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Electric cars?

Would you buy an electric car?

  • Already own one

    Votes: 10 5.1%

  • Yes - would definitely buy

    Votes: 43 21.9%

  • Yes - preferred over petrol car if price/power/convenience similar

    Votes: 78 39.8%

  • Maybe - preference for neither, only concerned with costs etc

    Votes: 37 18.9%

  • No - prefer petrol car even if electric car has same price, power and convenience

    Votes: 24 12.2%

  • No - would never buy one

    Votes: 14 7.1%
  • Total voters
    196
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By the way, the fact that he had a drag of a joint, which is legal in California doesn't bother me, I mean who hasn't, If it were legal in Australia I would be part taking myself every now and again.

To be honest, I think he bum puffed it and didn't actually inhale HAHAHA

 
Value Collector said:
By the way, the fact that he had a drag of a joint, which is legal in California doesn't bother me, I mean who hasn't, If it were legal in Australia I would be part taking myself every now and again.

To be honest, I think he bum puffed it and didn't actually inhale HAHAHA

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If anything, the entire exchange shows of Elon's natural curiosity and inner geek, it certainly doesn't make him look like a hardened drug user, who regularly snots cocaine etc.
 
SirRumpole said:
Musk has admitted he's a drug user (Ambien) which has been linked to strange behaviour.
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I also don't mind him dropping a sleeping pill every now and again, Hahaha, perhaps weed is the better of the two options though.

I guess I am a drug user too, I had 10 Rums on Saturday night, and then some panadol in the morning. :hungover:

No doubt that he's lost some of his shine lately over his comments re the Thai cave rescue and other things.
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No one is perfect, I think we have all said some stupid stuff under the influence of one drug or another, :joyful:
 
Volvo is working a driverless electric trucks, short haul jobs at the moment, But I could imagine these things on long haul intercity trips.

 
Nissan and Mazda are cranking up the electric car space.

https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news...c-future-119683.html?ffref=smh&trackLink=SMH0

https://www.caradvice.com.au/691596/mazda-rotary-2020-electric-car/

I think Tesla will have to sort itself out, or go the way of the Delorean

An interesting extract from the Mazda article:
In order to hit these targets, Mazda will electrify its entire range by 2030. It estimates hybrids will account for 95 per cent of production by 2030, with full electric and range-extended cars accounting for the remaining five per cent.
 
Porsche is promising something special, in the electric car space.

https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news...-cayenne-119726.html?ffref=smh&trackLink=SMH0
From the article:
with Porsche promising a range of 500km, 440kW of power and a 0-100km/h time of less than 3.5 seconds. It also promises to add 400km of range in just 15 minutes thanks to a 800-volt fast charging system.

Tesla really do need to get their skates on, and get the product out to owners, it looks like the major players are getting serious.
 
Most of us will be driving electric cars in the not too distant future.
My next car will be electric.
 
SirRumpole said:
If the ammonia transportation idea gets going, hydrogen cars could be the way to go.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08...-csiro-game-changer-export-potential/10082514
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I think it is more flexible as a fuel storage medium, than batteries.
Having said that, batteries are much more advanced than fuel cells and are a great near term answer for city commuters.
It is in the longer term, that hydrogen will come to the fore, as a total replacement for fossil fuel. IMO
 
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