timjim 43 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 they are not quite perfect yet but they have come a long way since the sinclair c5 which was 25-30 years ahead of its time click here to see the tesla roadster the goverment make so much money from fuel, will they allow electric powered cars to develop further,? this video contains an ad at the start for a petrol powered vehicle, Lol in this day and age of congestion why arent there lots of small electrically powered one seater vehicles around our cities ? any thought on this guys ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 they are not quite perfect yet but they have come a long way since the sinclair c5 which was 25-30 years ahead of its timeclick here to see the tesla roadster the goverment make so much money from fuel, will they allow electric powered cars to develop further,? this video contains an ad at the start for a petrol powered vehicle, Lol in this day and age of congestion why arent there lots of small electrically powered one seater vehicles around our cities ? any thought on this guys ? i'd love one mate.............but i can't find an extension lead long enough !!!!!!!! they would be great in city's........but i guess thats where their designed for !!! how long before there's a tax placed on them ??????? interesting though cheers sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timjim 43 Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 i think there could be alot more put into electric car development, esp with the price of fuel going up and up and up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 The technology will arrive but the oil companies own the patents for it. Like when Shell advertise how much they're investing in alternative energy. They know what to do but won't. Why? Because oil is still available and there is alot of it. It's not in their interests to introduce new technology while they're still sat on millions of barrels of crude. It's business and no company that can make hundreds of billions, in annual profits, will introduce a fuel cell while they've got all that stock for drilling and pumping. They will continue to jack up the price, because they can, and the average British motorist will continue to pay it... look at the fuel strikes. Do we support them? No we run to the pumps, panic buy and then moan like f**k because we can't drive 100yards to the shops. The truckers are doing us a favour, if we decide to support them. It will take a serious situation for that to change, like the army protecting petrol stations because of continued rioting or because no one buys any oil from them. As the latter isn't going to happen just make sure your doors are well secured... for when the looting starts. In the meantime buy a bike. You'll be fitter and that will mean paying less insurance premiums when they privatise the NHS. Sleep well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIGZY 4 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 want to go out a run in the car ? no there is not enough charge in it .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 want to go out a run in the car ? no there is not enough charge in it .. They delivered the milk for long enough... what's the problem? Are 20" rims too much on float? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timjim 43 Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 thanks for that Chris, has made me think a bit, dont drive about much now but the way fuel prices are goin there has to be a point where people will have had enough and thats when the riots will start, must be close now eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Sounds doom mongering but there has to be a point where it will give... I mean how many more people use red diesel since the prices doubled? How many people siphon fuel from people's tanks? How many just drive away and refuse to pay? They're crimes but people just can't afford to live here any more. The last lot of fuel strikes saw people scrapping at the pumps... nothing major... just minor scuffles. How much of a shortage would it take before people start getting killed over it? Seriously... people are getting killed in their thousands in the middle east, over it, so why is it such a hard concept to get around? In a society where pensioners get robbed and killed, for coppers, why won't it happen over a tank of fuel? Do people think the police will help them? Or the army? Will they f*** look at the logistics involved. They will do what they do in every situation where they're outnumbered. They will contain it at least as best they can. They'll sit around the fuel stations and make sure only their vehicles get the fuel. In the meantime they'll hold a perimeter and watch chaos descend onto normal life. Like every other country that gets involved with civil unrest. Can it happen in Britain? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Sounds doom mongering but there has to be a point where it will give... I mean how many more people use red diesel since the prices doubled? How many people siphon fuel from people's tanks? How many just drive away and refuse to pay? They're crimes but people just can't afford to live here any more. The last lot of fuel strikes saw people scrapping at the pumps... nothing major... just minor scuffles. How much of a shortage would it take before people start getting killed over it? Seriously... people are getting killed in their thousands in the middle east, over it, so why is it such a hard concept to get around? In a society where pensioners get robbed and killed, for coppers, why won't it happen over a tank of fuel? Do people think the police will help them? Or the army? Will they f*** look at the logistics involved. They will do what they do in every situation where they're outnumbered. They will contain it at least as best they can. They'll sit around the fuel stations and make sure only their vehicles get the fuel. In the meantime they'll hold a perimeter and watch chaos descend onto normal life. Like every other country that gets involved with civil unrest. Can it happen in Britain? more a question of when?? sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Hard to say. With British apathy I'd say later rather than sooner. There's too few that give a f*** and even fewer that want to help those that do. I'll be interested to see how long it takes before the public are complaining that they can't drive to the shops and what b*****ds the truck drivers are for stopping the fuel supply... how much a litre is it now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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