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Electric cars?

Would you buy an electric car?

  • Already own one

    Votes: 10 5.0%

  • Yes - would definitely buy

    Votes: 43 21.6%

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

    Votes: 79 39.7%

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

    Votes: 38 19.1%

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

    Votes: 25 12.6%

  • No - would never buy one

    Votes: 14 7.0%
  • Total voters
    199
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I am sure in term of efficiency but right now these farms get deconnected, so efficiency =0; gas turbine exists, we just need somewhere in the grid not too far from the solar farm, to have some water (which can be recycled) and you can produce hydrogen and then burn it at night.should beat any expensive battery scheme, and can be installed without the need of any elevation aka where the farm and windmills are
so instead of 2Billions for hydro II, you need to add an hydrogen hydrolysis plant to an existing gas plant [located in a suitable place..even if that is not a must have; anything can beat the efficiency of disconnecting free power production]
 
MY next car, put me down for one of these, I'm sold. :D

https://www.drive.com.au/news/ford-...e=smh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tile-2
This comment in the article highlights the problem with electric cars at this point, no standard plug, no standard voltage. The voltage is going to be a big issue as amps are function of the voltage in electric cars, the higher the voltage the lower the amps, the lower the heat.
From the article:
With 800 volts the Mustang Lithium has twice the voltage of most electric cars on the road today. Ford says this allows the system to be “lighter, more powerful and generate less heat, and more electric force than most battery-electric systems”
 
I see Victoria is looking at ways to change taxation on road users, as fuel excise falls, I wonder if there will be a double whammy an increase in rego and no drop in the fuel tax.lol
 
sptrawler said:
I see Victoria is looking at ways to change taxation on road users, as fuel excise falls, I wonder if there will be a double whammy an increase in rego and no drop in the fuel tax.lol
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Hmm. Fuel excise is a Federal tax and Rego is a State charge. I suspect there might be a bit of positioning going on. Wouldn't it be nice if our governments actually worked together on taxes and charges.
 
I have been following Alkaline Fuel Cells AFC energy for a number of years.
Their product is a cheap, robust alkaline fuel cell that can use second quality hydrogen to produce electricity.

It is a bit of a holy grail in terms of new renewable energy production.

The last couple of months has seen some excellent progress in terms of commercial product progress. In particular they are selling a fuel cell that that can generate power to charge electric cars. But there is much more.
The SP for AFC has jumped 400% in the past few weeks

AFC Energy Set To Launch Hydrogen-Fuelled Electric Vehicle Charger
https://www.ii.co.uk/news/afc-energ...lectric-vehicle-charger-al1572258720088738300

https://www.ii.co.uk/shares/afc-energy/LSE:AFC/news-and-analysis
 
If you want to get really excited about electric cars and electric everything check out this story.

Nikola Corporation to Unveil Game-Changing Battery Cell Technology at Nikola World 2020
Technology encompasses world’s first free-standing / self-supported electrode with a cathode that has 4x the energy density of lithium-ion

Published November 19, 2019

  • Technology encompasses world’s first free-standing / self-supported electrode with a cathode that has 4x the energy density of lithium-ion
  • Achieves 2,000 cycles
  • Cell technology expected to cost 50% less to produce than lithium-ion
  • Could drive down the cost of hydrogen and double the range of battery-electric vehicles worldwide
  • Nikola will share IP with all other OEM’s around the world that contribute.
https://nikolamotor.com/press_relea...ttery-cell-technology-at-nikola-world-2020-67
 
Tesla’s shocking futuristic Ute/pickup truck.

At first I was shocked by the design, and thought it must be a joke, but it is growing on me, the stats are amazing, I can see this thing becoming the new version of the Hummer.

 
Hey VC
Rust never sleeps... Neil Young was on to it.
Neil at one point was trying to do something impossible to (electrically?) power a Lincoln, looked to me at the time like a perpetual motion project; so he had limits to his knowledge electo chemical psychics...

But those hardened S/Steel panels, errant kangaroos are now not such a problem.
And this thing can power your country bolt hole. And vise-versa.

Looks like the bastard offspring of drunken night out between a commercial kitchen and a wheelbarrow...
I'm going to call mine K9 after that robot dog from Doctor Who..

The LincVolt... Just googled up again...Gold.
 
Value Collector said:
Tesla’s shocking futuristic Ute/pickup truck.

At first I was shocked by the design, and thought it must be a joke, but it is growing on me, the stats are amazing, I can see this thing becoming the new version of the Hummer.

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Hummer with a conscience, do not even think of the actual energy waste of such a beast powered on our grid
 
qldfrog said:
Hummer with a conscience, do not even think of the actual energy waste of such a beast powered on our grid
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yeah, any large utility sports vehicle is a waste of energy I guess, But atleast this can be solar powered, so better than the average diesel/petrol models.

plus it will tow just about anything, has loads of room for tools etc, and a tradies and it’s 200kw hour battery can power a job site, plus it has an air compressor built in.
 
Loads of cabin space, 6 seats and enough room for a double bed in the tray, would be great for camping, and you can run lights and cooking appliances etc from the power outlets.

 

Michalia Cash will be spewing.
 
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