Posted on 07/30/2018 6:38:00 PM PDT by jjotto
After having the car's formal debut interrupted by an arrest, Audi announced that it will begin taking orders for its all-electric e-tron SUV on September 17, the company said last week. The car's formal debut August 30 in Brussels was postponed after Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested by authorities in Germany for his role in a widespread emissions cheating scandal. Now the unveiling has been rescheduled for San Francisco on September 17 and Audi said it will take orders for the car online the same day. Audi will reveal final specs on the car a the September 17 event, including the final range numbers. Initial estimates peg the range at about 250 miles for U.S. buyers. The e-tron quattro will be the first electric car on the market with available 150-kw DC fast charging, which Audi says can recharge 80 percent of the car's big 95-kwh battery in 30 minutes. At the event in September Audi says it will also detail its future electric-car plans, which are expected to include adding electric power to 30 percent of its lineup, and building two more electric cars by 2020 including a coupe-like version of the e-tron and a compact electric car.
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Are we ever going to have a discussion about electric cars, and how they are not pollution free? In many places, the electricity to recharge electric cars comes from coal fired power plants. The environmental extremist types would be mortified to know that. Electric cars can actually generate their dreaded greenhouse gases.
In addition, our power grids are not capable of handling the load generated, if we suddenly had tens of millions of electric cars on the road. We don’t currently have the capacity to handle such volumes.
Just about enough time to go into the Church’s chicken attached to the gas station and have a snack or short meal.
Are we ever going to have a discussion about electric cars, and how they are not pollution free?
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Are you assuming that’s the main reason people buy electric cars?
In many places, the electricity to recharge electric cars comes from coal fired power plants.
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Maybe the electric car buyers are being patriotic because they know American coal is very economical.
$100,000 cars are simply conspicuous consumption, the way a new pickup is to most commuters.
EVs would seem to have their place in dense urban environments with geography that makes them prone to trapping atmospheric pollution, but it’s pretty obvious $100k cars aren’t a solution for that.
Solid-State Batteries possibly by 2025, major players threw big money @ these game changers, see below. Possible 2x to 3x the energy density of what will come out next yr or so. The links below....
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2018/07/20180710-hyundaiionic.html
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2018/06/20180617-nedosslib.html
//electrek.co/2018/06/22/volkswagen-invest-solid-states-batteries-electric-cars/
Yep. Plenty of direct competitors to Tesla coming in the next months, better capitalized and with proven distribution and service.
An all-electric version of Volvo’s new XC40 small crossover is also due in the next year. Confirmed.
The latest Buzz word?
E-VTOL MOD
Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Mobility on Demand...
Long story, the things I learn @ Oshkosh, I can't even wrap my head around what I heard, I need to have it transcribed...
electric cars don’t need OPEC
Agree about the 100k SUVs, but there are less conspicuous electric options. Chevrolet Bolt at $36k, Nissan Leaf at $29k.
Patriotic, pro-coal, and lousy with cash. My objection to electric vehicles (besides their expense) is range anxiety, oh, and the fact that I'll wind up paying for "free charging stations" for people who already have more money (minus the cost of these expensive electrics) via higher taxes and utility rates. If I had the cash, I'd still own one, but would also add photovoltaic cells, and a buried-grid heat exchange heating/cooling system for the house (currently fuel oil).
The big revolution that *may* come would be ambient temperature superconductors; the entire distribution grid should be a single entity, which bills all customers, but also bills electricity producers (irrespective of source) for use of the grid. The grid company would be spun out as a probably closely-held stock, to electricity producers (for the dividends), and eventually another class of stock for non-foreign buyers.
German cars have electrical issues on their best day. Can't imagine an all electric German car.
And yes, ALL German cars VW, BMW and Audi.
If you have one and you're good you're in the minority.
Warned a buddy a few years back. Four times the window got stuck and later the computer. Under warranty for him fortunately. He had no more luck with the BMW.
I owned an Audi myself. Not impressed.
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