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    British Embassy and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities
    treehuggers from the West come to southeast Asia to push their green agenda

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    hindi puwedeng pang malayuang biyahe walang stations.

    hindi ba habang tumatagal bumababa ang span ng battery. e di mas mahal dami mong bateryang bibilin?

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    designed ba yang mga electric vehicles na yan para maging "waterproof"?
    ok ba yan sa lugar na maulan o kaya may baha?

    sa village namin kasi, merong electric shuttle bus.
    yun nga lang di ko napapansin kung nabiyahe eto, pag malakas ang ulan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shulato View Post
    hindi puwedeng pang malayuang biyahe walang stations.

    hindi ba habang tumatagal bumababa ang span ng battery. e di mas mahal dami mong bateryang bibilin?
    yes, battery capacity gets smaller as the battery gets older and gets more worn out.

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    Even with battery replacement, price per kilometer is still cheaper than running on gasoline. But the need for battery replacement means that ROI stretches out even further. Disposal... well... that's already an issue with car batteries... it doesn't change anything qualitatively, just quantitatively... a few hundred EVs with 8-12 packs of deep cycles versus over six millions cars and motorbikes? No contest...

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    There's a proposed bill for full tax breaks on both the materials to make EVs and CBU EVs. This would bring hybrids like the Prius down to just 200-300k more than comparable diesel cars and just 400k more than their gasoline equivalents. The Prius C might go down to about 1.2m, or just 400k more than a TOTL Yaris or Jazz. Still not great, but a good way to make more people buy them.

    Quote Originally Posted by chua_riwap View Post
    designed ba yang mga electric vehicles na yan para maging "waterproof"?
    ok ba yan sa lugar na maulan o kaya may baha?

    sa village namin kasi, merong electric shuttle bus.
    yun nga lang di ko napapansin kung nabiyahe eto, pag malakas ang ulan.
    Electric cars are just as vulnerable to rain as gasoline-powered cars are.

    In other words, it depends on how water tight all the electrical leads are. Best case scenario, if it's designed properly, you can still run with the motor underwater... just as your car's alternator still works when the water rises to engine level.

    Worst case scenario, if it's made to a cheap budget, it'll die. But most motors for this application are sealed, so they aren't likely to seize.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    Electric cars are still not so viable due to the cost, and the range that ends up too compromised when cheaper batteries are used...

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    Quote Originally Posted by cripple_rooster View Post
    Electric cars are still not so viable due to the cost, and the range that ends up too compromised when cheaper batteries are used...
    Range is not great even with expensive lithium batteries.

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    Meralco will use this as an excuse to raise electricity prices again, if ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Range is not great even with expensive lithium batteries.
    True. Look at the Nissan Leaf with its 160km ESTIMATED range. It usually can't reach realistic 120km in a single battery charge...

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    Depends on conditions. Most people can't get the ideal fuel economy out of their gasoline cars, either.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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