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Doubts about EVs
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on June 24, 2023, 12:04:01 PM ---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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I think the London centirc view is quite distorted, particularly about localised emissions etc, they really don't give a stuff about anyone else, or if it's in any way sustainable in regard to overall life emissions of electric vehicle impact on World conditions, or where the power comes from either. They shouldn't be allowed to dictate national policy.
Speaking with a taxi driver friend this week.... £86,0000 to get a "lev c" electric cab, they have a petrol donkey motor in those too to extend range as they can't fit enough battery in with payload etc.
The Utopian voice choir is very loud though.
SteveD CB500K0:
And yet all new taxis are electric in London. I don’t see a collapse in numbers.
ULEZ coming to a city near you soon.
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K2-K6:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on June 24, 2023, 12:14:50 PM ---
--- 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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Mostly petrol generator Ted, but with ability to use a conventional traction clutch to connect "generator" unit to wheels at higher speed, likely a 1:1 ratio.
In effect, primarily electric with power reserves at sufficient level, plus generator, plus petrol assist on longer journey.
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/honda/jazz-hybrid/
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on June 24, 2023, 12:24:50 PM ---And yet all new taxis are electric in London. I don’t see a collapse in numbers.
ULEZ coming to a city near you soon.
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Apparently licensed "black" cab numbers were 25,000 plus over many years, expected to be 15,000 this year. They too are being eaten by Prius and the big oooo-ber.
royhall:
Why electric? All the things they could do with existing technology ie. maximum car size, maximum car weight, must do 50mpg on the urban cycle, maximum rolling resistance (stops cars like BMW X6's huge tyres) etc etc etc. They could introduce these type of things right now, but not a thing has or will be done. The average miles per gallon today is less than it was in the 60's due in main to the size of the cars. No political will to actually do anything but come up with laws to keep the economy growing. Bottom line, looks good for them and they can sell you something. Green, don't make me laugh.
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