Electric/Hybrid Cars

These cars are made in factories that use fossil fuel electricity, are shipped around the world on boats that are run on fossil fuels, are driven from ports to dealerships on wagons that use fossil fuels, and are powered at charging points that use fossil fuels for the electricity.

This is a con and is as bad for the planet as cars always have been. For every unit of petrol/diesel waste that is saved from the individual cars, fossil fuels are burnt to charge these cars up.

Then when everyone gets them, there will be lengthy queues to wait in at the charging stations.
 
These cars are made in factories that use fossil fuel electricity, are shipped around the world on boats that are run on fossil fuels, are driven from ports to dealerships on wagons that use fossil fuels, and are powered at charging points that use fossil fuels for the electricity.

This is a con and is as bad for the planet as cars always have been. For every unit of petrol/diesel waste that is saved from the individual cars, fossil fuels are burnt to charge these cars up.

Then when everyone gets them, there will be lengthy queues to wait in at the charging stations.

Exactly.
 
Anyone drive a hybrid.. been considering Hyundai iconiq??!
I've driven a couple of hybrids: A big Lexus saloon and a Prius and they drive OK. The 0-60 isn't great on the Prius but many of the narrow band acceleration figures (20-40 and 30-50 etc) are decent and there's no problem keeping up with traffic.
A mate of mine is on his third Toyota hybrid and has loved them all. - He warns against the plug-in Prius if you go on holiday in the car as the boot space is compromised by a larger battery compartment.
Excellent fuel economy in town and on long runs, and they've been very lucky on trips to Wembley. Luckily it's his turn to drive on Sunday.
 
These cars are made in factories that use fossil fuel electricity, are shipped around the world on boats that are run on fossil fuels, are driven from ports to dealerships on wagons that use fossil fuels, and are powered at charging points that use fossil fuels for the electricity.

This is a con and is as bad for the planet as cars always have been. For every unit of petrol/diesel waste that is saved from the individual cars, fossil fuels are burnt to charge these cars up.

Then when everyone gets them, there will be lengthy queues to wait in at the charging stations.

We have to start somewhere.
 
Is it possible and if so what happens if you run out of charge whilst travelling...does the AA or RAC have booster packs or similar or are there 'spare' batteries available
Another thing I thought was if you do break down, are there many mechanics/engineers who are qualified to actually come out and fix it?
 
Is it possible and if so what happens if you run out of charge whilst travelling...does the AA or RAC have booster packs or similar or are there 'spare' batteries available
There is actually a company fitting battery packs into a trailer you can hire to extend your range don't know if you can connect whilst driving or if it's just something you plug in whilst stopped but would suppose they would put something similar in ab AA van.
https://europe.autonews.com/blogs/french-startup-uses-battery-trailers-cure-ev-range-angst
 

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