Future Of Motoring

[eMsta]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/innovations/pow...ge#contentSwap2

according to car makers easily accessible good crude oil is running out at a rapid rate (i guess we all knew that) - so now they are looking at other forms of power to get our cars moving.

Interesting read - especially when they point out that 50% of the pollutants come from energy providers (coal power), yet vehicles are used as a scape goat for pollution.

Years ago, id never have thought of an option to buy a hybrid like the prius - but now it seems that its becoming more and more inevitable (being a car nut, i wouldnt mind driving one) - but just the thought of not being able to hear the rumble of petrol powered engines makes motoring seem boring.......

[Do-Luck]

Had the 'opportunity' to drive a Prius when I was working in Sydney a few months back, basically had it as a rental car.

The fuel economy was really good, but to me personally, I wouldn't fork out any cash for one, there seems to be a fair bit lacking in them still. Most obvious was off the line, there was somewhat of a delay before the car would actually move.

[axe s]

You will just have to wait for the hybrid skyline to come out...

I read an article about it a couple of weeks ago...

[eMsta]

You will just have to wait for the hybrid skyline to come out...

I read an article about it a couple of weeks ago...

are u serious???? that would be unreal! but it would be heavy wouldnt it?

[axe s]

Yeah, i can't remember where i saw it, i thought it was on here...

[Omurru]

"The batteries in hybrid cars are designed to last the life of the vehicle, said to be at least 10 years. To date, Toyota Australia has not had to replace a hybrid battery under warranty"

Lol yeh thats because the warranty is only 3 yr's, how bout after that, go talk to some of the first gen prius owners that are up for battery replacement and see how much they have to fork out for new ones......

I don't see why car companies are spending money developing hybrid cars when everybody knows eventually they will just be electric, why not spend that money from developing hybrids on developing electric ones now? If I can build in my back yard for under 20g's an electric car that has a top speed of 100+ and will get 150Km to a charge why can't car companies build and sell something comparable? I'm looking at buying a small car at the moment and if I could buy an electric one with those spec's for somewhere round that price i'd be there now with my hand up.

On a performance note, think of the possiabilities with electric's, in a petrol car you have one motor and the power has to be sent to the wheels through some sort of mechanical drivetrain, with an electric car you have a motor in each wheel all of which are completley independently controlled....as far as handling and control go it would be insane!

[naga]

it's alright u can record the skyline rumble and play it through your speakers when your driving ur electric car!

eventually electric will overtake IC engines in performance and we'll mod them instead. instead of bigger exhausts and intakes and turbos we'll get uprated battery packs and high current motor controllers. shouldn't be too hard to learn. it's all good!

[htial]

it's alright u can record the skyline rumble and play it through your speakers when your driving ur electric car!

eventually electric will overtake IC engines in performance and we'll mod them instead. instead of bigger exhausts and intakes and turbos we'll get uprated battery packs and high current motor controllers. shouldn't be too hard to learn. it's all good!

Hahaha... ...I've been thinking of this for a while...

There's a guy in QLD that has made a fully electric Toyota Echo... ...I was thinking of doing it to a skyline... ...But dropping in two or three electric motors...