Re: Electric engines give classic cars a recharge

Posted by chris apels On 2020/9/18 14:53:49

No thanks.. I do not see the sense in butchering a classic car and turning it into a battery operated toy. Those jumping on the electric car bandwagon forget that electricity isn't entirely produced by "green" methods.

Converting or using electric cars just shifts the pollution burden further upstream. Sure, the consumer feels all warm and fuzzy because they think that they are doing a "great thing" for the environment, and no doubt win major brownie points from their eco minded friends, but in reality, they are actually creating more problems than they are solving.

Lithium mining is a dirty, environment damaging business, and the worst thing is, it's not feasible (profitable) to recycle those lithium batteries once they are spent. The same can be said for nuclear power plants. Sure, they produce lots of energy, but the waste byproduct is something that creates greater problems.

Wind energy sounds great, but is very expensive, and those windmill blades all wind up being buried because they cannot be recycled.

Solar has it's limitations, as panels don't last forever, and we cannot solely rely on it to power everything.

Also, consider something else.. All the plastics that are required to build a new vehicle. We'd like to think that those are recycled upon a the end of a vehicles useful life, but sadly, they aren't... And neither are most of the plastics many of us dutifully place into our recycling containers each week.

My advice, drive your cars, maintain them, and keep them running their best. Installing an electric engine in a vehicle, just so you can "pass it onto your children" is silly. Electric engines also have a life span, so that child is going to have to deal with their "inheritance" breaking down sooner or later.

Just my 2 cents.