Ngomsindo ovala izindlebe ezimotweni ezithule ezingakhiphi i-zero, siyakhohlwa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe "obuhlaza", njenganoma iyiphi enye, bungase busebenze kangcono olunye uhlobo lohlelo kunalolo "ezisiphoqelela" ngokucindezela - imoto yangasese ekhishwa yiziro.
Yebo, kuzoba nesikhathi lapho lobu buchwepheshe buzobe sebukhule ngokwanele ukuba bube yisixazululo esingcono kakhulu sayo yonke into, noma cishe yonke into. Kodwa kuze kube yileso sikhathi, bekungeke yini kube ngcono ukuthola imigqomo efanelekile eyengeziwe yalentuthuko?
Kukhona "amagundane aselabhu" amaningi laphaya. Izimoto ukusetshenziswa kwazo okubandakanya imizila ehlelwe ngaphambilini, okwenza kube lula ukubala nokukala izidingo zamandla ukuze zisetshenziswe. Ngokungafani nemoto yangasese, engahlangabezani namaphethini okusetshenziswa avamile futhi kufanele iphendule ezifisweni ezingenasisekelo zomthengi ngezinye izikhathi.
Futhi kungani ingekho ithilamu?
Imizila echazwe ngaphambilini, amabanga amafushane, isivinini esiphansi, inombolo ephezulu yamabhuleki yizimo ezifanele zemoto kagesi. Ngokuqondile uhlobo lokusetshenziswa amabhasi edolobha analo. Sesike sabhekisela lapha ngebhasi likagesi lakwaHyundai, kodwa ngenhlanhla, akulona lodwa.
Ubuwazi ukuthi imoto kagesi enokuzimela kakhulu namuhla ibhasi? I-Proterra, inkampani yezokwakha yaseMelika, yethula ibhasi elikwazi ukuhamba ibanga elingu-1772 km. Kodwa njengoba siyibhasi lasemadolobheni, asiwadingi amanani alolo hlobo lobukhulu - okusho ukuthi amabhethri ambalwa futhi ngenxa yalokho izindleko eziphansi. Uma kunesidingo, iziteshi zokushaja ezisheshayo ezibekwe endaweni efanele zingagcwalisa zonke izidingo zamandla.
Lesi isiphakamiso seNew Flyer, omunye umkhiqizi wamabhasi waseNyakatho Melika, lapho yethula ibhasi layo elisha likagesi, i-Xcelsior CHARGE. Itholakala ekucushweni okuningi, okuhlanganisa amamodeli ashiwo, ivumela ukuzimela kwangempela okungaba ngu-200 km.
Ingakwazi ukuhlonywa ngamasethi amaningana amabhethri asukela ku-600 kWh kuya ku-885 kWh — njengenothi, i-Tesla Model S ihlala ku-100 kWh. Kodwa intshisekelo ilele kolunye uhlobo lwezinombolo, oluthuthukiswe yiNew Flyer.
Ukwehliswa kwezindleko ku-opharetha
Imodeli yakho izoba nempilo ewusizo yeminyaka eyi-12 futhi ngaleso sikhathi uzokonga uphethiloli ofika ku-$400,000, kuze kufike ku-$125,000 wokulungisa kanye nokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa okuphakathi kwamathani ayi-100 kuya kwangu-160 uma kuqhathaniswa nebhasi likadizili.
Mhlawumbe impikiswano eqondile eyaqinisekisa idolobha lase-Los Angeles, e-USA, ukuthi li-ode amayunithi angama-35 ngenketho yokunye amanye angama-65, futhi azojoyina angama-60 asevele ayalwe yi-BYD yaseShayina - ngo-2030 wonke amabhasi kufanele angabikho igesi ekhishwayo.
Futhi abagibeli bayahlomula ngokunethezeka okwengeziwe, kanti i-Xcelsior CHARGE ithule kakhulu kunebhasi likadizili. Nakuba ukuzimela kubonakala kuncishisiwe, I-New Flyer iqinisekisa amahora angu-24 okusetshenziswa sibonga iziteshi zokushaja ngokushesha, okuthi emizuzwini eyisithupha ziqinisekise ukushaja okwanele kwelinye ihora lokusebenzisa. Ukuze ushaje ngokugcwele, kusetshenziswa isistimu eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, amabhethri angashajwa ngokugcwele ngemizuzu engaphezudlwana nje kwengama-90.
Futhi lapha? Kuzoshintshwa nini ukushintshwa kwamabhasi kadizili amaningi ahamba emadolobheni ethu amakhulu?