pistonbroke Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 21/11/2020 at 10:23, corsechris said: Time for an EV Westfield option from the factory then. Watched the Johnny Smith thing the other day where he looked at the EV MGB. Not particularly powerful (90bhp) and not particularly great range (160 miles), but the new car, including a very much improved suspension setup was apparently about 45kg more than the original. Stupid expensive mind, but then so are the 'new' MGBs based on MX-5 mechanicals. It was actually a tad cheaper than those apparently. So, allowing for an improvement in battery tech once we get solid state cells, and there are already plenty of more powerful motors out there, then a decent power/weight/range EV Westy seems plausible. Lack of engine noise (other than an annoying whine)...sorry, got nothing to fix that other than what some manufacturers already do, even in ICE cars - play a sound out of a speaker. The EV equivalent of putting playing cards on your cycle forks so they get hit by the spokes I think. Got quoted Circa £25K to have my Wessy converted by Electric Classic Cars .They had an EWestfield in the workshop , I understood this was a prototype for the Factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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corsechris Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 50 minutes ago, pistonbroke said: Got quoted Circa £25K to have my Wessy converted by Electric Classic Cars .They had an EWestfield in the workshop , I understood this was a prototype for the Factory That'll have to come down a bit won't it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan France Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 A few things need to change. Less reliance on Batteries from China whose use of fossil fuels will not peak until 2030 according to Matt Ridley in todays Telegraph. Improved generation backup for when the wind don't blow, and what happens when you limp to the service station and all the charging points are in use. Our dentist changed his GTR for a Tesla Model X. When his wife run out of charge and was stranded it went. I like the point made by @Man On The Clapham Omnibus replaceable battery pods. Hydrogen is some way off, a bit pricey and a bit dangerous as shown by the filling station in Norway. (Badly fitted plug in a storage tank.) , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, Alan France said: Hydrogen is some way off, a bit pricey and a bit dangerous as shown by the filling station in Norway. (Badly fitted plug in a storage tank.) My question about this is if there was a similar failure (and yes I do realise I am comparing apples with chair legs) in a petrol pump, would the consequences have been less dangerous. We all hear "hydrogen" and think "Hindenberg" but petrolis pretty dangerous too, petrol vapour even more so. I don't think the leap from petrol ot hydrogen to too great, but it is a leap. 1 hour ago, corsechris said: That'll have to come down a bit won't it!! Yeah, you can buy a good car for 25 grand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, pistonbroke said: Got quoted Circa £25K to have my Wessy converted by Electric Classic Cars .They had an EWestfield in the workshop , I understood this was a prototype for the Factory If you watched the Vintage Voltage series, a New Chesil was converted to electric and commissioned by Westfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast iron Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 has anyone checked the towing capacity of electric vehicles, the good news at least no more caravans- bad news what are you going to take your electric westfield to the track with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHew Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, cast iron said: has anyone checked the towing capacity of electric vehicles, the good news at least no more caravans- bad news what are you going to take your electric westfield to the track with? They make better tow vehicles because of low down torque. Also mass weight increased because of batteries. Caravans are here to stay..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, cast iron said: has anyone checked the towing capacity of electric vehicles, the good news at least no more caravans- bad news what are you going to take your electric westfield to the track with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, CraigHew said: They make better tow vehicles because of low down torque. Also mass weight increased because of batteries. Caravans are here to stay..... they have the torque but I haven’t as yet been able to find an electric car that has been homologated for towing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Tesla X is homologated. Not exactly a cheap option though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 And what does the extra weight/drag do for range in a lecky vehicle? Plus, what will happen to the "traveller community"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Blatman said: what will happen to the "traveller community"... They will carry on using 20yr transit diesel vans 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff oakley Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Nope they will all drive electrics charged from the nearest lamp post or by unplugging your car and plugging theirs in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Car Electronics Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 13:38, Mark (smokey mow) said: they have the torque but I haven’t as yet been able to find an electric car that has been homologated for towing. 1800kg for Mercedes EQC https://tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/passenger-cars/e-brochures/eqc.pdf?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D53400446027231452702022784184306517759|MCORGID%3D433D17FE52A6475D0A490D4C%40AdobeOrg|TS%3D1606322160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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