[Healeys] Heresy!!!!!

[Peter Dzwig]

We own a couple of hybrids - no, not a Healey - and I won't be 
converting any or buying a fully electric car. The issue for me is range 
and the inability to recharge in any reasonable amount of time. I live 
in the country and our nearest charging point is 10 miles away and It 
takes hours and hours to charge. Using electricity from a domestic 
source is as bad if not worse.

Both charging time and battery range that is critical for me. Several 
times a year we make a journey of about 1000km (each way) deep into 
France. Normally in a diesel or petrol car we can do this in about a day 
and a bit. If we added current recharging times that would add at least 
the better part of a day.

On other occasions we make trips into the far Highlands of Scotland (a 
similar sort of distance). Up there there are *no* charging points.

In fact most electrics wouldn't get me from my home to London without 
the need for a recharge!

Don't get me wrong, in principle the idea is great and important. It is 
just that we are being sold a technology which isn't sufficiently 
mature. Conversions come in at tens of thousands of whatever your local 
currency is - at least! - which I simply don't have. I don't have a 
solution, although a hydrogen conversion might be more effective at some 
point.

Peter

On 19/03/2022 01:39, Bob Spidell wrote:
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-18/vintage-cars-go-electric-at-this-austin-auto-shop?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews 
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Dr. Peter Dzwig