What will happen with the classic cars after the internal combustion engines are banned?

I suspect I'll be dead and gone......

I don't see all electric taking over for some time.....
 
Mikado463 said:
I suspect I'll dead and gone......
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The ride in the E-Hearse will be "electrifying"... A bit of "dark" humor in this age of light and enlightenment LOL...

Have faith in yourself, live long and prosper.


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Serge, I have plenty of faith in myself I just don't see an infrastructure in place in the next ten years to 'transform' from gas/diesel to electric. 15-20 years.......maybe, at which point I'll be 85-90 (if still breathing) and won't really give a rats rear end !
 
Mikado463 said:
Serge, I have plenty of faith in myself I just don't see an infrastructure in place in the next ten years to 'transform' from gas/diesel to electric. 15-20 years.......maybe, at which point I'll be 85-90 (if still breathing) and won't really give a rats rear end !
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Dave, I think with the billions of dollars we have now allocated for the "green energy" things will start to unravel quickly. Or not... In any case, no one asked us for our opinion but we will surely pay for it in the end. Every each one of us.
 
Actually it is trillions of dollars not billions... my bad. What does a trillion dollars look like by the way? Well, it is a stack to the moon and back four times. That's only one trillion.... Our debt is 28 trillion.
 
I look forward to the electric car world. I believe if it was not for the petroleum industry this would have happened a long time ago. I also expect the electric card industry will unfold quite rapidly. Within 2 years every car manufacturer will offer a hybrid or fully electric car in their product line. The consumer demand will be enormous. The infrastructure will follow rapidly there after. My guess within 5 years you will see infrastructure in place not fully but enough to know gasoline days are not going to be the norm any more.
 
Most likely, states will allow classic cars, probably with special license plates. For example, old classic cars don't normally meet modern smog requirements, but they get special licenses to allow them to be driven. Don't think they can be used as daily commuter cars, but OK to be taken out on the weekends, etc.

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I'm curious if anybody knows .........

if tomorrow all the petroleum fed vehicles were to be replaced by electric what would the demand be on the grid ? How long is the projection for us (and the world) to be able to meet that demand ?
 
Mikado463 said:
I'm curious if anybody knows .........

if tomorrow all the petroleum fed vehicles were to be replaced by electric what would the demand be on the grid ? How long is the projection for us (and the world) to be able to meet that demand ?
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It is not possible and it will not be possible anytime soon. Green energy also can not replace or even augment our grids in the US if every car became electric. California alone is a good example of what happens every year as the demand is rising. Texas was a great example of what happens with green energy as the solar panels were covered by a bit of snow and ice and the windmills were never supplied with a "defrost" function...

One picture is worth more than a thousand words out of politician's mouths....

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astrotoy said:
Most likely, states will allow classic cars, probably with special license plates. For example, old classic cars don't normally meet modern smog requirements, but they get special licenses to allow them to be driven. Don't think they can be used as daily commuter cars, but OK to be taken out on the weekends, etc.

Larry
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Filling up may be a bit of a problem since gas stations will not be around waiting for a once a month customer to fill up his 1969 Chevy Nova but they are already starting to ban construction of "gas stations" in some cities on the West Coast. Talk about jumping the gun before solving all the important problems first.
 
Lots of EV’s coming out, yet they all take a different charging plug?


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As long a jet-A is being produced for the airlines (no replacement for avgas/Jet-A is anywhere on the horizon for at least the next 50 yrs) there wont be a shortage of gasoline even past this century, It will be niche like diesel was 40 years ago. I recall our neighbor buried a diesel tank/pump in their yard when diesel Benzes and VWs were gaining popularity in the US but stations that sold diesel were essentially non-existent, this was the late '70s.
 
Mike said:
Lots of EV’s coming out, yet they all take a different charging plug?


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Just a few... Should be a piece of cake transitioning to EV cars for the retirees and their electric golf carts... :lol:
 
TheOctopus said:
Just a few... Should be a piece of cake transitioning to EV cars for the retirees and their electric golf carts... :lol:
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Serge, funny you should say that. Buddy of mine lives during the winter in Florida in a place called the Villages, the place has gotten so damn big that you can't go between the North end to the South and back without running out of juice !

.............. and it just keeps growing, they are working on their third zip code. I believe population is now over 120k !
 
Mikado463 said:
Serge, funny you should say that. Buddy of mine lives during the winter in Florida in a place called the Villages, the place has gotten so damn big that you can't go between the North end to the South and back without running out of juice !

.............. and it just keeps growing, they are working on their third zip code. I believe population is now over 120k !
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I've heard and seen videos about that place. It looks like one does not even need a car there. No reason to ever leave... :D
 
puroagave said:
As long a jet-A is being produced for the airlines (no replacement for avgas/Jet-A is anywhere on the horizon for at least the next 50 yrs) there wont be a shortage of gasoline even past this century, It will be niche like diesel was 40 years ago. I recall our neighbor buried a diesel tank/pump in their yard when diesel Benzes and VWs were gaining popularity in the US but stations that sold diesel were essentially non-existent, this was the late '70s.
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I think this is pretty accurate take on what's going to happen. Still no replacement for 100LL for the GA fleet, and it's widely available. Over time I see fewer stations and more limited distribution which will become more expensive as quantities decrease over time. 100LL is now about $5.50/gal and is refined in miniscule quantities compared with auto gas. So apart from the real danger of government over-reach we'll have petrol for quite some time.
 
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