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Doubts about EVs
Orcade-Ian:
As has been said many times before, the proposed widespread use of EVs is a sham and many 'converts' are already changing back to IC engines. If Gov UK were actually serious about this 'greening' they would tax aviation fuel (zero at the moment). EVs make SOME sense here in Orkney, the biggest round trip we can do from the north west corner would be about 100 miles but what if we want to visit friends and relatives in Yorks/Lancs?
Our Council has just announced a scrappage scheme for older vehicles, whereby they will give you £3k for your old vehicle. Crazy thing is, you have to be on a means tested benefit to qualify. So you DON'T HAVE the extra funds to buy an EV!! Not sure if the intention is that they might get the £3k and use public transport to rid the Islands of a few cars?
It will probably end up like it started - personal transport other than a bicycle (possibly electric) will only be for the elite few.
3 rants used up again today and it's not lunchtime yet!
Ian
SteveD CB500K0:
I was in Central London last week (Regents Street etc) and two out of every three cars was electric. Even the taxis.
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AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Trigger on June 24, 2023, 11:44:12 AM ---
--- 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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Yea I know ...the company I worked for in the late 1970's had one as a test rig, as we made the belts for them 'Variomatic' BUT, as I said, no belt in the Honda but the equivalent Toyota Hybrid (Yaris) still has a CVT metal belt transmission system.
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on June 24, 2023, 11:32:10 AM ---massive rear end shunt
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I think that's what I'd have called the other driver too if they ploughed into the back of me ;D
It's bloody annoying the amount of people driving around often doing something else instead of looking where they are going.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- 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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So is the gearbox a dual clutch automatic or fully manual ?
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