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RTE and EVs

Bixler3 · 2022-03-13 16:40:34

Item on RTE news today (Sunday 13 Mar 2022) about the impact of fuel price increases on the demand for electric vehicles. So who do they decide to interview - yes, you have guessed it - a TOYOTA dealer in the midlands who very carefully avoided mentioning that Toyota do not in fact sell any EV model in Ireland. Ca somebody…

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#52 15-03-2022 12:04pm

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The real question is how much Toyota paid RTE ?
Hybrids were good in 1998 when the MK I prius was released, though not in Europe I don't think, then the MK II arrived in 2004 and it was a good car for the time it was well ahead of anyone but the issue is that today it hasn't changed much, the greatest improvements have come from the engine and aerodynamics. In 2022 they are still very expensive to run compared to EV and due to limitations ( imposed by an oil company who own the patents of the Ni Mh battery ) they still can't use more than 1 Kwh of battery which gives them just 500 watt hrs of storage, compared this to my 77 Kwh of usable storage in the VW id3 Tour 5. The Prius has just 500 Watt hrs, half of 1 Kwh! If they had 20 Kwh of Lithium it could be plugged in and the engine could be a lot smaller like the BMW i3 Rex, this would make the car a lot more efficient greatly reducing fuel bills while still giving people peace of mind regarding charging. The BMW i3 Rex is really a fantastic piece of engineering and the only plug in where the motor and battery are the main source of power, the engine is not in any way mechanically connected to the wheels.
One big issue for people is recharge times and infrastructure, Irelands EV charging infrastructure is still very poor today and it's one of the reasons I went for the larger 77 Kwh VW id.3, using public infrastructure is rare and will be rare for the length of time I have the car. I'd get around 360-380 Kms this time of year to over 400 I'm betting in Summer. To Be honest, I don't think I'd have a car with less range because the more range I have the less I need to use the public infrastructure.
But it's very sad to think Toyota are still selling this tech they released in 1998 with no major change, they could do so much better, they could have but they are extremely hesitant putting a lithium battery and a motor in a car today and I wonder is it because they wasted so much money on Hydrogen ?

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