I think they would have much more success pushing hybrids first.
I for one will be looking at a hybrid for my next car. More than likely the Hyundai Tuscon 48V.
Electric motor for pootling around town (emission free)
Don't want to keep banging on but.... not emission free.
Quote Don't want to keep banging on but.... not emission free.Please explain why not.
The electricity is generated somewhere that creates emissions (burning fuel, build and decommission of the power station/wind turbine etc)The build and transportation of the car/bikeDisposal of the car/bike All of the above create emissions its just the greeny people like their car to not produce gas as it moves around the town centre and countryside.
The electricity is generated somewhere that creates emissions (burning fuel, build and decommission of the power station/wind turbine etc)The build and transportation of the car/bikeDisposal of the car/bikeAll of the above create emissions its just the greeny people like their car to not produce gas as it moves around the town centre and countryside.
Aye Mtread it will be a Mobility Scooter for you by the time the country does away with combustion engines.
Anyone know what the heaters are like in fully electric cars?. You've not got any hot water have you?.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 12 December 2019, 11:37:11 amAnyone know what the heaters are like in fully electric cars?. You've not got any hot water have you?. Here
Quote from: YamFazFan on 12 December 2019, 11:37:11 amAnyone know what the heaters are like in fully electric cars?. You've not got any hot water have you?. Even my 7 year old Audi (and a Saab I had 20 year ago) had electric heating for cold days so you can demist the windscreen immediately and get nice warm air within 1 min of getting in the car
QuoteDon't want to keep banging on but.... not emission free.So yes electric cars are essentially emission free.
This will be (near) silent to other motorists - even currently, with the aid of a noisy exhaust, motorcyclists are still mostly 'invisible' to other road users.The NOISE of a motorcycle in the blindspot of a car is your only hope the driver isn't about to pull out into you! So without any noise factor to alert the senses to our presence, what is being done to make these silent motorcycles more noticeable on the roads!?
At the moment, there are always plenty of free charging points but if I have to queue for 40 minutes before I can get on the charger then we are looking at 1.5 hours more for my journey.Now, why would I want an all electric car?
No they are not.Electric motors emit heat and noise while in use, batteries emit heat - hence not emission free. It's not wise to discount heat emissions - global warming is upon us and millions of running engines or electric motors do not help. I don't know which runs cooler, I suspect an electric setup runs significantly cooler than an equivalent powered fossil fuel engine so perhaps there's a step in the right direction there.That's just the power unit however. The rest of the vehicle emits brake dust particles, tyre rubber particles, light emissions (not to be discounted lightly either) while in use. There's also consumables to consider - bearings, fluids, shocks etc. that are replaced during the working life of a vehicle.As stated above the electricity powering the vehicle does not materialise by magic, it comes at a cost. The same is true for vehicle manufacture and decommission, it is considered that these two parts of vehicle life contribute up to 90% (!) of total pollutants during the life of a vehicle. (This is difficult to measure apparently.) (The amount of virgin natural resources consumed to make one vehicle is depressing.)To say that a vehicle is emissions free is just plain wrong. Electric vehicles are tail pipe emissions free, that's more accurate.
To say that a vehicle is emissions free is just plain wrong. Electric vehicles are tail pipe emissions free, that's more accurate.