Tech Talk with Dr Al: Electric Vehicles – Save the Planet or Spend Your Money?
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This article was written for the SDC by the wonderful member Alan G.
History:
Before I start to discuss the environmental impact or otherwise of EVs (Electric Vehicles) please note that the ‘electric car’ has been around since 1859 when the first rudimentary lead-acid battery was invented, but it was in the early 1990s that a number of manufacturers started to make use of lithium rechargeable batteries (although NiMh – Nickel-Metal-Hydride - batteries were initially used) and produced EVs for the general market. They were originally leased to the owners, but when interest waned in the early 2000s, General Motors actually destroyed all its EVs preventing owners from paying out the lease. Toyota, after protests, allowed owners to keep driving the last 328 Rav4 EVs and still offers support for them. All other manufacturers followed GMs lead and destroyed their products, as ridiculous as it sounds. It wasn’t until 2008 that the first highway-legal electric car using Lithium rechargeable batteries was released. This was the Tesla Roadster.
What about LPG?
LPG has been around since the late 1800s, but it wasn’t considered a viable alternative to petrol until the global oil crisis of 1973, and in 2006 the Australian Government introduced rebates for the installation of LPG in vehicles, because they were concerned about the environmental impacts of air pollution due to oil.
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This article was written for the SDC by the wonderful member Alan G.
History:
Before I start to discuss the environmental impact or otherwise of EVs (Electric Vehicles) please note that the ‘electric car’ has been around since 1859 when the first rudimentary lead-acid battery was invented, but it was in the early 1990s that a number of manufacturers started to make use of lithium rechargeable batteries (although NiMh – Nickel-Metal-Hydride - batteries were initially used) and produced EVs for the general market. They were originally leased to the owners, but when interest waned in the early 2000s, General Motors actually destroyed all its EVs preventing owners from paying out the lease. Toyota, after protests, allowed owners to keep driving the last 328 Rav4 EVs and still offers support for them. All other manufacturers followed GMs lead and destroyed their products, as ridiculous as it sounds. It wasn’t until 2008 that the first highway-legal electric car using Lithium rechargeable batteries was released. This was the Tesla Roadster.
What about LPG?
LPG has been around since the late 1800s, but it wasn’t considered a viable alternative to petrol until the global oil crisis of 1973, and in 2006 the Australian Government introduced rebates for the installation of LPG in vehicles, because they were concerned about the environmental impacts of air pollution due to oil.
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Ut lacus libero, suscipit auctor ipsum sit amet, viverra pretium nisl. Nullam facilisis nec odio nec dapibus. Integer maximus risus et velit porttitor ullamcorper
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