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Originally Posted by SpicyM
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But the sound of gas engine is irreplaceable.
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It depends... some muscle cars sound amazing for sure... but for me, I prefer the "Jetsons" sounds of EV. If you want a really cool EV sound, go to youtube and check out the new Harley Davidson electric bike. Really cool sounding (and cool looking too)
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Originally Posted by SpicyM
(Post 20581957)
Btw.. electric engine is even older, so no, electric cars are not new.
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True... let's call it a revival then.
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Originally Posted by SpicyM
(Post 20581957)
Also, do they say who and how is gonna produce the energy needed if the whole world goes this way?
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The idea is that since EV cars require less energy overall to move them around, less energy overall is required. Electricity can come from a variety of sources including Water (Hydro electric), solar, wind... where as ICE cars can only get it from burning fossil fuel. At only about 10% efficiency, it's really wasteful. So, I think anyway, if the world drove EV cars, energy to move them would not be a problem.
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Originally Posted by SpicyM
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Do they say who is gonna recycle the batteries?
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Tesla does already, and there are plenty of recycling plants around the world.
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Originally Posted by SpicyM
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Can't imagine the impact of millions of Chinese and Indians charging their electric cars.. lol.
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If they could get electricity from sources other than coal, they might just be able to clean up their dirty air... that would be freakin' awesome.
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
(Post 20582008)
pretty odd statement coming from a guy who lives in one of the largest most spread out countries on the planet... or do you only plan on driving in small circles the rest of your life?
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Of course, ICE cars will always have their place, and oil will never go away. But still for the average commuter like me, EV is perfect. I have saved almost $3000 in the year and 3 months since I've switch.
Not sure if you knew this, but you can actually go a lot of places now on pure EV. Let's say you want to drive from Montreal to Calgary in a Tesla. The GPS will plot the trip for you, but also indicate how you can get there by using super chargers along the way, that charge the car to 80% in 20 minutes.
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Originally Posted by Ross
(Post 20582113)
I'd be interested to see the price point on this. It looks amazing for sure. I really love the BMW i8 and rumour has it, BMW are working on an all electric BMW M9 concept, if they pull that off then the EV market is going to be stacked.
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That's cool!! I didn't know that. The i8 is drop-dead sexy thats for sure... if the M9 looks like the i8 but is all electric, I would love to test-drive one.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
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I know this much...during the summertime electricity is at a premium because people are running their air conditioning. It puts the power grid at maximum use and sometimes overloads it.
Huge changes will definitely have to happen if electric cars become the norm. Solar and other energy sources will have to grow fast.
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You can actually program your EV to charge at night or during off-peak hours. And you can also buy batteries for your house (like the Tesla Battery) that charges itself during off-peak hours too and then powers your house and charges your car during the day. It also lets you use solar power too and somehow manages it all for you in a way that saves money and reduces the load.
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Originally Posted by Jman
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Really nice car. Speaking of Electric cars just read LAPD is running a Tesla now. Talk about being able to creep in silence on culprits ;)
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Read that the other day. Beautiful. Just amazing.
