The Chinese leading the way in this field would be brilliant for the environment, what with them being so committed to all things green.
Invested in and produce more renewable energy than the rest of the world, outside the US, combined... Its in their interest so they're not energy reliant on other countries ... The green is debatable.. the West has become 'green' by outsourcing pollution and carbon usage to China - we're all connected now, whether we like it or not.
I work for the local Ford main dealer, and although I can sell new cars as well I work in the used car department, which I’m very happy about, because as you say as far as new cars are concerned Ford have pretty much committed commercial suicide. Things may change in the future but at this moment in time Ford UK/Europe seem to have all out gambled on electrification, and are doing a pretty ****e job of it.
China are quite happy to produce things. And you are quite happy to buy them. Any links to show that half the pollution is due to manufacturing WE do there for cheap?
I had a Corolla hybrid, it did high 40's mpg, with no fannying about with charging. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
We we’re picking up our hire car near Menorca airport when our lass spotted an IKEA, turns out it was like Argos are now with an ordering counter to either buy little stuff, kitchenware, other ****e you don’t need, but bigger stuff was ordered in.
Currently it’s costs about £5k to get three phase installed, a lot more if it’s a business, then obviously your usage rate will rise dramatically, would put fast charging worthless for most people
How many people will really need a 3-phase charging system at home though? A mid-range ev, say 200 miles, will charge overnight comfortably from a 7kw single phase system. That's a bit more than the supermarket run.
I live in a country where 85%+ of new personal cars sold are electric. I don't know anyone who has had a three phase rapid charger installed... What's the point. Businesses, such as delivery firms, postal etc pay for it because they save a fortune on road tolls, tax and fuel. If you need to fast charge, you drive to a shopping centre, supermarket, petrol station or parking place which has fast chargers. The good point of charging at home is that you set up the charge time, via an app, to charge when the electricity is at it's cheapest, and stops charging when it spikes at peak hours (mornings and evenings).
The other benefit of an electric vehicle is You can use your neighbours outlet and get it free Wait what
Battery electric vehicles are nothing more than a short-term substitution for the internal combustion engine. The long-term replacement will be an electric vehicle of another sort, the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). The infrastructure is in its nascent stages, but once refueling stations propagate and reliable sources of hydrogen fuel are established, vehicles will hit the streets rapidly. Here in the States, there are already quite a few Toyota Mirai's on the road in some places, such as southern California.
It's like the VHS and Betamax wars all over again and no one wants to be left holding the redundant version.
Didn’t you say you worked for the bloke who owned the electrical shop on Chants Ave? It was indeed the best. VHS buying up the best film rights helped screw Betamax and Philips.
