I actually do have a pretty good understanding of pre solid state electronics.
Is Canada ready for the coming electric vehicle revolution?
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Yup pretty soon there will be NO truck drivers, and you lieberrals won't even have to park yourselves...
You will automatically just go to jail and sit down there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod_Trail_Sled_Dog_Race
A much better idea for the US and Canadian north..and the battery free propulsion units come heated too
It's a sideline that he developed working on the all tube Russian military hardwear[sic] back in his enlistment days.
Russian tube guitar amps...wow, unbreakable.
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Yup pretty soon there will be NO truck drivers, and you lieberrals won't even have to park yourselves...
You will automatically just go to jail and sit down there.
dog power transport - cheap & realiable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod_Trail_Sled_Dog_Race
A much better idea for the US and Canadian north..and the battery free propulsion units come heated too
It's a sideline that he developed working on the all tube Russian military hardwear[sic] back in his enlistment days.
Russian tube guitar amps...wow, unbreakable.
The title of this thread is a misnomer. There will never be an electric vehicle revolution in Canada. It will be an electric vehicle trickle at best. There's more potential here for fossil fuel than there is for electricity. You can only put dams on so many rivers and besides our climate isn't compatible with electric vehicles.
petros; said:
Actually, Philadelphia is considering the modernization and expansion of SEPTA's trolley system to benefit its 100,000 daily passengers:
https://philly.curbed.com/2018/1/16/16882588/septa-new-trolley-proposal
As it is, they no longer use the old PCCs and use the Euro style trams for light rail & trolleys. It works quite well and provides a very useful alternative for their subway & bus system. This is the same experience in Boston and San Francisco.
Here in Gopherland, we have had much discussion about the proposed expansion of our light rail. Recently, I sent an email to our local transportation director and asked her to consider installing a trolley, trolleybus, and express bus service because of the great success of our light rail. Of these, yes, an express bus is the best alternative (on heavily trafficked streets) because trolleys are restricted to areas covered by tracks whereas bus routes can be readily altered where necessary. However, the trolleybus does not need tracks but it does need overhead wiring. Such wiring can be installed to facilitate alternate routes where needed.
A few years ago I was acquainted with a professor at the University of Minnesota who advocated personal rapid transit (an elevated line comprised of individual motorized cars):
https://www.citylab.com/life/2014/0...sit-is-probably-never-going-to-happen/380467/
Thankfully, we did not invest any money on this project. Strangely enough, there are still people around who insist this is the future of urban transportation. While we can all agree that our urban areas need infrastructural enhancement, the better way is to bring back the old trolley system with maybe one or two express buses where advisable.
You got it Pontiac.
I just saw an AGF commercial that states; "By 2040 54% of cars will be electric".
I'll be 72 and still rocking a V8.
I just saw an AGF commercial that states; "By 2040 54% of cars will be electric".
I'll be 72 and still rocking a V8.
it will never happen unless they rethink their greed and drop their prices on the battery packs.
I'm greedy too so I'm not buying their over priced crap.
according to wiki, new buses have been added because of extensive usage - cable cars attract tourists but are have high utility as well
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybuses_in_San_Francisco
If we now have problems dealing with discarded car batteries and flashlight batteries because of environmental concerns, how are we going to deal with electric car batteries?
Upcoming electric cars in 2018: From Tata Tigor EV, Tiago EV, Renault Kwid electric, Mahindra KUV100, Nissan Leaf and more
Amazing lineup of eCars on the way from different manufacturers.
Tesla is just the tip of the ice berg.
Amazing lineup of eCars on the way from different manufacturers.
Tesla is just the tip of the ice berg.
What is their overall market share? It looks good for manufacturers to have a nice electric vehicle in the showroom. People feel all warm and fuzzy knowing somebody else is buying one while they buy their Camry or Corolla or Accord.
Didn't expect you to have any real stats to back your conjectures up. You are living in some sort of delusional dream world.
They are not the near future. Completely impracticable for me now as for a lot of people. The length of time that future is from now I suspect is farther than you believe.
Or hopefully G.M. Ford or Chrysler!
Why would I support American automobiles? A Toyota has as much a chance of being built in Canada as a GM. And much better cars.
I think most people like change if it's for the better. We haven't really seen anything in these electric vehicles that is an improvement, except for the fact they burn less gas.
Well equally as good. We have a 2005 Pontiac Vibe that we've driven virtually trouble free for 9 years. It's pretty much exactly the same thing as the Toyota Matrix.