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One of our worst (not me driving or my car), Towing a boat around Paris on Periphique approaching rush hour... Mate driving, me half asleep, he says (as we slow down) "Oh bog, that's our trailer wheel that just overtook us, and not the spare one". Flecc, one of best tow cars I ever had (for...

Or a very short one..

Agreed. Having done lots of towing and on occasions with underpowered tow vehicle, the one issue you can't get around is a heavy load. Poor aerodynamics... Just go slow. No problem braking or hill starts or braking.. Being pushed down Alpine pass with 2 tonnes of boat behind is a sobering...

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry-news-technology/can-you-tow-electric-car-or-hybrid There are inherent current issues towing with EVs but none insurmountable.

It's not necessarily any lack of power/torque for towing with electric vehicles it's a problem with type approval and an issue regarding associated systems coping with extra stress. For example you average ICE tow vehicle will weigh around 1500 kg. Stick a ton behind it and your gross train...

But the emotor did not contribute to car's efficiency. Imagine that same care, with same engine, with what was a fantastic CD ratio for its day,(twenty years later 0.26 is still a very low figure) specially developed low rolling resistance tyres and you, d have a car capable of averaging 60...

It was a market test. Even in 2000 many cars were way more efficient, as I explained earlier the cars success had little to do with efficiency of drive train and all to do with efficiency of its shape. Prius owners were conned. Much cheaper, more fuel efficient cars were available then. (A...

Does seem FCEV is future. I was shocked how small they can be made, their heat handling capability has improved and they are using less precious metals than previously. Cost of Hydrogen is prohibitive at moment but that will come down. And no doubt as more are made unit price will drop.

Mutually exclusive. Would any truly wise person choose to be an MP let alone PM these days.

I wouldn't have one Flecc. Only supplied picture as I believe its the cheapest currently available.?? The Hong Quang hasn't passed EU /UK testing??

But why are you comparing a Prius to 15 year old automatics? You, ve said it yourself, they are winner in neither camp. The Hybrid, for efficiency and saving environment, was always flawed. Plug in Hybrid is slightly better in that whilst on charged battery its good, but still lugging an ICE...

I believe this is currently cheapest EV available in UK /Europe..??? We aren't there yet... 62 mile range and £12k??(for a Ford KA or similar replacement)

I hope not. Is it a Tonka..? But get your point.

I think out of all those, as Tom Cruise's adviser said, I, d choose Boris every day and twice on Sunday. You want Gove.. Good grief man, he stands for everything you hate, which is a lot. IDS is sat quietly waiting for this lot to implode. You want him? Listening to Cummings I think he, s...

I, m afraid I now agree Flecc. Many manufactures have pulled plug on ICE development. I do think transport is going to become much more expensive for masses. The days of cheap, utilitarian stuff, like 2cvs,Honda 90s, Ford Ka etc are over... Can you really see either FCEV or BEV getting down in...

BTW a fuel cell ev is not a hybrid.. FCEV is way forward... As of today's technology.. But they will use a lot of hydrogen. (currently around 28 miles per lb of hydrogen) And at current prices (14 dollar per lb in states, around 5 euros per lb in Germany, who are installing Hydrogen...

Against what? You are completely missing the point. If the ICE can be made so efficient that efficiency can be exploited much more cheaply, much easier and with less use of rare metals than using an electric drive train. It's actually obvious. No matter how efficient the electric system used, it...

If Danidl's supposition that some ICE could be found that is way more efficient at a particular rpm then the argument could make sense but fact is modern ICE are so developed they already operate at almost maximum of Carnot Cycle efficiency rate at quite a broad range, totally negating usage of...

And now Cummings is your hero??? I, ve always questioned his place in Government, his latest ramblings only go to show him exactly for what he is. Bordering on insane?

If your argument was correct, which it isn't, hybrids would be more efficient than ICE at steady state operating. They aren't. Your simplistic explanation is as usual pure academy and fails to take into account practicalities like expense, dual usage of resources,space, weight of vehicle etc...