Sir lastnail wrote on Jul 30
th, 2012 at 8:09pm:
Quantum wrote on Jul 30
th, 2012 at 7:40pm:
[Either do you! That's the joke of this thread. The person who calls others fools for driving petrol cars, yet drives one himself. The person who says no one wants petrol cars and wants to buy electric, yet won't buy one himself.
As alway you keep changing the subject when it suits you. One minute your talking about full electic cars, but when it gets pointed out that they don't have the range you start talking about the Volt or hybrids. When it gets pointed out they have an engine and need to be serviced like a normal car, you switch back to talking about EV's. It's transparent that you are just avoiding reality.
yes I drive a fossil fool car. When did people ever have any other choice other than to buy something that was completely unreliable and expensive to run and maintain as all fossil fool vehicles are ?? Just because I own one doesn't mean I don't understand its limitations !!
Having repaired my own cars over the years I will be glad when EV's make their mark and the scammers who have profitted for so long out of selling and fitting parts that purposely wear out are finally dead and buried !!
Anyone in the know, knows that auto manufacturers make a huge chunk of their revenue out of parts and service and that is why they have been so reluctant to build something reliable like an EV that barely requires any service or maintenance !!
And the GM Volt is essentially an electric car with a range extender. It's purpose is to shut people up like you who bitch and moan about the limited range of battery electric cars. As well Ford US is currently working on all three types including battery electric cars, plugin hybrid cars and hybrid cars. What is Ford Australia working on ?? Have you heard ?? They are working on a 4 cylinder Ford Falcon
LOL
Everything that wears out on a normal car will wear out on an EV (such as tyres, paint, door rubbers, etc) except for the engine. Today's petrol engines regularly outlast the rest of the car, so don't expect unlimited km in your new EV.
I find it interesting that you think that today's companies make petrol cars to break, but will make EV's to last forever. Are these companies evil money squeezers or good guys?
Also, why didn't you buy a Honda insight or Prius? They came out over a decade ago, so why did you buy a fools petrol car? Or are you still driving a car made in the 90's, in which case you care nothing for the environment (even an old 4 cylinder is more pollutive than a new V8), or you would never have the money for an EV anyway.
door rubbers and paint !! get the bugger out of here will you.
just look at that long list I gave you and see what little you will have to do on an EV