Well, we have an EV runabout inbound and will swap Macan in a couple of years and that may be an EV too. Personally, and I’ve said this on here many times, I don’t judge the car by its powerplant but just by how good it is as a car.wab172uk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 1:06 pmSo why don't you have an EV then if they are so good? Genuine question?Jon A wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 1:00 pmRange isn’t the issue Wab. My neighbour’s EV6 has a better range than my Macan, it replenishing it that is the issue, or at least where to do it. If you have a small runabout (as many on here do) I can’t see that you would need to charge it anywhere other than at home, so replenishing is not an issue.wab172uk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:40 pm Manufacturers are starting to speak up regarding EV's not being the silver bullet. I think they've realised that there will be no such thing as a cheap EV. Not one with any decent range anyway.
The whole EV thing took off due to tax breaks for company cars. And that's probably where most of the sales still are.
The average punter who spent less that £20k on a new Fiesta, can't just suddenly afford £50k+ on an EV as they still need decent range. Car sales will fall, and probably fall dramatically as ICE cars become a thing of the past. They need an alternative, and E-Fuel is probably the answer. But legislation doesn't let them spend Billions on R&D. That is designated to EV cars, as the legislation say that what they can sell.
It only takes every car manufacturer to refuse to sell EV only cars. Governments would lose billions in tax, and have to cave in.
If you need a car for longer distance driving then infrastructure is the problem, not the car or it’s range.
Seems like this will get solved with time, EV’s are still in their infancy. I’m sure there will be a good mix of power plants for some years to come though…
Just think if we spent as much time and money developing E-Fuels instead of Building EV's. Imagine how much greener that would be to our planet?
And if the overall plan is to rid the planet of Carbon, then we're all dead. Basic biology teaches us that.
I don’t think we are trying to “rid the planet of carbon”, that would be ridiculous, I think we are trying to slow catastrophic global warming by taking some carbon out of the atmosphere - a pretty laudable aim I think??