Reply to: DOOM: Lambos

[clearedforlanding]

Price of a full throated petrol engine Lambo will go through the roof in the next 15 to 20 years then. Better get one and store it in my Salford lockup quick.

Just know what you are getting yourself in for. Here is an engine out we had to do at Lamborgini Monaco (I think I posted this before). I think a Lambo would suit you NLUK*, particularly in Salford.





This one at the Grand Turismo Final (Cool gig for CFL) looks like your cup of tea NLUK.





Other than that. Lambos are tulip.

[vetran]

Do you think? Where will you get petrol from in 2050?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel

[ladymuck]

Do you think? Where will you get petrol from in 2050?

There will still be ways. Have you not seen Mad Max?

[edison]

Price of a full throated petrol engine Lambo will go through the roof in the next 15 to 20 years then. Better get one and store it in my Salford lockup quick.

Do you think? Where will you get petrol from in 2050?

[AtW]

[_V_]

Saw something today that a Tesla can do 0-60 in 1s.

Model S Plaid Edition is 1.99 seconds to 60 mph. Not too shabby for a four door saloon car.

The yet unreleased MK2 Tesla roadster, is touted to do 0-60 in 1.1 seconds.

[LondonManc]

Saw something today that a Tesla can do 0-60 in 1s.

Amateurs.

AtW's Merc can do 60-0 in half that time.

[Jarman]

Saw something today that a Tesla can do 0-60 in 1s.

any links to that? I can't find any!

[d000hg]

Saw something today that a Tesla can do 0-60 in 1s.

[vetran]

How much most cars are worth after 8-9 years? Fook I hit a wall.

FTFY

[AtW]

There's a YouTube channel where a specialist company in the USA repairs and reconditions Tesla cars. They have seen a lot of the early Model S that are 8 or 9 years old on the original battery. Whilst it is possible for them to have catastrophic battery pack failure, costing $20K for a new unit, most have lost around 10 to 20% of capacity at that age and are perfectly usable albeit with reduce range and performance.

How much most cars are worth after 8-9 years? Fook all.

[Paddy]

Why do you think the lifespan of an electric car is only 6 years??? There are plenty of Teslas for example, on the road that are older than that.

Do you mean the life of the battery itself rather than the car?

There are also plenty of Teslas in the scrap yards. The battery cost is about 40% of the price of the vehicle so would you buy an electric car for £10k that needs a battery costing £16k or £8k refurbished?

Manufactures only guarantee 80% of the original capacity after two to three years. After five to six years the battery needs replacing. Even if the car is not used much, the battery will deteriorate.

[_V_]

Why do you think the lifespan of an electric car is only 6 years??? There are plenty of Teslas for example, on the road that are older than that.

Do you mean the life of the battery itself rather than the car?

There's a YouTube channel where a specialist company in the USA repairs and reconditions Tesla cars. They have seen a lot of the early Model S that are 8 or 9 years old on the original battery. Whilst it is possible for them to have catastrophic battery pack failure, costing $20K for a new unit, most have lost around 10 to 20% of capacity at that age and are perfectly usable albeit with reduce range and performance.

[d000hg]

I thought all the fastest supercars were already hybrids or fully electric, and have been for the last few years? Richard Hammond crashed one a while ago.

[edison]

The life of a Petrol-Diesel car is about 12 to 20 years. Battery cars life is about 6 years. Most energy of the cars life is used in manufacturing. Battery cars will be an environmental disaster.

Why do you think the lifespan of an electric car is only 6 years??? There are plenty of Teslas for example, on the road that are older than that.

Do you mean the life of the battery itself rather than the car?