Are Electric cars the future ?

abacus

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Currently the most likely as Hydrogen for cars has almost zero infrastructures and is more expensive but is probably a good option for commercial vehicles that have yards where infrastructure can be built. (We will have to wait and see, but one thing is certain new fossil powered vehicles have to go)

Unless you have a Tesla then the charging infrastructure is patchy in places, but has improved significantly over the last couple of years and is increasing apace. (Plus Tesla will be opening up their supercharger network in the future, so running out electric will become about as common as running out of petrol/diesel)

The price of new electric cars are still too much for most owners, however should reach price parity with petrol/diesel cars around 2025, after that they will become cheaper than petrol/diesel. (Electric cars also require less maintenance; combine this with most users charging at home at off peak rates and for a lot of people electric will be a no brainer)

Bill
 

camcroft

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Currently the most likely as Hydrogen for cars has almost zero infrastructures and is more expensive but is probably a good option for commercial vehicles that have yards where infrastructure can be built. (We will have to wait and see, but one thing is certain new fossil powered vehicles have to go)

Unless you have a Tesla then the charging infrastructure is patchy in places, but has improved significantly over the last couple of years and is increasing apace. (Plus Tesla will be opening up their supercharger network in the future, so running out electric will become about as common as running out of petrol/diesel)

The price of new electric cars are still too much for most owners, however should reach price parity with petrol/diesel cars around 2025, after that they will become cheaper than petrol/diesel. (Electric cars also require less maintenance; combine this with most users charging at home at off peak rates and for a lot of people electric will be a no brainer)

Bill
And they might need Robotic mechanics;);)
 

Friesiansam

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Currently the most likely as Hydrogen for cars has almost zero infrastructures and is more expensive but is probably a good option for commercial vehicles that have yards where infrastructure can be built.
JCB are working on hydrogen power, seems diesel engines don't require much in the way of modification, other than to the fuel system.
 

Gray

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Whether you like it or not, there's no doubt they are the future.
And there will be no shortage of power for them once fusion generation becomes viable.
We'll have endless, clean power coming out of our ears.
And, just as they promised when nuclear power arrived, it will be "too cheap to Meter".
 
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Energy will never be cheap in this country. There will be enough taxes to keep the prices up.

The main reason why Hydrogen hasn't taken off as yet is because of manufacturers waiting for the Government to set up the infrastructure. Tesla went ahead with building a supercharger network and did not rely on the Government for this.
 

abacus

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JCB are working on hydrogen power, seems diesel engines don't require much in the way of modification, other than to the fuel system.

Yes, it was featured I believe on the Fullycharged YouTube channel, however the cost of putting in the infrastructure and Hydrogen production is still a sticking point.

Bill

Correction it's the Harry's Garage channel that has it featured
 
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abacus

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Whether you like it or not, there's no doubt they are the future.
And there will be no shortage of power for them once fusion generation becomes viable.
We'll have endless, clean power coming out of our ears.
And, just as they promised when nuclear power arrived, it will be "too cheap to Meter".

Yes there has been o lot of talk recently from the UK & US that it’s almost here, however they have been saying that for years, so don’t hold your breath. (The smaller Fission reactors (Rolls Royce reckons they should have them by the end of the decades) which will be cheaper and can used locally to power towns is probably closer. (Not sure it will go down well with the public though)

Bill
 

camcroft

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Yes there has been o lot of talk recently from the UK & US that it’s almost here, however they have been saying that for years, so don’t hold your breath. (The smaller Fission reactors (Rolls Royce reckons they should have them by the end of the decades) which will be cheaper and can used locally to power towns is probably closer. (Not sure it will go down well with the public though)

Bill
Could be a question for Rishi Sunak after all when things get back to normal ish. He will have to find a lot of money to get the country back on its feet. So our spending will be a bit limited due to all the taxes we will no doubt have to fork out.
 

Gray

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Yes there has been o lot of talk recently from the UK & US that it’s almost here
Getting out more energy than you put in (and they're certainly putting some in) just seems too good to be true....creating the sun on earth, what could go wrong? (Beats playing with matches).
 
I read Science Focus, so I'd read about that. I actually think we are within twenty years of it now, though the issue isn't getting it to work, it's getting it to operate continuously and on a viable scale. When it becomes mainstream, fusion will drive down energy costs - it's a global market now and I really don't foresee an OPEC-style cartel for fusion. Finger crossed, anyway...
 
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We just got a Lexus Hybrid Car.
 
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