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I think gasoline engines will stick around much longer than most people expect. They are a known commodity and many people have invested time and money into lea
by jsz0 9y ago
I think gasoline engines will stick around much longer than most people expect. They are a known commodity and many people have invested time and money into learning how to operate and maintain them. For example it's been brutally cold where I live lately and I know my gasoline engine works just fine in these conditions. If it fails to crank I know how to jump start it. I know to let it warm up a bit before turning high RPMs. I don't know anything about how electric cars would fare in these cold conditions. They may work just fine too but I have no experience to back that up. I'll learn at some point but a lot of people never will.
- funnelsgun 9y agoI agree, I think we have at least another one, perhaps two decades with gasoline engines. The sad news is that displacement will continue to get smaller, even in sports cars. The transition from the Porsche 981 to 718 is a great example of how to ruin the perfect sports car.
- codeulike 9y agoFYI, in cold weather this is what you need to do with an electric car: 1. Turn it on 2. Drive off Optionally, step 0: Use the app on your phone to tell the car to warm up, defrost the windscreen etc while you are in the house having breakfast. Range does suffer in cold temperatures; similarly ICE engines are less efficient in cold temperatures.