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Doubts about EVs
Athame57:
--- Quote from: royhall on June 10, 2023, 01:03:14 PM ---And also measurable increases in CO2 in the atmosphere, but that could be volcanoes that were around since time began. ;D
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Also the ever increasing consumption of garlic and the gases that produces! ;D
flatfour:
I'm presently on an extended visit to Japan, catching up for time lost during COVID.
So far we've visited seven major cities (including Tokyo) and I've seen a total of TWO electric cars and absolutely no charging points whatsoever (I have even been to look at four filling station forecourts within half a mile of our latest hotel).
Today, my wife's sister and her husband collected us for lunch (both are Japanese). My brother - in - law has just bought a new car, as he plans to retire from work next year. It is a petrol Hyundai.
I asked whether he had considered electric, to which he looked amazed! As he said, there are no facilities at all for them, and almost all new cars sold are petrol powered, with a very few hybrids in the mix. I then asked about any plans to ban non - electric vehicles from the new car market and was told that the government had made some announcement about looking at things from the mid 2030's, however there were no further details as yet.
Incidentally, his new car has a factory fit TV in the dash panel, available for the driver to view, however it turns to sound only when the vehicle is moving, though displays pictures when stationary in traffic.
We have seen no speed cameras here at all (as usual from previous visits) and, with 21 hotel nights booked so far have not been asked to guarantee anything by credit card or other means, they simply want to know when you will arrive and when you will leave. Most of our hotels are international chains, booked locally over the internet from within Japan.
It all reminds me of how simple and pleasant life was in the U.K. only a few years ago!
AshimotoK0:
Just bought at a new Honda Jazz Hybrid .. being delivered on Monday, after a VW transporter wrote my wife Cathy's Yaris off a few weeks back in a massive rear end shunt, when she stopped to let a man & child cross the road.
Evidently the Jazz has only one gear and no CVT belt etc . Will see how it pans out.
People where I work have Tesla/Jaguar iPace/Hyundai EV's. Not particularly impressed with any of them as when they travel any large distance seem to opt for using their respective partners conventional cars. .... the dash on the Tesla has some interior cappings that look like they have been finished in 1960's wood-effect 'Fablon'.
Trigger:
I was out in Montenegro and did not see one electric car or any charging points and you would think that with the county being so small it would be ideal. Most of the fuel stations are Chinese owned.
Last year on the hottest day i was driving back from Barmouth and started noticing electric cars on the sides of the road. 3 between Barmouth and Welshpool, then 4 between Welshpool and Shrewsbury. Pulled in to a layby the other side of Shrewsbury for a rest and noticed a RAC van charging up a car. Had a quick chat with the RAC man and asked, why is there so many electric cars at the side of the road. He replied, because they have the air con on full and that is supping the batteries until they run out.
Trigger:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on June 24, 2023, 11:32:10 AM ---Just bought at a new Honda Jazz Hybrid .. being delivered on Monday, after a VW transporter wrote my wife Cathy's Yaris off a few weeks back in a massive rear end shunt, when she stopped to let a man & child cross the road.
Evidently the Jazz has only one gear and no CVT belt etc . Will see how it pans out.
People where I work have Tesla/Jaguar iPace/Hyundai EV's. Not particularly impressed with any of them as when they travel any large distance seem to opt for using their respective partners conventional cars. .... the dash on the Tesla has some interior cappings that look like they have been finished in 1960's wood-effect 'Fablon'.
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The old Daf cars had only one gear and was on a CVT system ???
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