Rolling coal is a lot less "cool" than it used to be. A lot of diesel enthusiasts see it as waste, and don't really want the public hate (or stiffer regulation). My diesel will do this in certain settings depending on the rpm; I try to avoid it.
I think for many, if it's going to have a sound, it needs to sound good. Quieter is better and allows you to hear your music. I used the most quiet muffler I could fit on my jeep, but admittedly the rumble of the 454 does sound nice. I do wish it was a little more quiet at times out on the trail. My son's jeep has a 4cyl, and the way it sounds, I wish it made no sound at all. Many new cars are very very quiet and that is a desirable selling point. Performance and convenience will win the day. Brett On Feb 12, 2015 10:22 PM, "EVDL Administrator via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12 Feb 2015 at 12:50, Ben Goren via EV wrote: > > > Once the big automakers start making electric versions of their pony > > cars that out-race the top-of-the-line gasoline models .. almost nobody > > who buys such a car is going to want anything other than the electric > > version. > > II think that intelligent, educated gearheads who will jump at EVs. > However, EVs are missing a couple of things that other kinds of people > want: > noise and pollution. There is a sizable population of people who, for want > of a better analogy (forgive me), like to mark territory. A clean vehicle > won't do that. > > The din of a barely muffled ICE is part of the thrill. > > Of course some of that din can be simulated. As we've seen with the recent > revelations that ICEV manufacturers are adding electronic exhaust noise to > their cars, it won't take much to design an EV with an Enterprise-style > whoosh or a nice, gear-y, turbine-like whine. (IIRC GM designed the latter > into the EV1 deliberately.) > > But the type of guys who like to "roll coal" - you are NEVER going to get > them into EVs. If they go to the track and lose to EVs, they'll say it's a > fluke. > > Maybe once they die off, choking on their own fumes ... (kidding) > > > > [Fuel] prices don't need to be especially high in such circumstances to > > make gasoline undesirable. Just the unpredictability and uncertainty > > alone will make people want to avoid it. > > What I think would do it more than price is consistent and significant > inconvenience. > > During the 1970s mideast oil embargo, it wasn't so much the rising prices > that got to drivers as it was lousy availability. > > In some areas of the US, buying fuel was a lot like buying TP or beef in > Russia. Some stations had gasoline; many didn't. Where your gas gauge was > didn't much matter. If you heard from a neighbor or relative (today it > would be on the net) that a filling station had just gotten its allocation, > you'd head over there to top off the tank, or buy your 8 or 10 gallon > limit. > You'd get there and find a line of cars stretching round the block. In > winter they'd be idling, wasting the scarce fuel they were trying to buy. > > A cottage industry appeared, especially in university towns, with people > who > would - for a price - sit in your car for you in queue. It was a perfect > job for college students, who could study while they waited. Of course it > was mostly the "upper crust" VIPs who were willing to pay for that service. > > For the rest, a fuel efficient vehicle was suddenly REALLY desirable. Auto > dealers had subcompacts sold, with hefty additional markup above sticker > price, before they ever hit the lots. Used land yachts gathered dust on > those lots before selling for fire-sale prices. (A friend of mine scored a > once in a lifetime deal on a midsize car with a small V8, thanks to this > scramble for small cars.) > > You can expect a similar demand for EVs if / when this happens again. > > In today's high-energy, hurry-up society, no one can stand to wait for > anything. The rich folks will again be able to hire someone to get their > fuel, but many others will be prime candidates for EVs. That just might be > a good thing. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150213/e5f8bbad/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
