How about a classic e-Type Jaguar with an electric motor

ThePrettyDamned

maltingsaudio said:

Electric Landrover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre muddy  field ... interesting logistical problem

Petrol land rover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre field. 

Owner is labelled the village twonk and ridiculed for not checking his petrol tank. 

rlw

blobb said:

...what's wrong? That my mate Moggy has been let loose on such projects? You have obviously met him! (that's a joke, he's a good mechanic really, completely nuts, but a good mechanic and an excellent rally driver).

What's wrong is that horrible electrical whine - when you push the pedal down in a 911 you are supposed to hear a flat 6, not a fork lift.............

blobb

...yeah he can be a bit like that at times, always going on about chopping roofs off Beetles.

Fretwired

maltingsaudio said:

Electric Landrover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre muddy  field ... interesting logistical problem

It would be more reliable than the petrol version ... Land Rovers are a pile of shite reliability wise.

maltingsaudio

ThePrettyDamned said:

maltingsaudio said:

Electric Landrover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre muddy  field ... interesting logistical problem

Petrol land rover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre field. 

Owner is labelled the village twonk and ridiculed for not checking his petrol tank. 

Bloke takes petrol can out and refills it, electric landy bloke hires diesel generator and shxt  loads of cable etc

olafgarten

maltingsaudio said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

maltingsaudio said:

Electric Landrover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre muddy  field ... interesting logistical problem

Petrol land rover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre field. 

Owner is labelled the village twonk and ridiculed for not checking his petrol tank. 

Bloke takes petrol can out and refills it, electric landy bloke hires diesel generator and shxt  loads of cable etc

A Lithium Ion battery the size of a petrol can would get you around 10 miles of range in a Tesla. 

ThePrettyDamned

maltingsaudio said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

maltingsaudio said:

Electric Landrover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre muddy  field ... interesting logistical problem

Petrol land rover runs out in the middle of a 1000 acre field. 

Owner is labelled the village twonk and ridiculed for not checking his petrol tank. 

Bloke takes petrol can out and refills it, electric landy bloke hires diesel generator and shxt  loads of cable etc

You can get lithion battery packs for on the go charging that are good for a few miles. Keeping one of those in the car is probably better than keeping spare petrol. 

So the village twonk gets a very long walk to get some petrol, or he just plugs in the spare battery in the back that won't leak petrol or smell at all  

ICBM

I'm sure people said much the same sort of thing about those new-fangled motor vehicles - impractical... always breaking down, limited range, you needed to find somewhere that sold that new fuel and so on. A horse is so much simpler and more reliable!

Fretwired

ICBM said:

I'm sure people said much the same sort of thing about those new-fangled motor vehicles - impractical... always breaking down, limited range, you needed to find somewhere that sold that new fuel and so on. A horse is so much simpler and more reliable!

:-)

Very true ...

Wolfetone

Whilst I can imagine the environmental appeal, it's like putting a gas turbine in a Spitfire.

There are certain things that shouldn't be.

Danny1969

Electric cars were as common as petrol cars in the early days. New York Ambulances were electric for example before they were petrol. It's now going that way again, currently they have about 60 electric ambulances on duty.

As much as I like a good old classic car, particularity Jags it really is time to get the ICE off the road, at least in the cities while the air is still breathable. 

Lithium Polymer batteries have a much better energy to size, weight etc than the currently used Lithium ion batteries ... it's just they tend to be a bit dangerous if not charged right or kept at the right temperature. But petrol is a bit dangerous as well

olafgarten

Danny1969 said:

Electric cars were as common as petrol cars in the early days. New York Ambulances were electric for example before they were petrol. It's now going that way again, currently they have about 60 electric ambulances on duty.

As much as I like a good old classic car, particularity Jags it really is time to get the ICE off the road, at least in the cities while the air is still breathable. 

Lithium Polymer batteries have a much better energy to size, weight etc than the currently used Lithium ion batteries ... it's just they tend to be a bit dangerous if not charged right or kept at the right temperature. But petrol is a bit dangerous as well

There are also loads of new technologies being developed. Theoretically Copper Foam batteries can have 5 times the energy density of Lithium Ion. 

57Deluxe

been there, done that....

http://www.1818auctioneers.co.uk/auctions/images/112/981.jpg

Fretwired

Danny1969 said:

Electric cars were as common as petrol cars in the early days. New York Ambulances were electric for example before they were petrol. It's now going that way again, currently they have about 60 electric ambulances on duty.

As much as I like a good old classic car, particularity Jags it really is time to get the ICE off the road, at least in the cities while the air is still breathable. 

Lithium Polymer batteries have a much better energy to size, weight etc than the currently used Lithium ion batteries ... it's just they tend to be a bit dangerous if not charged right or kept at the right temperature. But petrol is a bit dangerous as well

The UK had the world's biggest fleet of electric vehicles - milk floats.

Phil_aka_Pip

Fretwired said:

The UK had the world's biggest fleet of electric vehicles - milk floats.

some of them were pretty quick, even the horse drawn ones

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/benny-hill/images/8/89/Benny_ernie.jpg

TTony

Having sat in an e-type (friend's), I'd not choose one with a v12 nor electrics.

Too small, too awkward to get into and out of.

I long ago decided that I'd rather appreciate the beauty of classic cars from the outside at classic car shows, rather than actually owning one.

(I had a 3500 P6 for a few years as a "classic".  I prefer modern efficiencies!)