Kid Dynamite 7170 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) Most electric cars look like shit and conk out after 50 miles. Tesla is changing this. http://www.teslamotors.com/models/index.php 0-60mph in 5.6 seconds Top speed of 125mph Emissions - 0 Range on one charge - 300miles Charge time - 45mins Charge Price/Electricity Cost - £3.50 Price - $49,000 If you fancy a 2 seater sports car that can do 0-60 in 3.7 seconds they do this too, but thatl set you back $100,000 Edited September 14, 2009 by Kid Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Most electric cars look like shit and conk out after 50 miles. Tesla is changing this. Charge time - 45mins Bollocks! Hydrogen fuel cells are the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11542 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Didn't Tesla claim to have invented a Death Ray or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43067 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The future is the Teleporting mobile phone. Also, we'll all wear shiny one-piece bodysuits and have meals in pill form I know this to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Didn't Tesla claim to have invented a Death Ray or something? The Tesla Coil ! He's the godfather of Electrical Engineering, he developed AC electricity and the AC motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sonatine 11542 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Didn't Tesla claim to have invented a Death Ray or something? The Tesla Coil ! He's the godfather of Electrical Engineering, he developed AC electricity and the AC motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 It was supposed to be a impenetrable field of electricity that went into the sky to stop planes flying. He claimed to be able to defend the entire boarders of the UK. Something like a massive Van Der Graff generator on the floor and some means of broadcasting it wireless into the air creating a force field that would take planes out of warfare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7170 Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Most electric cars look like shit and conk out after 50 miles. Tesla is changing this. Charge time - 45mins Bollocks! Hydrogen fuel cells are the future Its true. You need to pay extra for the special charger, otherwise if you plug it into your normal socket you will have to leave it overnight. But thats the beauty of it, no special charging stations. Stop at a hotel and run a plug out of the window Once these things take of the prices will plummit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Does the electricity come from fossil-fuel power stations by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Most electric cars look like shit and conk out after 50 miles. Tesla is changing this. I would love it if that was the sales pitch on the advert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Does the electricity come from fossil-fuel power stations by any chance? and I seriously doubt the manufacture of all of those batteries is environmentally friendly. That said, it's still got to be a much more ecologically friendly mode of transport than the infernal confusion engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 This is a cracking documentary if ever you get the chance to see it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 They made a lightbulb and a gramophone needle that would've last for decades but as soon as they were invented the patents were bought for a fortune and they were never heard of again. - Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Currently hydrogen takes more energy to harvest that using fossil fuels. Major industry wants it as it is difficult to DIY. Electicity on the other hand you could get yourself if you invest in renewables. I hope electricity makes it. Water engine though, they'll never let us have that. Planet Profit = Fucking huge disaster. Giddy Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10965 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Aye, but don't they say that the technology for harvesting Hydrogen is in it's infancy and when they've sorted it out it'll be no more expensive than getting Fossil Fuels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7170 Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 If me aunty had balls shed be me uncle. The fact is it takes less electricity to run an electric car than it does to make the hydrogen for a hydrogen powered car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The production of electricity is only going to get cleaner and cleaner as the coal powered powerstations are replaced with Nuclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The production of electricity is only going to get cleaner and cleaner as the coal powered powerstations are replaced with Nuclear. Where are you going to build them? And what will you tell the nimbys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 If me aunty had balls shed be me uncle. The fact is it takes less electricity to run an electric car than it does to make the hydrogen for a hydrogen powered car. Can you go into a bit more detail in that regard? I'm sceptical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10965 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Thing is KD, it's more arduous now, but it will become cleaner, quicker and cheaper, the fact we'd be less reliant on over-seas oil will have an increasing pressure on lobbyists in Britain and our cousins across the water. If they find a feasible replacement for foreign oil they'll be all over it like it was the last buffet table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The production of electricity is only going to get cleaner and cleaner as the coal powered powerstations are replaced with Nuclear. Where are you going to build them? And what will you tell the nimbys? I can't argue, there are two of the fuckers within 25 miles of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Most electric cars look like shit and conk out after 50 miles. Tesla is changing this. Charge time - 45mins Bollocks! Hydrogen fuel cells are the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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