Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

You dont download the latest top gear eps do you?

They tested it on there last show, some points i remember, it was extremely fast but handled like a bucket of water due to the eco friendly low resistance tyres and the extra 500kg worth of batteries it has to carry, both of the cars they had for testing either broke down or ran out of charge well before they should have, it costs 90,000 pounds, $220,000AU and it takes 16 hours to fully charge from empty.

While atm it has problems and is not feesable cars like this do pave the way for more practical, affordable and viable models in the future.

Edited by W0rp3D
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4327426
Share on other sites

sales pitches always do, give it 5-10yrs and they will have sorted most of the problems and it may be worth it, the battery technology out of this may well be taken on by other electric car manufacturers as that is the biggest problem with electric cars.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4327457
Share on other sites

How many batteries again, 6000

Imagine this technology with hondas new hydrogen fuel cell; would work a treat! Anyone else shocked in awe over the new liquid hydrogen fuel cell? basically id expect in 10years to completely replace a-b transport whilst allowing ferrari, lamborghini and even us gtr drivers to keep be polically correct (not just theoretically) and enjoy a spirited petrol burn.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4327786
Share on other sites

hydrogen is great in theory, but i just dont like the idea of driving an atom bomb. theres alot of safety stuff around saying there fine, but thats on the idea that you dont rupture the tank, they are 'safe' because there designed around the tank so you dont hurt it, but if you should somehow manage too, FKN BANG! thats my understanding of it....

i like the idea of leccy cars, but give it a few years. biggest problem with them is batteries. they're big, heavy, and expensive atm, but getting better

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4327818
Share on other sites

One of my favourite subjects, watch who killed the electric car and the short documentary in the extras.

It will explain the Californian zero emission policy..each manufacturer who wanted to sell cars in California had to have atleast 1 zero emissions vehicle in their range ect...It will also show how Texaco bought and buried battery technology to protected itself.

They did the same thing with trams (cable cars) over there, so the could sell more oil.

All GM EV1's were recalled and crushed.... So yeah they work, yes they can be mass produced economically and they also ripped the corvette of it's day a new one over the 1/4.

Backyard job drag

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F

http://www.evchargernews.com/CD-A/gm_ev1_w.../specs_main.htm specs, pricing ect

Limited range (60-70 miles) and reliability in the first EV-1s to ship, but better (110 - 160 miles) later. Research says the average driving distance of Americans in a day is 30 miles or less and that 90% of Americans could use electric cars in their daily commute. Towards the end of the film, an engineer explains that, as of the interview, lithium ion batteries, the same technology available in laptops, would have allowed the EV-1 to be upgraded to a range of 300 miles per charge.
Edited by madbung
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4328340
Share on other sites

hydrogen is great in theory, but i just dont like the idea of driving an atom bomb. theres alot of safety stuff around saying there fine, but thats on the idea that you dont rupture the tank, they are 'safe' because there designed around the tank so you dont hurt it, but if you should somehow manage too, FKN BANG! thats my understanding of it....

There's some interesting and very intensive research going into non pressurised methods of storing hydrogen right now, by dissolving it into another material. holds good promise.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4328668
Share on other sites

sounds interesting, havent heard much about it. if non pressurized then it i'd be more approving of it, if anyone cares lol

The basic idea is that, (chemistry stuff inbound), when something dissolves in a solvent (eg, salt in water), the salt gets ripped into pieces and put in between the water molecules, but because of the way it does it, the water molecules that are carrying the salt don't actually take up any more volume.

Using this principal, you can get a substance, get the hydrogen to dissolve into it without any volume change, and just withdraw hydrogen as needed. I'm not exactly sure how far they've come in the "no pressure" line of things, or if its been more focused (or only useful) in increasing the energy density at high pressures.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4329886
Share on other sites

  • 5 weeks later...
The basic idea is that, (chemistry stuff inbound), when something dissolves in a solvent (eg, salt in water), the salt gets ripped into pieces and put in between the water molecules, but because of the way it does it, the water molecules that are carrying the salt don't actually take up any more volume.

Using this principal, you can get a substance, get the hydrogen to dissolve into it without any volume change, and just withdraw hydrogen as needed. I'm not exactly sure how far they've come in the "no pressure" line of things, or if its been more focused (or only useful) in increasing the energy density at high pressures.

wow the depth of those sentences made my head hurt, but I kinda get it.....

lol

THANKS for all the opinions so far guys.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/249541-electric-cars/#findComment-4380418
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Cats are called Bella, and Donna...  Like that poisonous plant And I remember your 2 monsters, I remember making a little bit of wee when you let them out... LOL I have already installed cat doors into the laundry where their kitty litter is, and the sun room, apart from the cat doors there's not going to be any permanent mounted stuff on the interior walls (interior doors are cheap and easy to replace) I will get a outdoor cat cage thingie once I finish the landscaping out back... https://catnip.com.au/ The only off limit areas are the main bedroom and the gym room....but, currently the cats are curled up in bed, in the main bedroom with the Mrs.....LOL, the off limits for the kittens to the main bedroom lasted about 5 minutes with Jackie I currently only have 1 free standing huge cat tree multiple level scratching post thingie in the lounge room, but, I will be getting another one soon now that I'm happy with the furniture layout in the back room and have a perfect spot for it  
    • All of this is making it seem clear that running the Coppermix twin was definitely the way to go, especially in hindsight with how insane tariffs have gotten and the strength of the USD vs yen at the time.
    • That sounds like no chance of even importing one for road registering then Now I see why Duncan wants to check LHD rules for Targa...   I wonder how "bolt in" the AWD would be if you got one imported from the US and swapped it to an AUD one
    • Not to mention they drive like a bucket of bolts! yuck!
×
×
  • Create New...