Electric Vehicles / Classics

unkel

w124man wrote: »

Both are effectively new cars, both easily capable of twenty years motoring. I suppose if you're used to Fiat 127's and rusty Sierras well then you wont get just how good these cars actually are.

That's a strange argument. If you want a car (as good as) new that's good for 20 years motoring, it's far cheaper total cost of ownership to buy a new EV than that old (new) taxi.

w124man

unkel wrote: »

That's a strange argument. If you want a car (as good as) new that's good for 20 years motoring, it's far cheaper total cost of ownership to buy a new EV than that old (new) taxi.

That's an even stranger argument. EV's are just a carbon footprint heavy, politically driven, unsustainable fad that will U turn just like the diesel one did!

elperello

I think I just clicked into a parallel universe.
EVs in Classic Cars ?

unkel

w124man wrote: »

EV's are just a unsustainable fad

Anyone looking at your post 10-20 years from now will wonder what kind of dinosaur posted that

galwaytt

unkel wrote: »

Anyone looking at your post 10-20 years from now will wonder what kind of dinosaur posted that

kinda. EV will still be there but...it'll be interesting to see if any current EV's ever live to be 20 yrs old in the first place. .....

kev1.3s

galwaytt wrote: »

kinda. EV will still be there but...it'll be interesting to see if any current EV's ever live to be 20 yrs old in the first place. .....

They will. They will build up a cottage industry that converts them to petrol.

Seweryn

w124man wrote: »

That's an even stranger argument. EV's are just a carbon footprint heavy, politically driven, unsustainable fad that will U turn just like the diesel one did!

They did their U turn 100 years ago, but people believe this is a new technology. It didn't work then, it was replaced with internal combustion engine, because of the inconvenience of battery power, energy storage and that sort of things.

kadman

Seweryn wrote: »

They did their U turn 100 years ago, but people believe this is a new technology. It didn't work then, it was replaced with internal combustion engine, because of the inconvenience of battery power, energy storage and that sort of things.

Plus the fact its doubtful , according to some experts , that they have sufficient resources to maintain ev's on a global scale as required.

Seweryn

kadman wrote: »

Plus the fact its doubtful , according to some experts , that they have sufficient resources to maintain ev's on a global scale as required.

Not a hope. It is a cul de sac lane and not a very long one. With all known resources we can only replace a fraction of vehicles with EVs. Never mind maintaining them after...

54and56

Seweryn wrote: »

Not a hope. It is a cul de sac lane and not a very long one. With all known resources we can only replace a fraction of vehicles with EVs. Never mind maintaining them after...

What does that mean?

Dades

Given battery tech isn't going to remain static it's impossible to say definitively that we'll run out of resources to make them. Just maybe in their current form (no pun intended).

Kenny Logins

54and56 wrote: »

What does that mean?

Lithium.

unkel

What did I start? :eek: I shouldn't have mentioned the E word

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Lithium.

Lithium is one of the most common elements on earth, in the top 20 or so

Seweryn

unkel wrote: »

What did I start? :eek: I shouldn't have mentioned the E word

Lithium is one of the most common elements on earth, in the top 20 or so

Yes, but still not enough to make batteries for all vehicles. Even if there was, there are not enough fossil fuels or other sources of energy to power the grid to charge the batteries.

Kenny Logins

unkel wrote: »

Lithium is one of the most common elements on earth, in the top 20 or so

Maybe so, but is there enough?

...and when will we be told to shift focus from EV to CNG?

Seweryn

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Maybe so, but is there enough?

...and when will we be told to shift focus from EV to CNG?

Or... petrol .


Actually... CNG as fuel is probably the most "eco-friendly" option all things considered .

kadman

Might be lots of Lithium, but not so with rare earth metals,
and EV's need them. And China has 95% of the world supply, which they intend to keep,

https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/availability_of_lithium

Rather than worrying about a lack of lithium, there could be shortages of rare earth materials, should the EV replace the conventional car. One such material is the permanent magnet for the electric motors. Permanent magnets make one of the most energy-efficient motors. China controls about 95 percent of the global market for rare earth metals and expects to use most of these resources for its own production. Export of rare earth materials is tightly controlled.

marcos_94

Seweryn wrote: »

Yes, but still not enough to make batteries for all vehicles. Even if there was, there are not enough fossil fuels or other sources of energy to power the grid to charge the batteries.

Cheap renewable generation is available. It’s now cheaper to build new wind and solar generation than to continue operating col and gas plants:
https://www.lazard.com/media/451086/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-130-vf.pdf

Also, an electric car consumes about 25% of the gross energy required for an average ICE vehicle.

