So, do you STILL want an Electric car?

[Stanglover]

Link did not work, I'll try again.

 

[Stanglover]

Sorry the link did not work. Can't delete the post.

 

[Cleveland Crush]

Tell us about the info in the link that won't open Stanglover.

 

[Stanglover]

Let me try again. I'm not too good at this computer stuff!

 

[Cleveland Crush]

Whoa! That shrapnel was fly'in!

 

[Ryunker]

Nope, never

 

[72MustangSprint]

I’ll take a Tesla Model S plaid. Literally a rocket . Had a Model 3 Performance AWD and loved it.

 

[Cleveland Crush]

I’ll take a Tesla Model S plaid. Literally a rocket . Had a Model 3 Performance AWD and loved it.

How much did the S Plaid and Model 3 cost combined?

 

[Kilgon]

The roman candle of cars.

 

[Hemikiller]

That's a Russian truck carrying LPG cylinders, not an electric vehicle. You can see them rolling on the highway.

 

[midlife]

Ummm...that's a fake post. It was recorded in in 2013 in Russia when a truck carrying propane cylinders caught fire. See a thread in the Concours Mustang Forum entitled "When EV's Collide"


Hemikiller just beat me to the punch!

Don't believe everything you read on the 'net, unless it comes from me!

 

[72MustangSprint]

How much did the S Plaid and Model 3 cost combined?

I can get a Model 3 for roughly $30 K. Plaid costs a lot more but used for a price of Diesel pickups.

 

[Stanglover]

Well guy, confession time. I knew it was a fake, as far as being electric cars go, but thought I'd have a bit of fun with you and see what reaction it got. It was sent to me by a friend who just loves to try to get me going. (he did for a while until I looked carefully at it).
I've seen videos of electric cars blowing up and it's just one big explosion. I still wouldn't want one though until better batteries are developed and the politicians and media stop lying to us about "zero pollution" and all the other BS they are shoving down our throats. There's nothing wrong with electric motors, I'm all for that, but lithium batteries are not the way to go.
On a side note, I watched an electric supercar (on tv) go up the Goodwood hill course at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 44 seconds, zero to 60 mph in 1.7 seconds.......... now, that's a rocket ship! And yeah, I suppose it was powered by a lithium battery.

 

[Paul M]

Check out the future in school buses. They come with a fire extinguisher and nice chrome safety rails.

 

[tony-muscle]

I still won't get one!

 

[72MustangSprint]

I still won't get one!

Dinosaurs became expendable at some point . Horses got replaced by ICE vehicles and so on. I love my classic cars but time waits for nobody. I like the instant acceleration of performance electric cars. There are lots of hurdles to work out. We will see what happens. I’m not telling ANYONE they should drive a electric car.

 

[jscott]

Nope, not for me. I keep my cars a long time (My F150 will turn 24 next week). Seems you cannot do that with an ev unless you want to pay tens of thousands of $$$$ when the batteries die. ***A day after I posted this response I decided to give my '99 F150 a bath, she will be 24 years old next week.

One dead in cargo ship fire, electric car suspected source, Dutch coastguard says

One person died and several were hurt when a fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying cars off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard, the Dutch coastguard said.

www.reuters.com

 

[Stanglover]

Check out the future in school buses. They come with a fire extinguisher and nice chrome safety rails.

Is that electric or is it a Hydrogen fuel bus? Looks more like high pressure gas to me.

 

[Ron Tanzi]

Ask somebody who purchased an F-150 lighting that tried towing something more than 100 miles. The real issue with going electric is that there is not enough known lithium reserves on planet Earth to support a complete change over to battery power. You can also ask all the kids working the cobalt mines in the Congo about the joys of an electric future.

Ron

 

[NOT A T5]

It's not like we are living in a country that has something like the Autobahn where you can go whatever Top Speed and or Acceleration your car possesses and lots of times still get pulled over by the Polizei, LOL! I remember in the 70's me driving in the Fast Lane going 140 mph and seeing cars driven by U. S. Personnel in the far right lane probably being too afraid driving faster than 55mph they were used to!
Unless the U. S. Government raises the Speed Limit (which will probably never happen) I will tucker along with the posted Speed Limits! Sorry for being a little off the original topic!!