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Author:  Coopers [ Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Electric cars
Can electric cars be towed when (not if) they run out of power?
Author:  grandad [ Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
Coopers wrote:
Can electric cars be towed when (not if) they run out of power?

Unless the driver is a complete moron and is planning to exceed the range of the vehicle, they should never completely run out of power. The car will warn when the battery is getting low and long before the power runs out the car should go into a power saving mode whereby the speed is limited to conserve the battery power until you can get to a plug or charging point.
Author:  Midlife martyr [ Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
If a electric car has to be recovered the drive wheels have to be off the floor as the only ones I have seen are automatics.
Author:  grandad [ Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
Midlife martyr wrote:
If a electric car has to be recovered the drive wheels have to be off the floor as the only ones I have seen are automatics.
They are not automatics in the true sense of the word because they don't have a gearbox as such.
Author:  Private Reggie [ Wed Oct 19, 2016 11:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No but I think our governments may enforce them upon us.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
Private Reggie wrote:
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No


I can recall the 1st digital watches, calculators and colour TV's....and computers

the prices will fall
Author:  grandad [ Sun Oct 30, 2016 1:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
wannabeeahack wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No


I can recall the 1st digital watches, calculators and colour TV's....and computers

the prices will fall

My first sat nav was a garmin streetpilot III it cost.£999.99 :shock: :shock: :shock:
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No


I can recall the 1st digital watches, calculators and colour TV's....and computers

the prices will fall

My first sat nav was a garmin streetpilot III it cost.£999.99 :shock: :shock: :shock:

I remember the first time I saw a sat nav was being taken on a demo run by a black cabby at the Sandown Taxi show many years ago, he said he was the London agent and the units where £1,500.

I suspect he is a very rich man now.
Author:  bloodnock [ Sun Oct 30, 2016 12:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
wannabeeahack wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No


I can recall the 1st digital watches, calculators and colour TV's....and computers

the prices will fall



Me to..like this

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And I thought that was just soooooooooooooo Hi Tech way back in the day...But like most of my Hair it came and went..
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
HOWEVER...

my 1st PC (Windows 3.1) with 200mb HDD and huge monitor i could hardly lift c/w 33 kb/s dial up cost £275
Author:  Private Reggie [ Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
wannabeeahack wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No


I can recall the 1st digital watches, calculators and colour TV's....and computers

the prices will fall

What precious metals where used in those :roll: At least you also didn't have to lease the batteries as you will with EVs :wink:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
Private Reggie wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
A huge problem with EVs is not just the cost of new one but also cost to insure,maintenance and minor/major damage caused by collisions, are they worth it? No


I can recall the 1st digital watches, calculators and colour TV's....and computers

the prices will fall

What precious metals where used in those :roll: At least you also didn't have to lease the batteries as you will with EVs :wink:


batteries are the hold up for leccy vehicles
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
https://www.toyota.co.uk/world-of-toyot ... mirai.json
Author:  grandad [ Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
wannabeeahack wrote:
https://www.toyota.co.uk/world-of-toyota/stories-news-events/the-toyota-mirai.json

a bit pricey.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Electric cars
grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
https://www.toyota.co.uk/world-of-toyota/stories-news-events/the-toyota-mirai.json

a bit pricey.


They will be till 1 firm breaks cover and produces a fuel cell leccy car that carries a family and luggage and costs under £25K...

While Ford and the rest have billions invested in piston engine production they dont want leccy cars on the market, neither do the oil companies
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