Why Is It Important?
The Commercial Benefits
eLinkAir provides values to several entities:
The end-user – private eCar owner:
New electric car will be cheaper by several thousand dollars (including the eLinkAir).
On eHighways the driver will be able to drive hundreds of kilometers without stop for recharge.
The cost per KWh on eHighway will be cheaper than in charging station.
The insurance and cost of replacement for the battery will be cheaper.
The car manufacturer:
- Smaller batteries mean less headache in sourcing the materials for them.
- The car will be lighter by several hundred kilograms.
- The price of the eCar will become more competitive vis-à-vis combustion engine car.
Environment and Public Health
The damages costs of pollution from fossil-fuel vehicles are enormous. Studies show that annual cost of damages from transportation pollution in the OECD amount to 1.7 Trillion dollars. These costs include medical expenses of treatment for many illnesses that evolve from respiration of polluted air in the cities, and restoration expenses for buildings, infrastructure and vegetation that are damaged by soot and acidic atmosphere.
Such costs will be reduced dramatically when most of the transportation will become electric. It will reduce the budgets of the municipalities, reduce the budget of the public health and health-insurances, and generally improve the standard of living. The sooner- the better!