Re: The South Australian Political Landscape
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:07 am
Well, if the drivers of electric vehicles don't pay to maintain the roads somehow should the rest of us be excused from the component of petrol or diesel fuel pricing that is levied for the same purpose?
I have been looking at the electric and hybrid market as I'm thinking of replacing my wife's old i30 with an SUV, but there are two significant issues that concern me about that direction. One is the limited range of current purely electric vehicles. The other is the fact that the batteries have limited life, are not being recycled because it costs a lot more than just making a new one, and that Lithium is a highly toxic material not easily disposed of if not being recycled.
The green enthusiasts would be better focused on developing affordable hydrogen fuel technology, as all existing petrol cars can be converted to run on that and there will thus be a saving in not having to make a lot of expensive new cars or store or dump the used lithium batteries and old cars if we make going electric the target.
All that comes out of a hydrogen driven motor's exhaust is water vapour.
You may find this interesting : https://www.renewablessa.sa.gov.au/topi ... d25c754fec
I have been looking at the electric and hybrid market as I'm thinking of replacing my wife's old i30 with an SUV, but there are two significant issues that concern me about that direction. One is the limited range of current purely electric vehicles. The other is the fact that the batteries have limited life, are not being recycled because it costs a lot more than just making a new one, and that Lithium is a highly toxic material not easily disposed of if not being recycled.
The green enthusiasts would be better focused on developing affordable hydrogen fuel technology, as all existing petrol cars can be converted to run on that and there will thus be a saving in not having to make a lot of expensive new cars or store or dump the used lithium batteries and old cars if we make going electric the target.
All that comes out of a hydrogen driven motor's exhaust is water vapour.
You may find this interesting : https://www.renewablessa.sa.gov.au/topi ... d25c754fec