Politicians make bad scientists, hence the diesel-v-petrol shambles and the rush towards

battery electric vehicles (even though the UK will struggle to build the charging infrastructure, and to actually generate the additional power). I'm sceptical about BEVs because of the range issue. Everyone's waiting for the great leap forward in batteries, but so far it seems it will be an incremental rather than a step change. For cities, I think the near-future best solution is an electric car powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, where the only exhaust emission is pure H2O. But at present, get a BMW i3, the one with the range extender engine.

Posted By: Higher Wrather on October 7th 2018 at 15:09:40

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FAO Cardiff or Higher: re petrol cars... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 7, 13:28:37
- Science is complex (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 13:54:53
  - Politicians make bad scientists, hence the diesel-v-petrol shambles and the rush towards (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 15:09:40
    - If you're doing longer distances (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 15:39:51
      - The truth is there's no perfect solution. The Prius is old tech with a small electric rang (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 15:56:49
        
        I know such things shouldn't matter but sadly they do to me... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 7, 16:12:30
        
        Yeah, they really got the ugly stick out for the latest one. I like the Prius+ though. (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 16:18:53
    - Just Googled i3 and prices 😳... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 7, 15:31:49
      - Yes, only joking. I haven't got one, but I've driven it and it's a hoot. Didn't know it w (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 15:51:30
  - I've always chosen on the basis of colour....Are there other criteria! (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Oct 7, 14:14:51
    - boot space (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 7, 15:17:37
    - Number of wheels, it must have four (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 7, 14:25:06
      - But... (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 15:42:17
      - Reliant Robin? Nope - has to be colour. (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Oct 7, 15:07:50
  - We're London so yeah, congestion charging has been a way of life forever... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 7, 14:03:40

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