What's the problem with electric cars?

[Whippy]

Originally Posted by Forg

I may have exaggerated, slightly, due to it being a fat ugly SUV.

Slightly ugly, or SLUG for short.

[Kev0607]

Renault and Geely join forces for all new ICE and hybrid powertrain production, shortly after Toyota, Subaru and Mazda...

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/sustai...ain-production

Interesting...

[canis]

I don't like electric cars because I don't want handles I have to wait to pop out to open the door, I don't want all the car's functions buried in nested menu systems, and I don't want an enormous bright screen shining into my eyes when i'm driving.

And I definately don't want to replace mirrors with cameras. I like stereoscopic vision, thank you very much.

In terms of the drivetrain - Totally up for it! It's a shame they make the actual cars so ****y though.

Should I even mention the cybertruck at this point?

[foggyjames]

Originally Posted by Forg

So Lotus is releasing a 7800kg SUV.

Hold up...it's around 2.5 tons!

cheers

James

[The Thong]

It’s all getting a bit confusing now. One lot of information is that there’s a decline in EV’s and the writing is on the wall etc. Now, Shell is investing in more charging stations across the UK…… All this misinformation is starting to grate now. Is the future still EV?

TT

[canis]

Originally Posted by The Thong

It’s all getting a bit confusing now. One lot of information is that there’s a decline in EV’s and the writing is on the wall etc. Now, Shell is investing in more charging stations across the UK…… All this misinformation is starting to grate now. Is the future still EV?

TT

I think it is, there is still a range problem though. I've heard stories about broken chargers and conjestion at charge points, queues forming, etc. This makes long distances risky.

But I've also heard battery technology is continuing to develop, and the rumour I heard was that the very latest battery can achieve 80% in around ten minutes, which can manage 200 miles or so. Potentially. I heard. I doubt the 200m figure, but ... let's go with it anyway.

I realise that's a lot of speculation. But if that could be made true, then 600 mile journeys towing a caravan become realistically possible again. Okay, so you'll have to stop every 100 miles (200/2 veh's) but it'll only take ten minutes, and the missus will want the toilet anyway.

If I could afford one, I would definitely have an electric second car. I want the 'biggun' for hauling long distance, but to just nip across town for teabags and catfood, the little 'bug' could just as easily be electric, and it'll be already charged from the house AC supply. Fewer components, less servicing, amazing acceleration, and all the range a town car needs. And it won't be belching smoke into the high street too!

I'm still optimistic for electric. I'm hoping the uptake of electric, and an objective understanding of it, will allow combustion engines to be a bit less demonised environmentally, that they also may be used where practicality demands it.

The actual maths to prove all I've just written will be quite a long job to calculate, I think. But someone will have to do it. Until then, people will make their decisions based on emotion rather than reason. This is evident by the Caterpillar advert I saw, where their main selling feature was that their hydrogen engine "sounds just like a V8". Because that's important apparently.

Good to see you again, Thongy. I'm back in a volvo again. Feels like home.