Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

[handdrummer]

i had hoped that ASEAN and trade agreements would reduce import duties. Wishful thinking.

[KhunLA]

Simply highlights the lack of any gov't incentives for alternative energy sources and use of.

Oil & fossil fuels are still king with the corporate elite, with way too much control.

[lindosfan1]

The latest on electriic cars. From the daily fail
A finnish man blew up his 2012 tesla after being told he had to pay £17,000 for new batteries.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... nland.html

[STEVE G]

I saw a Tesla 3 driving down Petchakasem last weekend.

[pharvey]

The latest on electriic cars. From the daily fail
A finnish man blew up his 2012 tesla after being told he had to pay £17,000 for new batteries.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... nland.html

Come on lindos - it's the festive season..... Stop picking on Tesla

[PeteC]

What did he expect after almost 10 years.

[pharvey]

What did he expect after almost 10 years.

We're heading in the right direction with EV's IMO, but we're a long way off yet with regards to batteries - beit longevity, reliability or materials of construction.

Costs in the UK at least are completely prohibitive... Santa will hopefully be sticking to his reindeers regardless of the methane

[Dannie Boy]

One thing is almost guaranteed, the developments in battery technology over the next 10 years will far exceed anything we’ve seen to date - get ready for the battery revolution!!

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[pharvey]

One thing is almost guaranteed, the developments in battery technology over the next 10 years will far exceed anything we’ve seen to date - get ready for the battery revolution!!

Oh, I'm sure it will be - let's hope the technology keeps all happy!!

[Nereus]

This bloke was not happy with his!

[pharvey]

This bloke was not happy with his!

As lindos mentioned earlier..... 17K for new batteries though! I've rebuilt very good engines for a fifth of the price!!

Can't say I'm going for an EV just yet.... Though I was tempted!

[Dannie Boy]

It’s going to take a number of years and a lot of investment before electric cars become firm favourites with everybody if this remains typical.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/mos ... ectric-car


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[handdrummer]

It’s going to take a number of years and a lot of investment before electric cars become firm favourites with everybody if this remains typical.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/mos ... ectric-car


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If a government (Kalifornia par ex) mandates EV's, that will put an end to petrol engines.
I recall reading, about a year ago, that CA. wants all gas (petrol) cars off the road by 2025.
That should cause a mass exodus from the state that is already losing residents each year.

[Dannie Boy]

Many Governments are mandating the ending of production of ICE cars from 2030 - some before, some after, but if the infrastructure isn’t there for EV’s then they’ll be a significant pushback from the motoring public - how would you feel if there were insufficient petrol stations to be able to fill up your gas guzzler?

Having driven a PHEV for the past 11 months, I’m an advocate of EV’s but if I had to rely on public charging facilities that were few and far between (and often not working), I’d be very unhappy.

[handdrummer]

What are some opinions about Hydrogen powered vehicles?