and1c Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 The electric car is in its infancy in terms of lifecycle though. Like a mk1 escort compared to the newest r35gtr. Considering all the car manufacturers have committed to electric, there will be a lot of brains and money going into making it work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yep. I think electric "seems" to be the best option but I am fascinated by the environmental impacts overall. How are the batteries produced, how do we dispose of them or are we just leaving a nightmare for future generations. I have some vehicles that are not great for the environment but I am doing less than 5000 miles a year in all three of them in total. I am not just looking at what they are, it's how much you use them and where. Both myself and the missus have 2.2D for the daily commute / work so I wonder if electric cars would be cleaner overall for the type of work we do. I will hang on to petrol cars for as long as I can for a weekend jaunt. Interesting times though. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemmjonny Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 At the moment I believe they are using the waste batteries for in home power storage. I don't think any are old enough yet to be disposed of so would be interesting to find out what happens when they are completely dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Batteries can be recycled - lithium batteries have only been available since 1991 these type batteries are in their infancy , as it the elect motor technology and car construction ( construction is limited because cars crash - you have to look ahead to cars that don't crash!!! And light plastic or such construction ) A push is all that is necessary to speed up development , an instant £20 a litre price for petrol would do that - there would be a stampede for elect cars . Burning petrol or derv to move a car is outdated and requires drilling holes miles under the sea bed or equally stupid ways of getting oil . I expect electric cars ,trucks, vans ,motorbikes will be common place in a very short time and a van outperform today's super cars - they are not that super at all !!! You could end up with a small battery and motor in each wheel of a car and reach 1000 miles on a charge - that's technology and the speed it works at - one breakthrough can transform the world around you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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