I’m a car guy, and have no intention of buying an EV anytime soon, but the amount of misinformation on EVs is ridiculous

Seweryn

marcos_94 wrote: »

Cheap renewable generation is available. It’s now cheaper to build new wind and solar generation than to continue operating col and gas plants:

Cheaper, is it? So why one of the most advanced nation on Earth (Japan) is now building 20 new coal fired power plants? Why they are not building so called renewable, cheaper power plants?
And why as we speak there are 1,500 new coal power stations are constructed around the world? And why Germany don't build more wind turbines but instead they have knocked down an old church to open a mine for coal that they found underneath the church...?

I agree, there is a lot of misinformation in the media these days.

marcos_94

Seweryn wrote: »

Cheaper, is it? So why one of the most advanced nation on Earth (Japan) is now building 20 new coal fired power plants? Why they are not building so called renewable, cheaper power plants?

Oh, I must be missing something so, decreasing share of fossil fuel in energy mix from 65% to 56% by 2030 and increasing share of renewable energy to 22%-24%. This doesnt take into account the offshore wind industry in Japan.

https://www.eu-japan.eu/news/japans-new-basic-energy-plan-until-2030-approved

And why as we speak there are 1,500 new coal power stations are constructed around the world? And why Germany don't build more wind turbines but instead they have knocked down an old church to open a mine for coal that they found underneath the church...?

Good to see you brought up Germany, a country whos EnergieWende plan has stumbled the last couple of years but has not slowed down the integration of renewable energy. It was Germany that started off the subsidising of rooftop solar and brought the costs down for others to begin adopting the technology.

They have a strange plan on retiring their Nuclear fleet before their coal fleet, but regardless, both will be gone by mid 2030s supposedly. This wont stop their adoption of wind energy though. germany has set out in its National Energy and Climate plan that it will increase its onshore wind capacity by 20%, and increase its offshore wind capacity by just shy of 400%.

https://windeurope.org/2030plans/

Apologies for going off the topic of classic cars for sale in Ireland.

26000 Elephants

elperello wrote: »

I think I just clicked into a parallel universe.
EVs in Classic Cars ?

It's a growing sector: retrofitting present day EV technology in old classics - especially old city cars.

Purists will probably clutch their pearls in horror, but if it keeps an old car relevant and useful, I say go for it.

elperello

26000 Elephants wrote: »

It's a growing sector: retrofitting present day EV technology in old classics - especially old city cars.

Purists will probably clutch their pearls in horror, but if it keeps an old car relevant and useful, I say go for it.

Forgot about them

Definite exception for this one

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/motors/2018/0905/991852-class-jaguar-e-type-to-go-electric/

kadman

Classic beetle EV kit costs over 16,000 euros.
I think I will stick with the old ICE for the moment

marcos_94

kadman wrote: »

Classic beetle EV kit costs over 16,000 euros.
I think I will stick with the old ICE for the moment

Where did you see that? Havent seen kits that cheap yet!

Seweryn

marcos_94 wrote: »

Where did you see that? Havent seen kits that cheap yet!

Here is an example for the Volkswagen. I believe that price is a subject to duties, VAT, etc.
Then you need a solid car as a base obviously and... labour to screw it all together.

https://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=168&osCsid=sl2cthcdsghsmcoohp3edpnqc7

marcos_94

Seweryn wrote: »

Here is an example for the Volkswagen. I believe that price is a subject to duties, VAT, etc.
Then you need a solid car as a base obviously and... labour to screw it all together.

https://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=168&osCsid=sl2cthcdsghsmcoohp3edpnqc7

Thats not a bad kit. 26.5kWh isnt a massive battery but for a (light) classic car it should deliver 150km of summer driving range. I wonder if that kit is adaptable for other makes

Seweryn

marcos_94 wrote: »

Thats not a bad kit. 26.5kWh isnt a massive battery but for a (light) classic car it should deliver 150km of summer driving range. I wonder if that kit is adaptable for other makes

Well, for sure it is, but the kit includes the adapter plate for the transmission, so you would have to custom make one for your car. Secondly, that company makes them for a few other cars. For other cars I would probably go and buy all bits separately.
This is not a cheap solution and you will never get your money back, but can be a good fun.
There is a few companies in Europe that do conversions, but they are more popular in the US.

On the other hand, you can convert a car to EV at a very low budget as well. The only high cost items are the batteries.

kadman

All of the joy in a beetle classic.....is the sound of the engine. Why would i swap that for ..........
silence.:D

Seweryn

kadman wrote: »

All of the joy in a beetle classic.....is the sound of the engine. Why would i swap that for ..........
silence.:D

Well, there you go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM4CRBmYKBs

elperello

If (I know it's a big if) the Government succeeds in getting rid of all new ICE cars won't the classics with an ICE be much more desirable.

The only legitimate way for enthusiasts to enjoy that engine sound be it VW or 6 cylinder BMW will be to buy a classic.

Assuming of course that the powers that will be don't put all the classics in museums.

kadman

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