Enjoyed this about electric cars and one of the "not main" parts of the country...
Not really sure what you're finding so many holes in, molgrips, but come back with useful information backed up with sources of repute and I'll be grateful for your input.
I'll watch the video above later, busy now.
Hydrogen is still a fossil fuel and is nowhere near as safe or efficient as electricity. Also you'd need to fill up at a station rather than at home.
Lets face it, we think it's "strange" to buy and EV that has a potential daily range limitation of around 80miles and yet no blinks an eyelid as they drive a 2 tonne 4x4 300 yards to the shop to buy a small loaf of bread...........
Very, very soon indeed that will change. Anyone who drives a car in the UK can see the huge burden being put on our (limited) transport infrastructure (rush hr is now pretty much 12hrs a day!)
So, make the most of your current incredible personal transport freedom. It can't last............
Had to take some plates over to our printers in our other unit today, and there was a black Tesla P85 parked outside a vehicle parts supplier, so had a good shufti at it. Nice clean lines, back end reminds me very much of an Aston Martin, but with four doors. Inside was a bit strange; huge touch-screen in the centre of the dash is eye-catching, but oddest was the centre console: no transmission tunnel, and no gear-stick or handbrake, looked very empty!
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/manufacturing-lithium-ion-battery-half-cost-0623
Good news everyone!
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I've been watching this for a while. A couple of things:
A) Scotland has committed to carbon free road transport by 2050. Recognising that electric vehicles are expensive they government is facilitating car clubs so that people have access to electric cars without the expense of owning them. [url= http://www.carplus.org.uk/projects/car-clubs-in-scotland/ ]Car clubs in Scotland info.[/url]
B) The investment in battery technology is happing - Tesla is competing (l[url= https://www.directgap.co.uk/insurance/lithium-the-new-driving-force/ ]ike this[/url]) with [url= http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/13/business/international/vincent-bollores-long-bet-on-solid-state-batteries-for-electric-cars.html ]Bollore[/url] (who set up the Autolib electric car club in Paris which has taken an estimated 30,000 cars off Paris streets)
C) The internal combustion engine won the race for 90 years because of Ford and mass production (Americans propagating German technology). Back in at the dawn of the car, Brits pioneered steam, the US pioneered electric and the Germans went for petrol. [url= https://www.directgap.co.uk/insurance/the-betamax-effect-reflections-on-the-development-of-engines/ ]In my opinion[/url].
I think there's only one direction of travel now, and that's away from fossil fuel.
Thanks for that, Clover [not least because I suspect that info will end up in my work 🙂 ]
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NB - the Amazon was big at 1100 kg
I'd be feeling a lot more positive about Tesla if they weren't so expensive.[\quote]
I think Tesla have been smart. Leverage the upper price scale of their first car towards the luxury market and develop the excitement in the marketplace, install their own infrastructure, and develop/refine their tech. With a smaller car coming, it will be far cheaper and probably do rather well.
You can drive new York to LA using super charger stations at zero recharge cost! That's part of what you pay for. They are also developing battery swap locations where you get your whole battery bank swapped in less time than it takes to fill a tank with petrol. You will also likely be able to power your home by your car and your car by your solar home at some point.
Expensive model s.. Yes, but you're not just buying the car, you're buying into elon musks vision, which is pretty damn good.
Hydrogen is still a fossil fuel and is nowhere near as safe or efficient as electricity. Also you'd need to fill up at a station rather than at home.
Hydrogen is not a fossil fuel.
Hydrogen can be produced on a small or large scale. Anything from a fuel cell the size of your computer printer to a factory.
Hydrogen is usually produced from water using electricity which can be from renewable sources.
Hydrogen is an inflamable liquid/gas but no more dangerous than say LPG.
I visited a house in Freiburg, Germany which runs on hydrogen produced by a fuel cell powered by solar panels. The hydrogen is then stored on site in a big tank with enough capacity to cover long cloudy periods.
Had to google that 'twizy' thing. Jeez that thing hit all the branches when it fell out of the ugly tree. But you know what really spoils it; only one seat. Ridiculous for the footprint.
only one seat
Two, though getting into the back one is only for the young and supple.
And once again that proves my point about marketing/taste over use. Form over function is madness for such a vehicle.
V8, Google the Strati, it's a 3d printed body for the Twizy running gear, if you really want you can have that vehicle look just about however you want.
