.
