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Still twice the price of the similar petrol model !!.........
....and they're coal-powered....
Still twice the price of the similar petrol model !! That's a lot of money for an electric motor and a battery bank !!
I'd build one of these for a bit of fun though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6kJOXr3HzA&feature=youtu.be
Right now, only 27% of US electricity comes from coal. Natural gas has picked up the slack. But the pollies have made such a stuff up of the gas market that we are unlikely to follow suit. Still a fossil fuel for sure, but a lot less greenhouse gas from natural gas.https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3Keith
You need to add a Roo whistle but for people
Electric cars are quiet, it's a wonder we don't have more Pedestrians knocked over by them.I remember someone trying to Legislate electric cars "had to make a noise whilst in motion, enabling Pedestrians to be aware of their presence".
Many councils have resorted to putting glued on mats with raised surfaces on path intersections . This is because the half wit pedestrians are so transfixed by the photo of a cup of coffee on their mobile phone they forget to stop at the intersection and walk into traffic. Do we really need to save these people who cant even walk down a footpath safely? The mind boggles. Next step will be mini boom gates at all pathway intersections to save the people whose life revolves around a 5 inch screen...
Next step will be mini boom gates at all pathway intersections to save the people whose life revolves around a 5 inch screen...
Was just listening to a motoring expert/reviewer on the radio.He’s just been driving the electric Hyundai Kona. It retails for $60k, double the price of the petrol version. The replacement battery is $36000. Charging takes 9hrsProblem is when you want to trade in or sell the battery will only have a certain amount of life left making the car virtually worthless. Current battery life is 8 years. Also cobalt which is a material used in these batteries is more scarce then lithium in which the Japanese are trying to work out a why to recycle this product from old batteries. Batteries also have a shelf life so how will these be kept for spare parts?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Has anyone got any ideas on how much it costs to recharge your car, is it meant to be cheaper than petrol/ diesel?
Yep replace on finite resource with numerous finite elements that leave toxic waste. But they don't want to talk about that just that an electric car has no emissions with is good for the Planet.
.........He stated that the fast chargers need around 32 amps to work. To get 32 amps you need 3 phase power. Problem is to retro fit into existing units or houses , most premises will not have the capacity in the existing wiring.
question for those in the industry....will the neighbourhood grids be able to handle a pile of houses in each street drawing all that power each night on the set up we now have, or will that somehow need upgrading to handle an increase in demand? Got me thinking the middle of Summer with all the household aircons running and add in all these cars charging, it may be an issue somehow?
I think most people won't be fast charging when at home, firstly as they are likely to be there for a while, and secondly, fast charging requires a lot of power that most houses aren't equipped to provide. I suspect we will see more smart meters going forward that will at least allow surge pricing and/or hand over greater control to the network and they will flatten out the peaks by switching of charging when demand vs supply is the highest and back on when either demand drops or supply increases.