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Ten years to go until electric...
andy120t:
So this is a bit of open one, but what are your thoughts on the move to electric?
I was talking with a friend about my search for a replacement car and he threw in the 'E' word. My reaction was 'no' . My next car might be my last fossil fuel one but I like a big old diesel estate and all the issues - cost, range, etc - of electric puts me off for now. But I imagine my next car ( they last for ten years or so for me) could be my last petrol/ diesel one. But will I be confident in battery technology in 5-10 years time?...it's bound to have progressed by then.
Having said that, I haven't driven electric, and whilst Covid is making it harder to go out and sample new vehicles, my understanding is its 0-60 in very little time (is that the same for an e-Micra?). Plus (currently) zero road-tax. But when I drive a long way I don't want to wait for ages to charge up .. having waited ages for an available socket.
So that's cars. What about bikes? The e-TT looks quick, but so quiet.
And, do I sell them all now before they become worthless ?! (No!) There must be a long run- off period for petrol, surely, so maybe my kids can still inherit the fleet and get some use from them?
Cleaner, greener world is good for all of us, but I'm just interested in how that will change the things we love!
mike the bike:
I wouldn't say no to an electric bike. Ideal for blatting over the mountain to work every day, but I would fancy touring with it. There's so many unanswered questions about electric vehicles, mainly about charging them up. I'm OK, there's 2 cars and 2 bikes on my drive but terraced houses with no drives, blocks of flats etc.
"I'm just going out to charge the car dear, there's bound to be a queue so don't wait up"
Spitfire:
As far as cars are concerned I would buy an electric car tomorrow if they weren't so expensive, at the moment the only electric car that I could afford are the go kart sized ones.
I've just bought a new car and would have had to find another ten grand or so to have an EV of the same size.
As to bikes, I've had mine so long now that they are part of the family and in ten years time they will become family heirlooms.
Cheers
Dennis
Johnwebley:
My personal opinion is electric is ideal for local area work.
But a red herring for longer trips.
I think they should go the energy cell route.
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philward:
They will overcome the issues - neccesity is the mother of all invention! Industry will chase the business. I have said before, the more mainstream ridable classics like we ride (as opposed to museum bikes like Brough's and Vincents) will loose value as we get taxed & legislated of the road - not for a while though!
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