How long the future EV's

[Zforbes]

The future is not Ev or hydrogen or fossil fuels,the future is in a decrease in all there usage,by this i mean the global population is too large and growing dramatical thus more and more people consuming .

Well said

The increase in population is the global problem and ever increasing as it is will certainly have a negative impact on our planet regardless of what fuel we use to travel around the earth.

It is time that we need to serioulsy consider a population decrease, the problem is though this has a negative impact on our economic strength as a country same as any other country, nobody seems to get it.

The UK's push on green EV usage is only green in the UK, the counties that mine and create the nasty chems are not counted in our stats to become green.

 

[Zforbes]

I thought when I posted this thread that I'd spark some do good Greta types into speiling EV's will save the planet. I feel at home here because the posters seem to get it.

EV is not the worlds cure, petrol or diesel is also not the cure but none the problem either.

 

[SiJar]

I totally agree that the primary problem is the increase in word population and not the use of petrol or Diesel engine.

 

[Ole gits rule]

SWMBO next car will be an EV, something small like a 2007 as the car basically does 25 miles per day with the odd 50 mile trip, 150 miles of usable range is fine but for longer trips I need an ICE vehicle.

My mate was travelling to Ilfracombe from South Wales and his words were, I can get there, no chargers so cant charge the car so will have to go everywhere in yours so I can get back to the motorway to charge and he has a Niro which has a reasonable range.

I would quite happily use a Hybrid and plug it in.

in my opinion the next 20 years will be about electric and then it will have to change again as the impact of not just mining the battery material but shipping it around the world in its raw form and then when in battery form using diesel powered trucks / ships cant be very good and the impact is probably no different to an ICE vehicle over 7 or 8 years.

 

[TitanTim]

Hyundai have selling a hydrogen car for some time now,

https://mobile.hyundai.co.uk/new-cars/nexo

Nice and affordable too

Tim.

 

[Nictrix]

Hyundai have selling a hydrogen car for some time now,

https://mobile.hyundai.co.uk/new-cars/nexo

Nice and affordable too

Tim.

Not many places to refuel them though

 

[Vornwend]

Maybe part of the solution will be driverless cars? At the moment large numbers of the population have cars and use them only sparingly - probably sat on the driveway for >95% of the time? Many households have several vehicles. If you could be guaranteed a ride with only a short wait and the cost was low I think there are large numbers who might be convinced to give up car ownership for good?, many already have. Probably only viable in larger conurbations but would nevertheles substantially reduce the number of cars and resources needed. If the cost and convenience aspects are right then change can happen, some governments will force it through even more agressive taxation policies. In the absence of a natural disaster I can only see the world's population growing.

 

[TitanTim]

Hyundai have selling a hydrogen car for some time now,

https://mobile.hyundai.co.uk/new-cars/nexo

Nice and affordable too

Tim.

Not many places to refuel them though

If you live in Wales or Scotland your up for a long trek

Tim.

 

[Flyingfifer]

Hyundai have selling a hydrogen car for some time now,

https://mobile.hyundai.co.uk/new-cars/nexo

Nice and affordable too

Tim.

Not many places to refuel them though

If you live in Wales or Scotland your up for a long trek

Tim.

Exactly right

I may be wrong in this but my understanding is that the existing infrastructure for petrol could be used for hydrogen with fairly low level adaptations meaning no gargantuan infrastructure changes needed across the world as would be for EV

 

[TitanTim]

Not many places to refuel them though

If you live in Wales or Scotland your up for a long trek

Tim.

Exactly right

I may be wrong in this but my understanding is that the existing infrastructure for petrol could be used for hydrogen with fairly low level adaptations meaning no gargantuan infrastructure changes needed across the world as would be for EV

That is exactly what is needed really, adapt existing petrol stations to accept Hydrogen along side petrol, diesel. Not sure how long it takes to fill up with Hydrogen, I'm guessling the same time as normal fuelling. Seems to me the way to go.

Tim.

 

[Flyingfifer]

If you live in Wales or Scotland your up for a long trek

Tim.

Exactly right

I may be wrong in this but my understanding is that the existing infrastructure for petrol could be used for hydrogen with fairly low level adaptations meaning no gargantuan infrastructure changes needed across the world as would be for EV

That is exactly what is needed really, adapt existing petrol stations to accept Hydrogen along side petrol, diesel. Not sure how long it takes to fill up with Hydrogen, I'm guessling the same time as normal fuelling. Seems to me the way to go.

Tim.

Thats my understanding that its basically the same (in terms of time and process) as filling up with petrol or probably more accurately LPG

 

[Roberltd2]

Anybody else read that Mazda is bringing out a six cylinder engine in a couple of years time? It was a news article I read on my phone so no links I'm afraid.

 

[Zforbes]

Is this it?

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mazda-reveals-straight-six-engine-could-be-used-next-6

If released in 2022 it will still be manufactured and saleable for 8 years in the UK, even longer for most other countries.