All electric vehicles?
I guess electrically powered vehicles are coming but seems to me they are presently only a rich person's toy with present technology. By that I mean, they're only good for around town and short trips ...
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Jayco-noslide wrote:Compare with electric vehicles getting 76 to 136 MPGe. And way more power where you need it than the Corolla.
Not sure the piston engine is a dinosaur? Amazing improvements. I'm 76 and a "car guy". My 1st car was a used 1953 Olds standard V-8. It was heavy, big motor, gas guzzler( 11 city/16 highway), poor handling and yet it was slow by today's standards. My present 2017 Focus has half the cylinders, about the same horsepower, 1500+ lbs. lighter,much superior handling, and way more than double MPG. And the exhaust much cleaner. 0-60 in around 8 sec. and I'm guessing the Olds took 11 sec. or more. Improvements are still coming. Turbo 3 cyl. motors, better transmissions, etc. The new Corolla is rated 32 MPG city/42 highway just because the motor is so efficient. 0 emissions is a great goal but apparently there is no free energy. It always takes energy to create energy. Water, wind and solar might get close but certainly a battery is not. Also, silly maybe, but I miss the sound of the engine reving and the feel of the trans. shifting.
https://www.fueleconomy.gov
And honestly the noise and shifting becomes annoying to me after not having it for several years. Except for a few performance vehicles, most cars try to be as smooth and quiet as possible.
