Why go green,electric and low emmisions?

[Easy-X]

The interesting part will come in around 2040 when the batteries on the vast majority of EVs will be 5 years or older.

What should happen is the manufacturers replace the batteries and the old battery packs get repurposed as household energy storage for solar roofs etc. But more likely the cars will just get scrapped blowing the whole carbon footprint argument apart.
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[MCN]

Maybe.... Maybe by then, science and engineering will have fathoms a method of recovering and separating the metals I batteries economically and environmentally clean.
And battery tech and materials may evolve too.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Polarbear]

I read an american article about the mustang ev. It's sales in Ameica have bombed. Only silly Europeans are buying it. I'd love a V8 mustang but hey, I'm sure the loony left would want to transgender me for loving it!!!!

(That's another way of looking at castration )
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[MCN]

[rpsmith79]

Another Electric Bike manufacturer bites the dust

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/02/cake-electric-motorcycle-bankruptcy/
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Current Bike: Honda CG125 ES4 // Honda CB600FS Hornet // Triumph Street Triple R

[Polarbear]

[bhinso]

When the UK goes all electric, has anyone thought about demands on the grid at 6pm when everyone goes home and plugs their car on charge?
I went to a lecture that concluded that in order to accommodate this, we would have to cover 25% of the land area of the UK with wind turbines.
Still, it will be worth it to reduce our 2% contribution to global emissions, and then act surprised when temperatures still continue to rise.

[that_impulse_guy]

they'll fix this as follows:

welcome to the new normal.
you get home on tuesday, plug your car in, it doesnt charge because in your postcode power draw is X, which is above Y, and thus you are in a queue.

Your car is scheduled for charging on Saturday at 3am*
(* based on current trends, this may change and your charging cycle could be missed)

BUT, for the measly extra sum of Z per month, you get priority, HURRAH. Or for a one-off payment (small) we'll enable priority for 7 days.
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Gone: Yamaha DT50lc, Suzuki DR500, Suzuki A100, Kawasaki z250ltd, RD350YPVS, Suzuki DR Big, Kawasaki AR125, Kawasaki KMX200, Suzuki GS1000S, Katana 1100, GS550M, Suzuki RGV250
Now: Suzuki GSX400X, Suzuki RF900R, NS400R

[Easy-X]

[bhinso]

[bhinso]

[MCN]

The dream is that we'll be able to afford private transport.
It'll be car sharing and buses again for the great unwashed.
Queues for buses to work and back from work.
That's if there is any place to work.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[bhinso]

On the plus side, it might not be that bad because by then 90% of the population will be on benefits.

[Polarbear]

[Easy-X]

[Polarbear]

[bhinso]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Harry’s Garage: I'm back in a diesel after 4yrs running both EV & PHEV. What needs to change to get me to go back?
He makes some interesting points based on experience.

[Val]

[Polarbear]

[mentalboy]

https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-corporate/releases/release-a463299e9046a088b84018a758197588-gm-honda-begin-commercial-production-at-industrys-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-system-manufacturing-joint-venture


Welcome to the future, hopefully these will be commonplace before too long and cheap enough for me to give up my V6 and V8 45L/day gas guzzlers.
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Make mine a Corona.

[Polarbear]

[mentalboy]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]