Alex321
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While I still regard myself as middle-aged, at 64.
Are we being forced to go electric?
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While I still regard myself as middle-aged, at 64.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Specsavers. You need a visit.
fossyant
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Who the hell needs 600 bhp though. You use that and its hardly green use of energy. 150bhp is more than enough.
By your thinking, why 150bhp, that's far too much when 50hp can get you to national speed limit?
Why have 4 seats when most car journeys are by solo drivers?
Get where I'm going with it?
I like having power on tap, doesn't mean I use it often, but its convenient and doesn't mean I need to thrash a small power ICE
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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I await the day Tesla do a 'cheap' car. The Model 3 was supposed to be 'cheap'.
A lot of electric cars are way faster than they need to be, hence the astronomical costs. Teslas are the old man's new RS4.
A lot of electric cars are way faster than they need to be, hence the astronomical costs. Teslas are the old man's new RS4.
classic33
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Makes having a 1,000bhp vehicle seem worse still. Twenty times as much power required to get to the national speed limit.
All uphill
Still rolling along
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This all just reminds us that cars have become so much more than a means of transport for many people, as have houses and even bicycles.
Self-expression, willy waving, presence, status, identity; it's all a bit ridiculous imo, and makes the changes our society needs more difficult.
Self-expression, willy waving, presence, status, identity; it's all a bit ridiculous imo, and makes the changes our society needs more difficult.
vickster
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Especially for generating electricity for all these 1000bhp EVs
From the very earliest point of cars, manufacturers have made more powerful engine's.
We don't live in a socialist state where everyone has equality for everything.
I agree 1000bhp is alot, I personally don't want that that much, however I don't have any objections to someone wanting a Plaid model or any other super car.
Each to their own and desires
You don't necessarily need to have a big battery to derive 1000bhp drive line power. You're confusing battery capacity with motor power
vickster
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Necessarily or not at all
Alex321
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vickster
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but isn’t there a price premium for those models that are? Like the daftly named Plaid (does it have a tartan interior)
Alex321
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We're getting there. Slower than many of us would like, but it is improving. Less than 50% of electricity genberation right now is from Fossil Fuels.
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