Pay per mile. Another blow for EV drivers

[EVsince2016]

What makes sense is to move to synthetic petrol. If you achieve a full circular carbon cycle then you aren't scrapping the ice fleet and can slowly grow the bev infrastructure.

It takes more energy to manufacture synthetic snake oil or H2 than it does to power an EV.

Cars have a shelf life of 10-15 years and we are going slower than that.

 

[GaryMG4]

It takes more energy to manufacture synthetic snake oil or H2 than it does to power an EV.

Cars have a shelf life of 10-15 years and we are going slower than that.

I think Harry Metcalfe that the Sustain petrol he uses cost about £4.50 a litre and that's 20% fossil fuel.

 

[tsedge]

I think Harry Metcalfe that the Sustain petrol he uses cost about £4.50 a litre and that's 20% fossil fuel.

Harry lives in a different world to most of us. His commentary on EVs reflects that - it is entertaining but hardly relevant for most people.

 

[Scotsman]

China build more solar / wind a year than the rest of the world combined. Same with all vehicle types, and that's just for within China.

If we still manufactured our own stuff, we'd still have coal power, we instead exported the pollution to China.

If China didn't make wind / solar stuff for us there would be no green revolution.

Swings & Roundabouts

Yes china do build the most You don't have to rely on china for solar. Vietnam India America Canada all manufacture solar., . But china still has all it's coal fired power stations producing 60% of its power, we only buy from china because it's cheap? And we all see what problems buying cheap is hence all the problems we've got with our cars eh

 

[LenEV2016]

It takes more energy to manufacture synthetic snake oil or H2 than it does to power an EV.

Cars have a shelf life of 10-15 years and we are going slower than that.

I think there is a place for all low emission energy and I think synthetic fuel will end up more mainstream but at a premium, if people are happy to pay the cost to potentially run their high end vehicles then I'm all for it.
The more options the better, choice is a good thing