I take an Australian motorcycle magazine having been out to that country a few times to visit my daughter who married an Aussie and lives in Perth. A recent editorial contained the following paragraph which chimed with my own opinions:
Loving motorcycles I am glad, at 84, that I should not be around when our government's decree that all new vehicles must be electric powered by 2030. Motorcycles were originally exempted from this ban but are now included. Batteries in motorcycles could not be large enough for any long range. Even cars are suspect here, especially on dark, cold winter days when all ancilliary equipment, lights, heaters and demisters may be all needed to take power from that battery.
Ecars are expensive. Charging takes too long and the infrastructure is just not there. Imagine a journey of say 300 miles in winter with a full passenger load and a need to stop to recharge batteries at a motorway car park. It could be filled with others using all the chargers (if all are working) and even "quick charging" could take 20 minutes.
Still, I envisage that the existing, used IC vehicles will have enhanced selling prices and will be cherished, repaired and used for decades, rather like the vintage American cars in Cuba.
Synthetic fuels, as being developed by Porsche could be the answer to this collective madness.
A Luddite's musings.....
