i did

i dont think leccy suits sports cars, despite all the drag races

 

First, set speakers to max

I was there for this in 1999, a record that has stood for 20 years


And this year for this - which was faster


Now tell me honestly, which you prefer and how electric is ever going to replace the ice in motorsport, at least as long as the ice is permitted...

What I want to see now is what a current F1 car would do to that milk float's record

I think it would obliterate it, but it won't be allowed because petrol bad and electric good

 

I reckon we'll all be forced into electric in the not too distant future, probably by some stealth means such as taxing fossil fuel cars to death.

I'm old enough that I'll probably be in an electric mobility scooter before that but you never know.

so the idea of an electric sports car is not something I'm too worried about. Especially as Gad says with the technology that has put the VW as fastest on the Goodwood Hill Climb. I was there when this happened and massively impressive.

But for now electric for me is all about local trips and keeping running costs down so practicality outweighs styling (to a point ! - Nissan leaf would not be on the list). I have no intention of losing the S or the CRV yet.

 

I still believe the transition should be electric motors, batteries, and a small ICE to charge the batteries (this will make the battery pack smaller, meaning less weight) . The ICE will be more efficient since it would be running at constant speed, and it could be running on LNG/biofuels. There has been some research on small efficient turbines, that could also be used to charge the batteries.

 

i dont like the hideous complexity of a hybrid

even a gas turbine is only about 60% efficient and that is the pinnacle, range extension wont be needed in this country if we sort fast charger infrastructure. for me its a non issue as i dont do many miles in a car and i will keep my S2

but as a sports car without a soundtrack? maybe a fake would do...

 

Oneday someone will work out how to make graphene based batteries work for more than several charges. when they do, 600 mile range and hour charge time will be nothing special and the batteries would weigh possibly no more than 100kg.
judging by the current crop of school children the next generation, of at least european polititions, will be unelectable unless they commit to banning all internal combution engines from the road by 2050.

 

That is going to be a milestone for humanity, but I keep reading journal papers and nothing, and obviously companies that are working on it are not sharing much so they can get all the £££.

 

IIRC early attempts with pure graphene on a weight for weight basis had 8-10 x charge capacity of li-ion batteries but after 5 cycles were knackered. I've read somewhere some have engery densities of 4kwh/kg (petrol is 6.5kwh/kg iirc) but stability is an issue and the batteries are still small. Grahpene is also not cheap. but maybe in 5-7 years time im sure 500 mile range ev's with sub hour charging will be common

 

One thing overlooked about the Honda E, is that is as ugly as a Fiat, any fiat but worse than that a Fiat Multipla.
It actually hurts my eyes!

 

I disagree, as usual, but looks are a very subjective thing.. though not sure i’d go white..