I've taken my son to an indoor track in Pittsburgh. Fun for sure. The pro kart can top out at 40mph. He had to run a junior kart though since he wasn't big enough even though he races weekly. Definitely fun wintertime event. https://gofullthrottle.com/pittsburgh/karting
No. Gas engine emissions start counting at drilling. Battery emissions only start at the end of assembly line. Cant count the mining operations and disposals.
I recycle dirty fuel every month. most of the time a thousand gallons. Oil the same way. One phone call and the next day its gone, I also purchase about a thousand batteries a month. Recycle those also. I would take a horse and buggy anytime over being forced to do what others have no idea about the truth of batteries.
I disagree.
I don't ever see them offering an ev to suit my needs, my wife maybe, me now way.
This technology is already available (google Tesla semi). It has a range of 300 - 500 miles on a single charge and can haul 45,000 lbs of cargo weight (well over the weight you mentioned). These vehicles are still in the infancy stage of development, so one can only imagine where they will be 5 years from now. Technological change was extremely slow in the past – the technologies that our ancestors got used to in their childhood were still central to their lives in their old age. In stark contrast to those days, we live in a time of extraordinarily fast technological change. For recent generations, it was common for technologies that were unimaginable in their youth to become common later in life.
No thanks don't need a semi, my duramax does fine, Tesla is recalling their trucks, and how long have they been out and still trash?
I was not suggesting that you should drive a semi, I was simply pointing out the fact that the technology is already here and evolving at a rapid pace.
how long is it between charges? Every EV I have looked up has said a maximum milage( which some of us would drive more than that in a day) and recharge time is between 12-24 hrs. Now on a "fossil" fuel vehicle it takes a maximum of 10 minutes to fill up and get on the road( that includes getting some greasy gas station food). Also when it comes to karting, if it switched to ev you will see teams with as many batteries as tires. The typical battery pack in a r/c car has max speed for about 5-10 minutes before slowing down and when you figure that the load window get smaller with each recharge you typically have about 20 batteries to choose from on a given race day( with a r/c car). Also with a r/c car those guys tend to have at least 5 motors per car. The brushes wear out quickly and getting those little motors rebuilt costs more than new. So with that being said most engine builders would be out of business within probably 2 years. So if the karting industry switches to electric many of the men we know as business leaders in the industry will be out of a job. I agree with XXX, when they make that switch I am done with karts, if not racing entirely.
Well said. I didn't know this kind of open minded person existed on Bobs, or the US for that fact! We likely need more of you Clark.
