Are we being forced to go electric?

[lazybloke]

Do you want them to catch bad guys? No-one is going to outrun a Tesla.

Indeed, several of my recent technology projects included EV charger installations for emergency services.

EV appliances even exist in the fire service, although I have no experience of those.
Plenty of EVs in health (ambulances, fast response paramedic cars & motorbikes). Probably human organ transport vehicles too.

In in law enforcement there are EV motobikes, cars and vans; covering patrol, pursuit, and response vehicles.


Staff like the performance of EVs but grumbled disproportionately about the inconvenience of charging.
I suppose charging could be more disruptive to shift patterns, but they had the convenience of onsite rapid charging. Very few sites had pumps for ICE vehicles.


I didn't spec the chargers but they were beefy installations. One of the sights needed a new substation built in the carpark!

 

[cyberknight]

and your place is??

toyota

 

[cougie uk]

toyota

Toyota haven't really bought into EVs much have they ? Seems a heck of a gamble.

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

Feel like we are going round the houses here :-/

Just like the Montagues and the Capulets

 

[vickster]

Toyota haven't really bought into EVs much have they ? Seems a heck of a gamble.

Hybrids maybe

 

[cougie uk]

Hybrids maybe

Aah yes. The miraculous self charging hybrids...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesm...the-self-charging-hybrid-con/?sh=76499d47119f

 

[vickster]

Aah yes. The miraculous self charging hybrids...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesm...the-self-charging-hybrid-con/?sh=76499d47119f

Why do they need to be self charging? Pretty sure plod already use the Prius?

 

[icowden]

Toyota haven't really bought into EVs much have they ? Seems a heck of a gamble.

Found this article:
https://slate.com/business/2023/01/toyota-electric-vehicles-slow-why-hybrid-prius-bz4x-rav4.html

It seems the owner just doesn't think EVs will take off. Bye Bye Toyota...?

 

[CXRAndy]

Toyota - I've seen more and more. At least they will be more reliable.

Toyota are anti EV. They have been forced into making full EVs.

 

[fossyant]

Toyota are anti EV. They have been forced into making full EVs.

I think they invested heavily in their hybrid tech, but they do have a range of EV's coming out.

 

[lazybloke]

That can only be a good thing as it will lead to less private vehicles on the road. So it's a win win situation for the environment.

That's an environmental benefit, but it's not win win for the people priced off the road. Have a little heart!

You're great at finding reasons why EV's are a necessity even though you're trying not very hard to make the opposite point.

Eh? Not sure what that means.

I'm very fond of the EV concept. All i'm doing is voicing some potential negatives.

 

[FishFright]

That's an environmental benefit, but it's not win win for the people priced off the road. Have a little heart!

Eh? Not sure what that means.

I'm very fond of the EV concept. All i'm doing is voicing some potential negatives.

Fair enough. But some of those seemed to me to be a tad empty coulds with no back up information, (if that makes sense?)

 

[CXRAndy]

I think they invested heavily in their hybrid tech, but they do have a range of EV's coming out.

That's right, I'm being a sceptic, but maybe they did hybrids to extend their ICE production.

Tesla spoilt their party a bit earlier than they expected.

Toyota had pushed hydrogen, but their Murai(sp) was so lack lustre, too late, too expensive and too slow.

By then BEV had stolen the lead

 

[biggs682]

Do you want them to catch bad guys? No-one is going to outrun a Tesla.

Unless they drive longer and further than the battery range

 

[MrGrumpy]

Just like the Montagues and the Capulets

Indeed !!!