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This talk was given over a year ago.
The 2017 Bolt EV: All-Electric Vehicle | Chevrolet is available now in the US from $37,495.
I was wondering that, but his words were 'vehicles'. Cars and vans seems feasible.Unfortunately not. Lorries and buses will most likely still be diesel
It's happening.Never going to happen, not in our lifetime.
Unfortunately not. Lorries and buses will most likely still be diesel
The Mercedes electric Truck has a range of 200km so as of today it's restricted to the urban delivery routes of which 200km is enough. With battery technology improving this range will only increase. If an electric truck battery can get to 500 miles in a single charge then it will be onto a winner.
I doubt it will ever get close in our lifetime
Did the video not convince you?2025 is too early I agree
Agree. Like the charge points which are already in all motorway service stations? We'd just need some in the lorry parks.Need a cracking support network to service all these charges
Car companies could become liable for damage caused by autonomous cars once road laws are updated in 2018, as proposed by the government in 2015. This would require vehicle manufacturers to take out insurance.
Did the video not convince you?
And how are all these vehicles going to be re-charged?
And wind and solar.Meanwhile, more coal, oil and nuclear power stations are built to provide the massive amount of extra electricity needed to power all the new electric vehicles.
Meanwhile, more coal, oil and nuclear power stations are built to provide the massive amount of extra electricity needed to power all the new electric vehicles.
The problem with electric cars is that technology moves so fast. It's the same as buying a new TV or graphics card or amp. By the time you've plugged it in, it's out of date. 2nd hand values won't be great, just like they aren't for regular gadgets. Give it 5 years and nobody will want them. I mean, who actively seeks out a 5 year old TV? Or a 5 year old mobile phone?
Crude oil has numerous other uses than petrol:There are new oil rigs under construction destined for the North Sea and Shetlands. Oil isnt going nowhere for awhile.
It's bad enough now. Here's a Nissan Leaf example from the internet:
For sale: Nissan Leaf, 2016, £6,990 ono.
New: 2017, from £26,125
Ouch, that is massive depreciation.
Crude oil has numerous other uses than petrol:
plastics, textiles, fertilisers, heating to name but a few.
They will be recycled.In the future how will these already recycled batteries be disposed of in a environmentally friendly way?
Right. That *is* a problem and something which I considered carefully before placing the order for our Ioniq. However, it *is* just the batteries which advance so quickly that EVs have poorer residual value compared to other parts of the car. Moore's Law doesn't apply to Lithium Ion batteries as their development is slower. The only silver lining is that car makers might start offering replacement batteries, though this seems somewhat unlikely.The problem with electric cars is that technology moves so fast. It's the same as buying a new TV or graphics card or amp. By the time you've plugged it in, it's out of date. 2nd hand values won't be great, just like they aren't for regular gadgets. Give it 5 years and nobody will want them. I mean, who actively seeks out a 5 year old TV? Or a 5 year old mobile phone?
Yup, £4,500 on an all EV and the tax is nil also.Of course there is a government refund on the new purchase price and no doubt Nissan will throw in a discount.
It definitely will do once EV sales grow large enough. According to the above video, even without the incentive, EVs will be as cheap to buy as ICE cars by 2020. By 2022 the low end (cheapest) cars will be EV.But the government incentive could change or be discontinued in the future.
Never going to happen, not in our lifetime.