Wakarimasen...!
Wakarimasen...!
Japanese for "beats the shit out of me!"Huh?
Emissions police chasing on electric bikes? Imagine that......yeah thats pretty amazing . Pity it didn't get developed .
Everyone is going electric now and I for one welcome it as long as we can still collect and run our classics . We'll probably end up being outlaws like some of those sci-fi films riding the streets to secret meets in the dead of night with the emissions Police chasing us on electric bikes
I agree with you about the inevitability of these changes, and recently heard about Volvo's announcement.the writing is on the wall whether we like it or not.
We can no longer ignore the effects escalating effects of global warming and diminishing fossil fuels supplies.
Its all about financial viability really. Soon its going to be cheaper to produce and run hybrid electric/combustion engines to meet emissions legislation and I predict it will be less that 5 years before all cars produced by the major manufacturers will be electric only.
Renault-Nissan, BMW ,VW , Porsche and Volvo among others have stated that they will not be working on the next generation diesel engines. Volvo will be producing only hybrid or fully electric cars by 2020 and thats only a year away !
London despite very expensive and rising daily congestion charges are still a long way from complying with the European emissions legislation . A year ago Britain was sent a final warning to comply with EU air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or face a case at the European court of justice.
I am old enough to remember walking to school in the London Smogs in the 50's . They were so dense that you could not even see your feet ! Even then there some driving cars . I remember the strong smell of coal fire smoke and seeing the dull yellow glow of car lights looming through the smog inching along at 3mph . I was amazed to see a recent picture of London pedestrians walking around with face masks on like it was Beijing Chinahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions
Just read about it. Certainly a supercar to dream about.I must admit I'm really really going to miss the beautiful burble of a V8 and the roar of a classic twin but when you look at the alternative electric drive vehicles it has so many practical attractions for everyday driving .
Did you see the recent program on the Porsche factory developing and building the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid ? 0-60mph in 2 seconds ! and top speed 212mph yikes !
Not exactly, Pete. Styling has differences. Front intake and headlights are different:Actually, it IS a Miata Dude.
Fiat buys them from Mazda and re-badges them and sells them as Fiats.
Yup, I talked to the owner, and he said he would rather have the new Miata !Well, yes, it does look a bit different but that is purely cosmetic changes to the front and rear fascia and some other details. The guts of the car were raised on sushi and not pasta....