Electric car, Would you buy one.

Not a chance, its a good idea but just not practical in this country at them moment.

While I am not in the financial situation to buy ANY car for years to come, would prefer an electric/diesel hybrid meself. Got the same low running cost as pure electric but with the diesel generator as a backup in case of untimely low battery.

franklyshocked wrote: »

Hydrogen Fuel cells or something like them is the only way forward.
In ireland most of our electricity is produced from fossil fuel. If everyone tomorrow went to electric cars we would need to produce more fossil fuel driven electricity not making us any greener. Its a false economy.
Green fecking idiots.

No offence....but how do you think they produce the hydrogen liquid? Its a massive electrical investment and most reports I have read indicate that you get 20-25% of the energy input back out in the form of compressed hydrogen.

And we mainly generate electricity NOW by fossil fuels, but if the government would pull their collective thumbs out long enough to fund more wave and tide generator research we could drastically cut our need for fossil fuels, which we import anyways and would do the same for hydrogen as we have no hydrogen production plants here either.

As for the lack of charging stations nationwide, wasnt it the same when petrol cars were first intorduced, no petrol stations on every street corner? And wouldnt it be the same problem if we all went out and bought hydrogen powered cars tomorrow?

As for the whole hydrogen vs electric debate, how come there is both petrol and diesel pumps in almost all filling station? Surely one must have won the fuel race years ago

Nuttzz wrote: »

Im going to buy one as soon as they become available and then run over John Gromley on his mountain bike

"Thats a shame John, you'd of hear me if it was a diesel"

All the more reason for them to reduce speed limits further because pedestrians (who are seemingly not obliged to look before walking out onto the road) and cyclists (who are also allowed to do whatever they want without looking first) won't be able to hear the electric cars. 15kmh speed limit in Dublin City Centre anyone?

Also, I believe that as soon as electric cars become widespread, the government will introduce either a road pricing scheme or a car battery recharge tax. They rake in roughly €7 Billion in motor related taxes ever year and spend roughly only €1 Billion on roads every year. That's never going to change - private motorists will always get raped financially. :mad:

If they sorted out the battery technology so they have a longer range, and they were reasonably affordable, then I would buy one.

For now thought I'm waiting for either a hybrid Range Rover or the hybrid Land Rover LRX, providing I can afford either of these when they come out, that is!

Or maybe I'll just get a standard petrol VW Golf.