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Re: No more diesel or petrol engines made in 10 years time?

Posted: 04 Dec 2020, 17:49
by StMarks
:? From a basic design perspective, I wonder why the central charging bays are linear.? -Surely they should be at 45 degrees, to allow better access and greater numbers of charge-points for that length of run.?
Also I was surprised they didn't look to incorporate a wind turbine within their profile, as well as the solar panels. It would also make the site more remotely visible, as a bonus.

Re: No more diesel or petrol engines made in 10 years time?

Posted: 04 Dec 2020, 18:59
by D6Nutz
StMarks wrote::? From a basic design perspective, I wonder why the central charging bays are linear.? -Surely they should be at 45 degrees, to allow better access and greater numbers of charge-points for that length of run.?
Also I was surprised they didn't look to incorporate a wind turbine within their profile, as well as the solar panels. It would also make the site more remotely visible, as a bonus.
I think the majority of cars have their charging point at the rear, so angled bays would encourage reversing... This is not always a productive exercise. Plus I think there may be a bit of "keeping with the familiar"

I'm sure they mentioned wind power in the interview, I may be wrong but didn't they touch on poor weather and not being able to generate with solar?

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Re: No more diesel or petrol engines made in 10 years time?

Posted: 04 Dec 2020, 19:00
by duke63
Might be to do with the fact that there is no standard position for a charging point on electric cars and they don't want anyone knocking a charging cable. I would guess the consequences of danaging one could be quite big.

I know quite a few have charging points on both sides.

Re: No more diesel or petrol engines made in 10 years time?

Posted: 10 Dec 2020, 20:48
by D6Nutz
Maybe the ICE isn't dead, but maybe it will live in a different guise.

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Re: No more diesel or petrol engines made in 10 years time?

Posted: 12 Dec 2020, 13:31
by Kwacky
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