Vista Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 27/07/2017 at 05:52, khanlad said: Does this mean trucks will be electric too? It looks like Elon Musk has that covered too! Tesla will unveil electric lorry in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpayne Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Nikola motor company beat tesla by quite a margin in the electric truck race. look for nikola one. Ok they cheat a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinkamon Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 16 hours ago, accord83 said: when I was a kid BBC Tomorrows World told me I'd go to work in hoverboots, I'm retired and I still haven't got my hoverboots, who can I sue, I'm traumatised. u can find them in clarks next to the wellies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddio Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Do you think they'll force aeroplanes to be electric, or rubber-band driven? Or trains and busses? Nah, probably not. Even if they do, unless they have a hooooge solar panel on the roof the power's still coming from burning something else or more cheap labour to wind the elastic. (anyone know of an energy-harvesting system for rubber bands?) This is why the Hell's Angels live their way all day every day. Enjoy what you've got before some to$$pot politician decides to take it off you. Lifestyles and all the crud that comes with them are changing at an exponential rate so all this could bite us in the arse sooner than we want. Because we're individuals and can be bullied around. Don't forget, we elect these numpties so you know what to do about it. Lobby for what we want and vote for the best promises. That's how the eco-warriors and sandal-wearing tree huggers got their way. Politicians don't live the lives we do, so if they get told something by an earnest-sounding young person or a clever-sounding proffessor then they believe it's what everyone wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddy Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 On 28/07/2017 at 22:54, jpayne said: To make us all happy my Mk1 escort cossie! Whats it doing in Australia ? http://www.loveday4x4adventures.com/ Looks tuff btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexican Gerbil Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Exactly. Solar and wind energy are limited in supplies. Unless every house in Britain ends up with solar panels on the roofs and battery packs under the stairs, fossil fuels will still be needed to run power stations. The same tree huggers don't like nuclear power either. I'm sure battery technology will be fine in 2040 taking us from lands end to John o'groats and back again. But where the electricity will come from......????? Where will the batteries go when they no longer hold a charge....???? Aeroplanes run on jet fuel, not sure what toxic waste that produces? Diesel and petrol will be around for a while yet. Hopefully out government will allow us kids to run our "Historic" Vehicles for many many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accord83 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 10 hours ago, chinkamon said: u can find them in clarks next to the wellies I only shop in West Cumberland Farmers, I didn't know other clothing outlets existed. I cannot understand why we do not explore Hydro electric sea power more, the tide goes out and comes back in twice a day, tide tables can be set for decades ahead, we live on an island. We are surrounded by a fully sustainable power source ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpayne Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 3 hours ago, puddy said: Whats it doing in Australia ? http://www.loveday4x4adventures.com/ Looks tuff btw locked up tight in a container awaiting its future. Come over here or we go back. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 I like petrol engines a lot, but I was watching this Youtube channel and electric does have possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltamal Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Formula E engine in an OSF? sounds like a plan, there should be a few old ones by then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 On 4 August 2017 at 19:17, deltamal said: Formula E engine in an OSF? sounds like a plan, there should be a few old ones by then! An electric Old Skool Ford?? Sounds like a bad plan to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltamal Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I could be a case of electric engine or leave it in the garage! by that time its bound to be anti-social to burn fossil fuels, a bit like smoking now......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexican Gerbil Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 11 hours ago, deltamal said: I could be a case of electric engine or leave it in the garage! by that time its bound to be anti-social to burn fossil fuels, a bit like smoking now......... Vaping is the future. Maybe we can fit smoke generators to cars, batman style!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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