340truck wrote:What hasn't been calculated is where the government is going to find the money to replace what it will NOT be getting in fuel taxes. Now that is a job for Mr Corbyn, providing he actually works out how much money he'll have to find before telling us his solution THIS time!
It will be the current 20-25 yrear olds who will be in the thick of this, doubt they'll get fooled again!
His solutions are very simple and easy to understand, it's the opposition that likes to take them and pick them apart, bastardise, sensationalise and make them sound impossible.
Still, could be worse, he could have formed a coalition with literal terrorists.
Jasonmarie wrote:God knows how you can bling up a electric car but the MOT should be easy also if you live in one of them pent houses in London like mandela house peckham how long will your lead have to be to re-charge them batteries............?
Excellent point and I've been thinking similar, though I expect electric points in the street for that scenario, for kids to wreck and people to mess with, etc. But what about - a farmer with his combine harvester and tractors, are they all going to be electric too? And if so how's he going to charge that in the middle of a ten hour day in a field with no power. Will all public transport be electric too? Motorbikes, quad bikes, rally cars, F1, all nothing but electric? Then there is the question of disposing of batteries, they only currently have a short lifespan, imagine 20 million cars in Britain with batteries to dispose of and replace and charge up. No one knows what the future hold but it all does seem bizarre.
Arya2.0S wrote:What needs to happen is some genius needs to invent a generic hydrogen or efficient electric engine and drive train that can be retrofitted to any car.
Problem solved.
It will be cheaper than building and buying a whole car, and people get to keep their old cars. Classics will be able to stay on the road, and we can finally break the addiction to fossil fuels.
Tesla has proven he can make an electric car with the same performance and range as a supercar, so i reckon he'll be the one to crack it, if not someone else will figure it out they always do. But like i said, thats if we manage to survive that long as a species.
I totally agree. Some classics are too good to change a thing - however the ones that need new life breathing into them for their own survival this is an option.
I think this says it all:
("Zombie 222 is a converted, all-electric '68 Mustang that might just be the quickest classic Mustang in the world") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjQtrysPzVI
Jasonmarie wrote:God knows how you can bling up a electric car but the MOT should be easy also if you live in one of them pent houses in London like mandela house peckham how long will your lead have to be to re-charge them batteries............?
Excellent point and I've been thinking similar, though I expect electric points in the street for that scenario, for kids to wreck and people to mess with, etc. But what about - a farmer with his combine harvester and tractors, are they all going to be electric too? And if so how's he going to charge that in the middle of a ten hour day in a field with no power. Will all public transport be electric too? Motorbikes, quad bikes, rally cars, F1, all nothing but electric? Then there is the question of disposing of batteries, they only currently have a short lifespan, imagine 20 million cars in Britain with batteries to dispose of and replace and charge up. No one knows what the future hold but it all does seem bizarre.
For me, I love the idea of a Electric daily that I have converted myself. But do I want a Capri as a practical daily?
Shouldn't the car I always promised myself be for the weekend journeys I always promised myself?
Would I rather convert a mini and use all my pennies saved on fuel for my weekends away in the Capri?
Recharging won't be the issue it is now as Tesla are working on replacement power packs that will swap in two minutes - also handy for those tractors. Battery life has also been cracked, tests show that batteries from the first ev cars are still operational after ten years but regardless of this, recycling will be big business for duff power packs.
As for oil/petrol I suspect the huge drop in demand as solar & wind power take over from oil / gas power stations and battery power takes over in highway transport will mean plenty of fuel for old cars. As long as we want to use cars then someone will sell the fuel for them. I'm still tempted to stick a chunky oil burner in a Capri with an old mechanical injection pump - still plenty chip oil around
nigecapri wrote:Recharging won't be the issue it is now as Tesla are working on replacement power packs that will swap in two minutes - also handy for those tractors. Battery life has also been cracked, tests show that batteries from the first ev cars are still operational after ten years but regardless of this, recycling will be big business for duff power packs.
