Being 102 post-pensioner my Tesla wheelchair (0-100Ks in 3.1 seconds) can drag off a V8 Mustang any day.

CORRECTION:

Being a 102 year old post-pensioner my Tesla wheelchair (0-100Ks in 3.1 seconds) can drag off a V8 Mustang any day.

So there. Here I am in action http://youtu.be/1z43muPetNc?t=2m11s

Well I’m not that fast Pete, and I don’t like the colour green. When Alan has sorted the thorium issue out I will upgrade to the nuclear option! Till then I’m stuck with the reliable old lithium batteries for now.
Galen

Watch out folks, all these planners are out to rob us of our cars, & stick us back in the 1890s.

Even if they can't go that far yet, they want to rob us of the roads we paid for many times over, by cluttering them up with 10Km/H bikes & mobility scooters.

I'm sure a bike will suit most mums. Grab the pre schooler & the primary school kid, stick them in the saddle bags, & off they go. 10K to preschool, another 5 to primary school, & only another 5 to work.

Don't know quite where she'll stick the groceries she has to get on the way home, & a pity about that thunderstorm, but the fool planners are sure it is good enough for the peasants.

I suggest you go soak your head in a bucket of cold water Mr Alan Davies, to wash out these fool ideas. Perhaps you could consider things a bit more realistically in the future with a clean head.

Galen.
The Chinese recently unveiled an autonomous passenger transporting drone, with a range carrying up to 150 k's around 30 klks. And are producing as many as a million electric cars every year. Plan to completely phase out petrol powered production in a couple of years and are now working on a laser/thorium powered design. To use the inherent energy in thorium to largely replace batteries.

At least, in theory, should be able to drive as far as the tyres will allow without ever needing to refuel and after changing tyres brake pads etc. able to power on for 100 years without a refill. With just $100.00 worth of fuel!

And possibly autonomous passenger carrying drones. Then there are closed vacuum loops and VLT's able to crank up to just below light speed inside those airlocked, vacuum tube loops?

We know that there are some working model tractors good for half a day on a full charge and some Tesla E trucks. All that's required are a few (park over and pay) magnetic interface chargers at the truck stops to make these the bee's knees for the overnight, between major capitals.

New capacitors that together with new batteries may allow a recharge in thirty seconds flat and a range of up to 800 klicks.

That and drought proofing the nation! Absolutely dependant on the rollout of MSR thorium.

Given we start now!? Achievable inside seven years, given so much of the preliminary work has already been done and dusted at Oak Ridge Tennessee, over half a century ago.

And still frightens the living BJ's outta the fossil fuel industry, big nuclear and big pharma alike. All of who, have a proven infinite capacity to value the profit graph way-way ahead of people!?
Alan B.

Pete,

You are a lovable idiot.