Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Electrifying classic cars...

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

The challenge that isn’t spoken about in Kali is that the grid infrastructure isn’t there to support everyone plugging in their car overnight.  Suing PG&E into oblivion isn’t going to get those lines in place. 

On Sep 15, 2019, at 8:07 AM, Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

Erik pontificates “Advances in the transportation business will always come down to legislation more than consumer preferences.”

 

Have to agree with you there Erik.  The emissions laws and Regs didn’t happen because the hoi polli wanted it – it came about because it was legislated.

 

Kalifornia became the tail that wagged the vehicle import regs.  I recall as a young kid in the early 1950’s “smog days” where school we would have to play indoors.  Honestly, our chests would hurt if you took a deep breath.

 

In 1960 California formed the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board.  By 1964 they generated a series emissions controls which were mandated for all model year 1966 vehicles to be sold in the state.

 

As emission regs got tighter horsepower dropped like a rock in a lake.

 

By the early 1970’s the US California monster lion Corvette was knocked down to a 200 hp milk lapping kitten and in California sold only with an automatic transition.

 

BUT thanks to the O2 sensor, catalytic converter, and a series wound electric motor – you too can now have a street legal, nearly 1,000 hp SF90 4.0 liter Ferrari.  Cozy.

 

Viva science and oh yeah, we can see the mountains on any day – not just the two days after a rain storm and my chest doesn’t hurt.

 

Onward

Doug

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Erik Nielsen
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Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Electrifying classic cars...

 

Advances in the transportation business will always come down to legislation more than consumer preferences.  If large European cities go forward and say that they are going to ban cars that aren’t electric, I could see more of these conversions coming.  I’m sure our UK friends can comment on LPG swaps on large engine people movers that have been ongoing for the last 20 years or so.  This is just another chapter.

 

I watched this piece the other evening questioning if the German car industry is going to survive this next round of mandated changes.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcXjVxaKzv4

 

Mini-me’s Bugatti officially debuts tomorrow.  Kids are the future and the original one was electric, too.  And that was 95 years ago.  Maybe the technology is ready for prime time.

 

Interesting times.

On Sep 15, 2019, at 1:36 AM, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

 

So, I had a first ride in a pure electric car today. A Chevy Bolt. Normal, driving-around-town type of route. An intriguing experience, but nothing outrageous.

 

It felt like a normal car. I also liked how it wasn’t trying to pretend to be some sort of futuristic spaceship, or a political statement, it was just a small car that happened to have an electric motor, instead of a gas one. I can kind of see the appeal of it, especially as a daily driver.

 

In just a few recent years and with the West Coast demographic, there are more and more cars like this around. I’d say 50% are Teslas, with the other 50%, the rest. Still a small market share, but increasing.

 

Although I’m not sure about this:

 

motorauthority.com - repurposed teslas give classic cars second quicker lives

 

Definitely cars like ours have a certain level of dynamics to them that make that aspect of the driving experience “fun”. Going faster is always “fun”. But there’s no question that the most essential part of the experience is our ENGINES.

 

No matter at idle, or redlining it, there is simply no substitute for the sound. After nearly 20 years of ownership, my palms still get sweaty and my heart beats faster whenever I get behind the wheel of my GT4.

 

I’d only go as far, in regards to modification, fuel injecting my car (seriously at this point) to make it more compatible with today’s fuels (especially ethanol).

 

But electrification?...

 

Peter

 

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