Electric BMW

[Vultch]

A racing chap who is modding his own vehicle

here

[Apache]

That's mighty impressive!

[J i m s t e r]

Looks very well-executed.

Wonder about how it handles though - that looks like a mighty heavy lump up front; fine for 1/4 miles, but would kill it on a cone slalom. Which is perhaps why he's going to go down the one-motor-per-wheel route (IIRC the Tesla Roadster does this).

Ultimately though, the car may be "Green" but was the eleccy needed to charge it generated in a "Green" way? You are just off-setting the pollution to the other end of the wire.

I've worked with a few blokes who did the Morgan fuel cell car - that was very nicely done. We'll never have an entirely green way of covering long distances because public transport is flawed by carrying the public - all routes and stops are compromises. Plus, you may encounter feral unwashed sub-humans.

I am sure the big oil companies are sitting on a raft of workable free-energy solutions which will never see the light of day until they have eked out every last penny from their investment in fossil fuels.

[Paul1566]

Go on convert yer surf you know ya want to.......

Jimster wrote "We'll never have an entirely green way of covering long distances"
what about a horse.....
eats green grass......
shites fertilizer......
has built in sat nav, well the get you home part
doesn't need an mot or road tax.......
4 hoof drive with variable tread pattern.......
cabriolet.......
and best of all a jodphur magnet......

[J i m s t e r]

Gee Gee...

Pros
Green
May help you pull posh totty

Cons
Eats a bit
Have to keep it somewhere
When it rains you will get wet
No good for Ikea runs
Bit slow for Lake District biking trips

What you need is one of them carriage things...

Even better, a horseless carriage...

Yeah...

Hang on though...

[Paul1566]

Gee Gee...

Pros
Green - NEVER SEEN A GREEN HORSE
May help you pull posh totty - IN JODPHURS
Eats a bit - YEP GRASS AND TREES AND ITS FREE
Have to keep it somewhere - YOU GOT A GARAGE FOR CAR WHY NOT A HORSE
When it rains you will get wet - NO IT WILL GET WET, I WILL BE WEARING GORTEX
No good for Ikea runs - STRAP IT TO A CARRIAGE JOB DONE
Bit slow for Lake District biking trips - WHY BIKE WHEN YOU JUST RIDE THE HORSE TO THE LAKES AND CARRY ON RIDING THE HORSE

What you need is one of them carriage things... A TRAILER YOU MEAN

Even better, a horseless carriage... NA DON'T KNOW ITS WAY HOME FROM THE PUB

See horse wins hoofs down, ask Judwaks tash he'll know........