As for oil/petrol I suspect the huge drop in demand as solar & wind power take over from oil / gas power stations and battery power takes over in highway transport will mean plenty of fuel for old cars. As long as we want to use cars then someone will sell the fuel for them. I'm still tempted to stick a chunky oil burner in a Capri with an old mechanical injection pump - still plenty chip oil around
That is the positive to this; less chance of a fuel shortage for those of us who want to drive our classics. As long as they don't try and ban them of course....
I can sort you out a Gardner 5LW Nige if you're interested, only 100bhp but rather torquey! I actually did once see a Toyota pick up running a 4LW, it looked a bit nose heavy....
Road vehicles produce, depending on where you read the statistics, 10, 12 or 15% of the country's CO2. Makes me wonder where the other 85% comes from personally.
I do know that a large coal fired power station burns 500 tonnes of coal an hour at peak time.
Sort of puts getting in your Capri and filling up with petrol in perspective doesn't it?
And what about the less developed countries like Thailand? There's no emissions control whatsoever. Everyone in Britain could scrap all of their cars tomorrow and it wouldn't make a shred of difference.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
I'm enjoying the post, because not one person has the complete answer. Likewise not one person can make enough difference. Great hearing everyone's views.
Can I also comment that it takes approx. 12kw of electricity to refine one gallon of fuel. Bit of a waste of energy it could power a car from the start?
Car(s): 1986 Laser 1.6, daily runaround project 1981 GL Auto 2.0, Barn-Find-Resto, now also a runaround project 1980 3.0S, crash damage resto 1993 Fiesta 1.1
Currently full up and no more space but I still want a 2.8...
Shederic wrote:I'm enjoying the post, because not one person has the complete answer. Likewise not one person can make enough difference. Great hearing everyone's views.
Can I also comment that it takes approx. 12kw of electricity to refine one gallon of fuel. Bit of a waste of energy it could power a car from the start?
12kw well spent for the noise in my opinion!
A wise man once said... "you can never have too many capris - buy another"
It's me, I'm the wise man.
Car(s): 1986 Laser 1.6, daily runaround project 1981 GL Auto 2.0, Barn-Find-Resto, now also a runaround project 1980 3.0S, crash damage resto 1993 Fiesta 1.1
Currently full up and no more space but I still want a 2.8...
Fordoholic Nick wrote: I cant imagine you rolling up to a meet 'un-noticed' with a silent engine. How weird would this be....
Imagine QS with only electric vehicles.....
Part of the appeal is hearing the engines. It all adds to the atmosphere.
On a serious note, observe how many pedestrians in urban areas wander into the road without looking. They rely on the noise of vehicles
to tell them that something is coming. I wonder if silent vehicles will lead to an increase in the number of injuries?
On a serious note, observe how many pedestrians in urban areas wander into the road without looking. They rely on the noise of vehicles
to tell them that something is coming. I wonder if silent vehicles will lead to an increase in the number of injuries?
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Especially if the daft bastards have their heads stuck in mobile phones and just assume, like many do today, that they have a God given right to cross just where and when they feel like it and stick their noses in the air as if to say "f**k you motorist!" The motorist always gets the blame for hitting the
With silent vehicles they will unfortunately have to bring in Jaywalking laws like in some other countries.
On a serious note, observe how many pedestrians in urban areas wander into the road without looking. They rely on the noise of vehicles
to tell them that something is coming. I wonder if silent vehicles will lead to an increase in the number of injuries?
Andrew.
Paul G wrote:
Especially if the daft bastards have their heads stuck in mobile phones and just assume, like many do today, that they have a God given right to cross just where and when they feel like it and stick their noses in the air as if to say "f**k you motorist!" The motorist always gets the blame for hitting the
They'll probably introduce a self braking feature so the car stops when this happens, so after your head hits the screen, they flip you the bird as they're walking away ordering pizza..