Thread: Full Electric LDV ute

Originally Posted by GWH

I really don't think straight EV is the future, obviously many think it will be, and sure some of the EV passenger cars are getting quite good from a range point of view, and obviously decent torque so they feel powerful etc.

However, for anything else other than passenger cars that stay firmly on the sealed road, i just dont see this EV thing working out terribly well.

I still believe the good ole ICE engine, whether they be spark ign or compression ignition, will have a lot of life left in them yet, by way of different types of renewable sustainable fuels, whether that be advancements in bio-fuels or some other type of fuel yet unknown.

Even Bio-ethanol (that's been around for years now) has some big benefits over traditional fossil-based fuels, in the way of being renewable, the potential to make more power than your normal fossil fuels, it burns cooler and it produces fewer emissions. Further advancements in this type of technology are coming, Motorsport incl F1 are doing a lot of work on such fuels, that im sure will filter down to consumer road vehicles eventually.

And the whole idea of EV's being green is so flawed it's not funny. When you look at the holistic picture, they are no better for the environment, in fact as we know it today, they are actually worse.

Agreed - hydrogen technology and development is a more promising option at present due to the ability to retrofit existing vehicles; there are other options out there that are being sidelined as a result of a "pure EV" fixation.....Infrastructure is going to be the next cab off the rank in rolling out new technology and ensuring adoption....