You will still be drunk in charge of a vehicle if it crashes and you are over the limit.Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
A complete and utter waste of time , ditto electric cars until they have the range
to take me to Cardiff and back (150 miles).
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You will still be drunk in charge of a vehicle if it crashes and you are over the limit.
A complete and utter waste of time , ditto electric cars until they have the range
to take me to Cardiff and back (150 miles).
Tesla Model S, from memory, can do 300 miles.
Who the ferk are Tesla ?
Who would spend shed loads of money on new untested technology ?
Untested in the real world I mean not on closed roads and labs.
I won't be buying one in the remnants of my lifetime that's for sure.
Not sure if this is serious ? ? ?
have a quick google
Totally serious but I am an old git.Not sure if this is serious ? ? ?
have a quick google
As I said above I don't think I'll be buying one in my remaining lifetime.
How much do they cost ? More than a Ford Focus I'll wager.
If you don't know who Tesla are, then I am completely unsurprised that your view on electric cars is so blinkered.
The technology has been tested - earlier you were on about the range, and this is being addressed. How old are you, by the way? If you are older than 55, then I think it is possible that you will go through life without owning an electric car. If you are younger, then I think you will have little choice in the matter.
Owning might not be the model of the future, pay per journey is more likely
If we are talking about driverless cars, then I agree. The conversation seems to have deviated onto electric cars a little.
Thanks BIS. I'm actually 65 and as neither my grandparents or my parents got into their 70's and I have suffered a heart attack ,
pneumonia and have type 2 diabetes plus a few minor ailments then I think my one year old petrol Honda CRV will see me out !
On Andrew Marr yesterday the Green Party leader said in effect " Electric cars are fine but how the electricity they use is generated is the issue. "
Add in the massive infrastructure work needed to set up charging points in garages and peoples homes then it could be a while
before they are totally common and affordable rather than a gimmick.
I hope I have to buy one but I think my personal odds are against it.
My current target is to live until 23rd April 2027.
I think you may be surprised
This one can do 621 miles and 0-60 in 1.9 seconds.
Nice one - that's the one I was on about.
They are reporting 350 miles on full charge in "ideal driving" conditions.
That means driving very slowly without harsh acceleration or braking.
Well, driving smoothly is the key to energy consumption; electric, diesel, petrol...
Nowhere near an expert of cars but do these electric cars have anything like the KERS systems in F1? Self-recharging would make them more acceptable to most people I'd have thought.
No it doesn't mean that at all. Range will be affected by night time driving, driving in the cold or heat and things like that. In the same way, a diesel or petrol engine becomes less efficient as we turn on the lights in the night, or drive in the cold or heat. The effects may be greater for an electric car, granted, but it's less of a concern if the range is above 250 miles. Especially when you consider that an average car journey in the UK is about 7 miles.
Completely not a waste of time. Roads will be safer, there will be no need for everyone to own a car, and mass transit will become the norm as work moves to the cities. However, this will not become the norm for another 30 years or more in my opinion.
Electric cars will improve on ranges. The new Tesla has a 200kw battery that has a range of 650 miles. At 12p a kwh, that will cost about £24 to charge (650 miles for £24? My weekly commute would be about £11 a week instead of the current £30).
I think my current car has a good 5-6 years left in it, at that point I am fully expecting buying an electric car (the biggest issue for me at the moment is price rather than range).
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