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littletriple Member Since: 27 Mar 2014 Location: kent Posts: 226 |
I can't imagine getting any pleasure in owning an electric vehicle. To me it would be purely a means to an end. I know the performance is there (if you can find anywhere left to use it), but the tech is sterile like an electric train or a fan heater. |
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7th Feb 2017 10:40 am |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1053 |
what BossBob said.
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7th Feb 2017 2:02 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
My petrol car can be charged at roughly 32,000 kWh per second! A full charge from relatively empty is about 2,000,000 kWh in about 60 seconds! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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7th Feb 2017 4:23 pm |
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jenks1950 Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Stevenage Posts: 258 |
I think that there is a view that the nature of car ownership will change quite drastically over the next 10 years or so. Less people will own cars in the way that they have over the past 100 odd years. Instead we will be using Uber type taxi services which will be driverless. When you want to go somewhere you just order a car which will appear and take you where you want to go
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7th Feb 2017 4:33 pm |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1053 |
about the same for Hydrogen fuel, all night for electric. Common sense isn't very common. _______________________________ 2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto |
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7th Feb 2017 5:21 pm |
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j77 Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Fife Posts: 2909 |
Come the 1st of April a lot of electric cars will fall in to the £40k tax rule, means year 2-6 is £310 a year. Also Tesla are now charging for there superchargers, one of the motorway charging facilities (forget the companies name) are charging £6 for 30mins which makes a small petrol city car cheaper per mile. Seeing as they don't run on fuel then can't complain about fuel duty, the owners still have to pay their electric bill and the energy companies are putting their prices up faster than the duty on the fuel. Electric will definitely be the way forward for me. Hydrogen fuel cell is ok but I ain't willing to pay £63k for a Toyota, would rather have the Tesla Model 3 for about £30k or Jaguar I-pace for £55k. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200 |
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7th Feb 2017 8:35 pm |
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virtualrog Member Since: 08 Jan 2013 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 27 |
The vision of an electric car future has a few flaws, The idea of solar panels on a car would not generate
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9th Feb 2017 12:53 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
solarpower cars , imagine everyone fighting for the sunny car park spaces whilst the nice shady ones go unwanted.
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9th Feb 2017 3:09 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
The roof rack could not hold enough spare batteries!
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9th Feb 2017 5:36 pm |
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Yorky Bob Member Since: 28 Apr 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4561 |
FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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9th Feb 2017 8:50 pm |
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wurzel153 Member Since: 18 Dec 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 301 |
I considered affordable electric options recently to replace my diesel. In the end I bought a Toyota hybrid. Best compromise. Electric car range not good enough 'yet'. Also my wife can not remember to charge her phone and the kids will trip over the cable so a plug in cars a bit pointless.
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9th Feb 2017 9:21 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Long term I think there will be a way of picking up the electricity on motorways. You'll drive your car to the motorway, then the computer will take over, enabling it to drive much closer to the car in front, and picking up current from the roadway. It will then be fully charged for when you leave the motorway near your destination.
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9th Feb 2017 11:06 pm |
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seriesonenut Member Since: 04 Aug 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 62 |
That's a great idea, sort of a track to run on, what does this remind me of.....have a look at this
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9th Feb 2017 11:21 pm |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
The problem with these high tech batteries is they are using expensive precious metals which are not eco friendly to extract from the earth and will need replacing in 5 years or so.
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10th Feb 2017 12:43 pm |
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