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| I could have saved Porsche a ton of money ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 2 months ago |
...if they would have listened to me in 2018 when I wrote the article "Efficient-Emotion" and then again in 2022 when I wrote the article "Are they really better?"
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Efficient-Emotion: [pedrosgarage.com]
Are they Really Better?: [pedrosgarage.com]
Happy Porsche'ing,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 313,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
[www.autoguide.com]
Efficient-Emotion: [pedrosgarage.com]
Are they Really Better?: [pedrosgarage.com]
Happy Porsche'ing,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 313,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
You hit the nail on the head in your articles, Pedro.
In addition, a recent study has shown that car tires produce almost 2,000 times the pollution compared to what comes out of the tailpipe of a modern ICE car tailpipe [earth.org] . Add to that the extra roughly 1,000 lb weight of an EV means its tires will wear faster and creating more pollution than a similar ICE car.
Also, what will be the effect of that extra weight of an EV on things like parking garages? And, what about the effect of that extra weight on roads. Of course it'll make those roads wear out faster.
I know that people tout that fast acceleration of an EV. So you go from 0 - 60 mph in 2 or 3 seconds. Woohoo!. ......and then what? Recent reports say that Porsche is having trouble getting the driving dynamics of the ICE Boxster / Cayman. Isn't that what a real sports car should be all about? I know that I'd like to enjoy the WHOLE drive, not just the first few seconds.
Maybe sanity will prevail.
In addition, a recent study has shown that car tires produce almost 2,000 times the pollution compared to what comes out of the tailpipe of a modern ICE car tailpipe [earth.org] . Add to that the extra roughly 1,000 lb weight of an EV means its tires will wear faster and creating more pollution than a similar ICE car.
Also, what will be the effect of that extra weight of an EV on things like parking garages? And, what about the effect of that extra weight on roads. Of course it'll make those roads wear out faster.
I know that people tout that fast acceleration of an EV. So you go from 0 - 60 mph in 2 or 3 seconds. Woohoo!. ......and then what? Recent reports say that Porsche is having trouble getting the driving dynamics of the ICE Boxster / Cayman. Isn't that what a real sports car should be all about? I know that I'd like to enjoy the WHOLE drive, not just the first few seconds.
Maybe sanity will prevail.
| Re: I could have saved Porsche a ton of money ... TheFarmer - 2 months ago |
There are others. For example these, neither of which is likely funded by oil companies.
Yale School of Environment.
[e360.yale.edu]
Imperial College, London.
[www.imperial.ac.uk]
Why do we have to replace tires on our cars? The tread doesn't just disappear. The particles end up in the environment.
Yale School of Environment.
[e360.yale.edu]
Imperial College, London.
[www.imperial.ac.uk]
Why do we have to replace tires on our cars? The tread doesn't just disappear. The particles end up in the environment.
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