Not only Volvo, but no manufacturer can reach that goal. There aren’t enough resources on Earth to do it, let alone the massive lack of infrastructure in every country.
The goal isn't about green, it's about control. Smart chargers that governments can control. Drive too much? Use too much electricity? Use electricity during peak times? Let's tax that. California is going to require two-way chargers so they can use the battery in your car and electricity you paid for to help run the grid. Imagine having a fully charged car when you put it away at night, and waking up to one with a flat battery. They say they won't do that, but I guess they think all of us are gullible. The ultimate form of control? Turning off the charges so no one can charge their cars. Pretty hard to run a rebellion when 60% of the population can't check their mail without needing major knee surgery and stents...what will they do when the battery in their EV is flat?Not only Volvo, but no manufacturer can reach that goal. There aren’t enough resources on Earth to do it, let alone the massive lack of infrastructure in every country.
New z4 looks awesome. I think if I ever could stomach the idea of owning a second car I don’t need I’d get one to go alongside my truck.Did BMW change the styling again, skip uglyifying the Z4, or am I just used to it now?
The new Z4 on their site looks nice:
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Hybrids of any kind are a stopgap solution and the worst of both worlds, all the cost and complexity of a modern combustion engine and the added weight of an electric motor and battery. They also wear their small batteries out much quicker than full EVs for the same usage pattern (easily 2-4x the number of charge/discharge cycles compared to full EV).
If you're not familiar, the way charge cycles wear out a battery is measured in 100%-0% cycles. If you use half the battery charge and then charge it up again, that counts as half a cycle for wear.
So take a 50 mile one way commute as an example, a PHEV with 35 miles of electric range might see two charge cycles per day (charge at home, charge at office) whereas an EV with 200 miles range would only use two 25% discharges or a single 50% discharge over the same commute. 4x the wear cycles for the hybrid.
I could see hydrogen or e-fuels (synthetic gasoline/diesel not made from oil) being used in those places where full EV is not practical but as battery prices come down (and charging infrastructure improves) I don't see much of a long term future for hybrids.
You ought to check the sales figures of the prius the last oh 7-8 years.Aside from the hilarious fact that there Toyota Prius is a top seller, extremely reliable and well packaged for an economy car, you mean? Also aside from the fact that locomotives have been successfully using "hybrid" power for almost 100 years now?
It's certainly more complex, but the reality is if you want to mate the most efficient power delivery to the most efficient energy density, hydrocarbons powering electric motors is the best technology available.
if you put the same 7500 tax credit on a prius that ev's get, they would sell out againYou ought to check the sales figures of the prius the last oh 7-8 years.
You ought to check the sales figures of the prius the last oh 7-8 years.
Rav 4 hybrid has stolen all its sales i think in the USif you put the same 7500 tax credit on a prius that ev's get, they would sell out again
with no tax credit to skew buyer choice prius is high in japan
Maybe, maybe not. The slow EV's like the Nissan Leaf never sold well here either. The prius is slow as balls, probably has something to do with it. Maybe they don't care if the cars have 90hp in Japan.if you put the same 7500 tax credit on a prius that ev's get, they would sell out again
with no tax credit to skew buyer choice prius is high in japan
Maybe, maybe not. The slow EV's like the Nissan Leaf never sold well here either. The prius is slow as balls, probably has something to do with it. Maybe they don't care if the cars have 90hp in Japan.
well, i mean the rav4 is just the best selling non truckRav 4 hybrid has stolen all its sales i think in the US
well, i mean the rav4 is just the best selling non truck
are ppl just getting the hybrid or plug in b/c thats the only rav4 left? heh
like, "yea we have 1 rav4 left, it's the rav 4 prime"
"fine i'll take it"
"oops it's already sold"
well, i mean the rav4 is just the best selling non truck
are ppl just getting the hybrid or plug in b/c thats the only rav4 left? heh
like, "yea we have 1 rav4 left, it's the rav 4 prime"
"fine i'll take it"
"oops it's already sold"
That is ridiculously slow compared to Teslas.It's not slow? 6.7 seconds 0-60.