Other vehicles have never had a problem with batteries exploding have they........................oh, hang on
I'd say technology has got it right at the moment, but there continues to be a lot of pushback from interested parties such as the oil producers and car manufacturers. By most measures, electric cars are better than petrol/diesel ICE vehicles. They have been around long enough to confirm they are: - 70% less lifetime emissions (i.e. including manufacturing) - they are more reliable than ICE vehicles - they cost less to service (~30-50%) - digging for rare earth minerals generates far less CO2 than existing oil fields. - they are, as of 2026, cheaper to purchase than ICE vehicles. - they burn really well, but they burn far less often than ICE vehicles - they accelerate phenomenally well There are negatives depending on your circumstances (home owner, distances travelled, etc). The downsides are weil-known, and several but not all will be overcome in the next 10 years: - range - charging time - ability to charge from home excludes many people - their excess weight damages the roads more - when they go wrong, the cost can be disproportionately large (30-50% more than ICE) - currently there's not enough space in a normal motorbike to make them viable (i.e. 200 mile range) - they sound as dull as ditchwater You can thank the EU and a few other forward-looking countries/regions for sticking to their guns and forcing the issue to make EVs successful.
Yup, I saw that. It doesn't change the stats dial much, though: https://factually.co/fact-checks/science/uk-fires-ev-vs-ice-vehicle-per-100000-a58de7 The thermal runaway of an electric car battery burning is certainly more exciting though, especially when it spreads across multiple cars. A burning petrol car isn't newsworthy.
I see conspiracy theories have started. New legislation in China to make EV batteries (even) safer coming in to force in July Andy
Not really, used to it by now. I notice the cars were parked together away from anything else in the middle of the car park - a risk assessment in case these EVs should catch fire. Nobody is surprised by it any more. Propaganda - kind if used to that as well. More electric cars to be imported to push for Net Zero - and only China can produce cheaply at scale. So good bye Western manufacturing and welcome China. Incidentally the climate hysteria peaked in 2021 and there is a slowdown of clime hysteria stories in the media - a bit past it now as there are other things - a few wars and data centers. These will need massive expenditures of energy that is not going to come from solar/wind at least not in the quantities required for what comes next. I think peak climate hysteria has happened and it has already been rolled back in the real world.
Why dont you get one of those pens that folks keep there kids in.you could even put a small tent over it to keep the rain off. He could S**t to his hearts content then
Perhaps they all have these fitted in the boot at production..... Can be operated remotely of course.......
Hahaha. I accidentally posted in the wrong thread and I must have deleted it just before you posted your comment.
Mate has just been economically forced to buy an EV, he has gone from sceptic to a convert. Without EV he'd have been forced into early retirement due his fuel costs.
What is it that we are trying to say? We all appreciate that electric might be the future but at the moment it is "work in progress" and no where near ready for universal role out. Such technology would in my opinion have always found its way forward but to force it as this hopeless government is trying to do is simple insanity and it's so obvious why the current policies are failing.
That car was probably being driven by a dissident critical of the CCP and one of Xi's inscrutable factotums in an underground bunker beneath a mountain in Manchuria remotely disabled it with the click of a mouse. Some of ET's increasingly strident advocacy on behalf of the brand has the flavour of a hostage video, so I strongly suspect he has been threatened with a similar fate if he doesn't promote their propaganda.
