by Did67 » 23/07/09, 09:58
FYI: I read that Heuliez would be one of the candidates in a call for tenders launched by the city of Paris to put into circulation a few thousand (I believe - from memory) of shared electric cars (on the Vélib model).
Maybe a first breakthrough will come from there?
I have just gone through the debate, which is interesting:
1) we "feel" that it quivers; we say to ourselves that "technically", there is no reason why an electric car should not be simpler, lighter, more durable, in short, less expensive ...
2) we feel at the same time that we - or some - want their "usual" but "electric" car; in other words, the rupture of model in our heads, remains to be conquered ...
3) and obviously, I always come back to political action: I am one of those who think that it is only legitimate in this situation (a technonology which "takes off", which has "potential", etc. .), the public authorities subsidize to "erase" the additional costs; Rocard is looking for an intelligent use of the carbon tax, there you have it; to return to the first point, it is obvious that these "electric carts" have no "objective" reason to be more expensive than a C1 sold off at € 6, except that the latter is industrialized to death, produced in large quantities series (with the 990 and the Aygo) in a relatively low-wage country (Slovakia, it seems to me; the new Twingo comes from Slovenia) ... If it was produced under the same conditions, the little Heulez SHOULD reasonably not cost more (however I have a doubt about the quantity, the nature and therefore the price of the batteries) ... Produced in 107 or 2 copies, on the other hand, it CAN only be more expensive.
So, at the risk of making Christophe yell once more (he is starting to be vaccinated!), I am for intelligent political action and decreasing subsidization ...
Wild liberalism is indeed heavy goods vehicles weighing 60 tonnes (because it is more profitable, a driver for 60 tonnes than a driver for 40 tonnes - if in addition he is Lithuanian, works 6 days a week, etc. ...). I am not for "depriving" the politician (intelligent, that goes without saying) of a powerful mode of action ... (of course, there is another mode of action: regulation: laws, etc ...; I do not elude it). Even if there are abuses and abuses - as in all human actions. But if we took into account the fact that a third of fatal accidents on the road involve alcohol or drugs, we would ban traffic! This is proof that we tolerate "abuse" every day. And I can tell you that when it's your child who is broke, it hurts! (I'm talking about a friend) ...
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, let's give the electric car a chance to develop conventionally, and to improve over the years. It has to start to be able to finally change the situation on the automobile market.
). And then the absence of wear with the mechanical parts that are the gearbox, the problems of exhaust, combustion, are still a nice plus.
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