09-10-2012, 07:41 AM
What needs to be looked at is the CO2 emissions per km travelled. In a coutnry that has a lot of nuclear power - that might not be too bad. But here is Oz, where most of our power is generated by base load coal burning or gas fired power stations (zero nuclear) the emissions from an electric vehicle are higher (in terms of total CO2 over the life of the vehicle) than a normal vehicle. Whilst it might feel good for a while, it does not make economic or environmental sense.
If everyone switched to electric vehicle tomorrow - there would not be enough grid capacity to cope with the increased demand. All you are doing is switching one form of energy for another.
A modern diesel is much more efficient and emits less CO2.
As for the Panamera - I was following one on my bike this morning, it has presence on the road, if not the world's most attractive car.
For a large car - most are not what you could call pretty. BMW 7 series, Merc S class, Audi A8, Bentley Continental, etc - all look relatively ugly. Purposeful, yes, pretty - no. Even the full size Jag and Masserati are not what you would call good looking. Perhaps, it is because we expect women/models to be lithe - anything with a fair amount of meat on its bones, we tend to think of as porky or not attractive.
Name an attractive full sized sedan - an no, the Aston Martin Rapide is also ugly in my books.
If everyone switched to electric vehicle tomorrow - there would not be enough grid capacity to cope with the increased demand. All you are doing is switching one form of energy for another.
A modern diesel is much more efficient and emits less CO2.
As for the Panamera - I was following one on my bike this morning, it has presence on the road, if not the world's most attractive car.
For a large car - most are not what you could call pretty. BMW 7 series, Merc S class, Audi A8, Bentley Continental, etc - all look relatively ugly. Purposeful, yes, pretty - no. Even the full size Jag and Masserati are not what you would call good looking. Perhaps, it is because we expect women/models to be lithe - anything with a fair amount of meat on its bones, we tend to think of as porky or not attractive.
Name an attractive full sized sedan - an no, the Aston Martin Rapide is also ugly in my books.
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