The Electric Vehicle Thread- the thank God I listened to Eamo thread

I’d imagine the horsey set will drop you after this episode?

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solar panels
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great stuff, 1 thing you might consider too that ive done, is no longer taking overseas holidays

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@Goldeneye1 @padjo

IF ELECTRIC CARS CAME FIRST - WOULD THE FREE MARKET SWITCH TO PETROL? 🧐

I ask the electric car sceptics among you to picture a parallel universe where all cars are electric, when a rogue engineer invents the internal combustion engine.

‘This so-called engine you’ve developed, , tell me exactly how it works. You see, we already have electric motors where an electric charge delivers forward momentum. Michael Faraday nailed that puppy in 1822. How does your engine work exactly?’

‘Well, first you fill your car with 20 gallons of an inflammable liquid. We then set fire to this liquid in a series of controlled explosions within cylinders linked to a crankshaft. You’ll need a gearbox, because this engine only works at high revs. Then these other pipes and wires and 200 other additional moving parts keep everything suitably lubricated and cool.’

‘Got it. Now our electric motors convert energy to movement at about 80 per cent efficiency. How efficient is yours?’ ‘Um, about 20 per cent.’ ‘Mm-kaaaay… So presumably it is quieter and more powerful than an electric motor, and delivers better acceleration?’ ‘Er, no.’ ‘Can it run on energy produced by the sun and the wind, or from nuclear power stations or anything else?’ ‘No, but the liquid you need to burn is readily available in perilous offshore locations and from many totalitarian states.’

The electric motor is perhaps the most beautifully simple and elegant device ever invented

‘Uh huh? But you can refuel at home, right?’ ‘No, that would be crazy. No one’s going to keep 2,000 gallons of petrol under their house. But we could open 8,000 brightly lit forecourts all over the country where you could buy a Ginsters or Red Bull on a two-for-one.’

‘Help me out here, . Where’s the upside?’ ‘Well, if you have a really strong bladder, you can go 80 miles further between recharging.’

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I’ll politely decline your suggestion

He jets around the globe multiple times a year. He could have 50 solar panels and they wouldn’t make a dent in his overall emissions

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Maiden voyage to our nations capital today @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

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Be careful you dont run out of battery or that it goes on fire. Apparently that happens a lot.

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Remember, you arent stuck in traffic etc etc

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Thanks for your concerns guys. I’m currently on the last bit of my journey on public transport. I felt a grand bit of smugness as I passed each petrol station along the way

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I took the plunge today lads

ID7

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Plenty of Roam in that for the family when heading on holidays I’d say

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Its humongous, the tech will take getting used to though

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Safe travelling

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Feck fine wagon

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Oh he’s in Dublin :muscle::wink:

You’ll get some admiring glances when you’re pulled in in Obama charging that baysht

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He won’t be scratching the wheels or tyres that far out from the kerb anyway.

Well wear @Tassotti

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A two space job

You can lie fully out in the boot if you put the back seat down, some job

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Be a right job for Electric Picnic for Finbar