Good point. From that perspective, hybrids will probably turn out to be the vehicle of choice. Nowadays, gas engines are the primary power source, and batteries; other than their gas saving abilities; are simply used to go short distances (20 miles for example) for help in case the gas engine quits. With the constant advances in technology, batteries could soon be the primary motive source, and gas engines used only emergencies or on long trips where recharging was not possible or practical. Gerry
Meade Dillon wrote: > Here in hurricane country, electric cars are not viable to use in an > evacuation. The range is not there, and the infrastructure doesn't exist. > I don't think there will be a majority of electric cars in Cities along the > gulf coast or east coast below the Mason/Dixon line, not anytime soon > anyway. > > During our last event, the State was able to set-up temporary road-side > "pit stops" that had fuel and porta-potties, so that evacuees could quickly > empty and refill as required, and continue their journey. To my knowledge, > no electric car can be re-charged for another 400 miles in ten minutes. A > hybrid like a Volt would suffice, but then we still need fossil fuels. > > I see very few electric cars around here, and Charleston county voted for > Hillary. There are a couple of Tesla's. Volts are a little more common. > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > When I'm commuting I see an electric car about once a week. MA is a > > probably the third most blue state in the country (behind CA and NY) so its > > not that surprising. That puts the electric cars ahead of mid-engine cars > > which I see maybe once a month, but behind motorcycles with sidecars. > > I think electric cars will become common in cities and busy suburbs, for > > instance here in MA I expect them to be very common within the I95 belt > > that loops around Boston. They're also getting common in LA, I bet I see > > two or three every day there, about as often as you see a supercar like a > > Lambo. > > A performance metric I'd like to see on an electric car is how many hours > > it can handle sitting still running the AC at 100F ambient while the cabin > > stays 72F. > > > > -Curt > > > > > > From: Ed Booher via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Cc: Ed Booher <edboo...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 10:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad news for Dan > > > > Yeah, see, I do think that there will be a tipping point and moving forward > > *all* new cars will be electrically driven. The electric motors are just > > too good at low end torque and such. However, I think the full on electrics > > like Tesla will still be the rare bird and the fully electric, yet gas > > generated hybrids like Chevy Volts will be the dominant factors. > > > > On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 2:26 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > All vehicles will be electric by 2025, says expert > > > > > > No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in > > > the world within eight years. The entire market for land transport will > > > switch to electrification, leading to a collapse of oil prices and the > > > demise of the petroleum industry as we have known it for a century. > > > > > > This is the futuristic forecast by Stanford University economist Tony > > > Seba. His report, with the deceptively bland title Rethinking > > > Transportation 2020-2030, has gone viral in green circles and is causing > > > spasms of anxiety in the established industries. > > > Tesla Model S electric car > > > Tesla's electric cars have the power of elite super-cars at a fraction of > > > the purchase cost, and one tenth the running cost > > > > > > Prof Seba’s premise is that people will stop driving altogether. They > > will > > > switch en masse to self-drive electric vehicles (EVs) that are ten times > > > cheaper to run than fossil-based cars, with a near-zero marginal cost of > > > fuel and an expected lifespan of 1m miles > > > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/14/petrol- > > > cars-will-vanish-2025-says-us-report/ > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > http://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Das beste oder nichts." - *Gottlieb Daimler* > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
