QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jul 1 2022, 01:12 AM)
QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Jun 29 2022, 07:51 AM)
When modifications start increasing weight, raising Cg height, and increasing polar moment of inertia, handling moves away from the nimble chassis that the 914 started with.
Well, that is definitely a consistent viewpoint!
Still, I think the EV conversions are just as valid and possibly even more interesting than the V8 conversions. (Barring Marty's unbelievable monster, that is!)
None of them give the same experience as a stock 914, but they're still pretty neat.
QUOTE(930cabman @ Jun 29 2022, 03:52 AM)
Unless you have a crystal ball nobody can know where we will be in 1,5,20 years.
Predicting 1 year is easy. We'll be basically in the same situation as now.
Predicting 5 years isn't that bad. Generally, things will be about the same as now, but there may be some changes that are more accepted than they currently are.
20 years is a lot harder to guess...
--DD
I think, the fact is, that there will be e fuels for application fields, where electricity is not available, not apliccable or not effficiently to use.
Think about aviation, the military, navy, very heavy trucks and so on.
From my point of view this is the key enabler.
When manufacturarer of e fuels will see, that there is a market, besides the mentioned applications, they will jump in and will produce derivates, e.g. e fuel for ice engines.
At the end of the day, its a question of the price tag.
On the other hand, the EU for example has decided on the prohibition of producing ICE based cars from 2032 on.
This means in the opposite, that there will fuel for at least 10 years. And if you take into account, that the last produced cars in 2032 will have a lifetime of at least 6 years one may come to the assumption, that fuel will be available for that time period.
Again, a question of the price tag…
In the meantime I will enjoy my cars in the same way as gourmets enjoy there meals. Not every day, but on a regular basis.
One thing I‘ve forgot to mention: We do already have high prices for fuel, due to the russian agression. This makes as well e fuels an attractive market for manufacturer, cause the high prices are somewhat accepted and the break even point maybe comes closer.
BR
Benno