DPF's the end of diesel cars in cities?

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Neither do most small cars on the market. Teslas can tow all right. You just plan the trips differently.

Towing a caravan with a Tesla Model X | Bensmann.no

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80km/h for 200km then an hour charge. I can beat that travelling at 60km/h.
I wonder what the range would be on a 42 degree day? They do have air conditioning, don't they?

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

80km/h for 200km then an hour charge. I can beat that travelling at 60km/h.
I wonder what the range would be on a 42 degree day? They do have air conditioning, don't they?

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Well yes, there are limitations using current technology but a flat "they can't tow" is debunked forthwith.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Well yes, there are limitations using current technology but a flat "they can't tow" is debunked forthwith.

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And his 500 mile range Prime mover (fully loaded) is coming soon..

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And his 500 mile range Prime mover (fully loaded) is coming soon..

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its 1 way of enforcing a break every 5 hours, lol

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And his 500 mile range Prime mover (fully loaded) is coming soon..

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I imagine that the first trailer of the roadtrain has the 50kva genset on it [bigwhistle]
Regardless of how much range an electric vehicle has got it is reliant on fossil fuels to recharge via the grid or a genset unless it is fully solar powered So they are really Not making any dents in greenhouse emissions at all. [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by trout1105

I imagine that the first trailer of the roadtrain has the 50kva genset on it [bigwhistle]
Regardless of how much range an electric vehicle has got it is reliant on fossil fuels to recharge via the grid or a genset unless it is fully solar powered So they are really Not making any dents in greenhouse emissions at all. [bigwhistle]

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They are actually , an electric motor is so much more efficient at converting energy into traction than an internal combustion engine . There is only 1 moving part and are no touching parts to create friction wasting energy thus creating heat . Not consuming any oil or requiring oil at service intervals.

Not many countries other rely on coal / diesel to produce electricity.

They’re also shifting the emissions to a “single source” - whatever is needed to produce the power - so if it was a Coal power station there’s need for a coal mine.
Not a need for 3 Oil rigs, Ships, Port operations, a refinery, distribution tankers...

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so more job losses then [bigwhistle]

Nope. Different jobs....

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Originally Posted by Tombie

They’re also shifting the emissions to a “single source” - whatever is needed to produce the power - so if it was a Coal power station there’s need for a coal mine.
Not a need for 3 Oil rigs, Ships, Port operations, a refinery, distribution tankers...

Big picture [emoji41]

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Very few (if any) power stations are built in a coal mine, most use road and/or rail transport to get the coal to the end use point - still lots of diesel or diesel/electric being used in that, plus the handling at either end. [biggrin]
Then the distribution cost of the electricity, poles and wires still have to be manufactured and shipped to where they're used.

A big percentage of the populace have no inkling of the infrastructure that needs to be in place for ANY form of energy to be available for general usage. Until a distribution system falls over, anyway - look at the angst in the UK at the moment, because 900 KFC stores can't get chicken!! [bigrolf]