New car petrol and diesel stopped from 2040

[BigRuss]

Don't think anyone has said anything on this thread yet about HGV's they're far more polluting than cars.
HGV's can't be battery powered the battery would be bigger than the truck. As previously said on an earlier post there isn't an electric vehicle at the moment that can tow a caravan never mind 20 tons of goods.
How's that going to work, I can see that they'll still be diesel powered while we will only have the option of electric cars like it or not

Russ

[Dallas]

Originally Posted by Poggit

The amount of 'traffic' this thread has generated is indicative of how important this subject is to us on the forum.

Exactly... I myself have enjoyed the conversations about the EV over these past few months, obviously we will know more as time goes by. In the next 5 years we will learn a wealth of information that will hopefully tell us more about what the future holds for the EV.

Originally Posted by BigRuss

Don't think anyone has said anything on this thread yet about HGV's they're far more polluting than cars.
HGV's can't be battery powered the battery would be bigger than the truck. As previously said on an earlier post there isn't an electric vehicle at the moment that can tow a caravan never mind 20 tons of goods.
How's that going to work, I can see that they'll still be diesel powered while we will only have the option of electric cars like it or not

Russ

Russ, Do BMW already have one, and Telsa is meant to launch theirs this September?
Is this true? I dont know.

[guru]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

Don't think anyone has said anything on this thread yet about HGV's they're far more polluting than cars.
HGV's can't be battery powered the battery would be bigger than the truck. As previously said on an earlier post there isn't an electric vehicle at the moment that can tow a caravan never mind 20 tons of goods.
How's that going to work, I can see that they'll still be diesel powered while we will only have the option of electric cars like it or not

Russ

Ummmm not true, the Tesla Model S & X will quite happily pull a caravan and with 4wd and 700bhp probably with ease!

I think this thread is amusing, whether you like it or not electric is the future of motoring however if you don't like it you have at least another 20 years to sit in the corner supping a pint of bitter before being driven home in a car power by the black smelly stuff. As said I personally am looking forward to not having to visit a petrol station ever again from next year and am also looking forward to the extended coffee breaks that my new electric car will afford me
As for range anxiety I have that right now, tomorrow morning we'll fly back into the UK to collect a car which due to traffic I didn't have a chance to fill up and now has pretty much just vapour left in the tank. Thankfully the hybrid battery's pretty well charged so at least that should get me to a filling station so I can get my hands dirty putting diesel in the tank

Electric's not perfect but neither are petrol or diesel, we'll still have to make compromises, just different ones.

[topman]

Originally Posted by Dallas

Telsa is meant to launch theirs this September?
Is this true? I dont know.

I think it's a prototype then, the road going version is about 3/4 years away.

[Robson Rover Repair]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

Don't think anyone has said anything on this thread yet about HGV's they're far more polluting than cars.
HGV's can't be battery powered the battery would be bigger than the truck. As previously said on an earlier post there isn't an electric vehicle at the moment that can tow a caravan never mind 20 tons of goods.
How's that going to work, I can see that they'll still be diesel powered while we will only have the option of electric cars like it or not

Russ

Again, LPG or Hydrogen lorries / buses would have solved most of this years ago.

We went LPG after the war!

[BigRuss]

Mmm Tesla x tested on a 1000 mile trip pulling a light trailer on a test in Arizona took nearly half the journey time of 40 hrs charging (17.5 hrs)

Pulling a proper caravan instead it would have been a lot worse.

Russ

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by topman

The grid has quite a lot of spare capacity at night. Have a look at some of the videos earlier on in the thread, the national grid are quite relaxed about the expected increase in EVs.

I too am quite relaxed about it, simply because it is not practical, not feasable and will not happen..

[Mintee]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

Mmm Tesla x tested on a 1000 mile trip pulling a light trailer on a test in Arizona took nearly half the journey time of 40 hrs charging (17.5 hrs)

Pulling a proper caravan instead it would have been a lot worse.

Russ

Do some research.

https://youtu.be/op2JZi7zMbM

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[Mintee]

Originally Posted by topman

I think it's a prototype then, the road going version is about 3/4 years away.

Mercedes are testing one.

https://youtu.be/BkBZHni-PgM

There are already electric buses driving about on UK roads.

https://youtu.be/uy0EbBKbf7g

[EastPete]

Originally Posted by Mintee

There are already electric buses driving about on UK roads.

As a young lad in Brighton, I just about remember trolley buses before they were withdrawn in favour of diesel buses, so this is not new technology ! For urban/city use, I can see electric buses being feasible, not so sure about long distance coach travel etc.

Pete