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Post by johnofgwent on Jul 30, 2023 12:56:05 GMT
The Breakdown Services have to rescue more petrol and diesel's cars that either breakdown or run out of fuel for the simple reason there are more of them than EV's, all they need is a bit of fuel to get them to the nearest Petrol Station EV's with flat batteries is not that easy, they have problems as they can't tow them, they have to lift them to remove them to the nearest charging station if one is available. As for where you live all you can see its acres of graffiti, dirty streets and fly tips, muggers and buggers on the street corners  EVs like the newer Nissan Leafs, Chevy Volts and others are equipped with neutral modes to disconnect the wheels from the drive train. This seems to be a growing trend. For the rest, towing contractors can fit axle trolleys to allow the rear to run on the road with the front lifted as normal. Not that unusual as some breakdowns of ICE vehicles lock the driving axle. Where I live, along the tree-lined streets the lights incorporate EV charging points, plus there are dedicated fast chargers and the local BP has put in a whole bank of chargers… Well, yes, I guess where you live the infrastructure has been upgrade to deal with all the cannabis factories blowing the road cable up ... (there's no excuse for that these days, RS Components sell the high power plant growth spectrum LED's that Tim Peake showed us growing plants in the ISS.....). There are two such chargers within a mile of this house and they require an astronomic amount of money per kwh having been installed by a venture capitalist company ready to screw the motorist. Although with only two on a mile radius i can't see it being a success myself.
The 2012 Leaf had a neutral on the gearbox but i don't think that was a true "neutral" though. Given the fact that trucks have required the transmission shaft be removed for towing for as long as i can remember it does seem strange - almost unforgivable - that a car designer did not think of that at the drawing board stage.
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Post by patman post on Jul 30, 2023 13:21:12 GMT
EVs like the newer Nissan Leafs, Chevy Volts and others are equipped with neutral modes to disconnect the wheels from the drive train. This seems to be a growing trend. For the rest, towing contractors can fit axle trolleys to allow the rear to run on the road with the front lifted as normal. Not that unusual as some breakdowns of ICE vehicles lock the driving axle. Where I live, along the tree-lined streets the lights incorporate EV charging points, plus there are dedicated fast chargers and the local BP has put in a whole bank of chargers… Well, yes, I guess where you live the infrastructure has been upgrade to deal with all the cannabis factories blowing the road cable up ... (there's no excuse for that these days, RS Components sell the high power plant growth spectrum LED's that Tim Peake showed us growing plants in the ISS.....). There are two such chargers within a mile of this house and they require an astronomic amount of money per kwh having been installed by a venture capitalist company ready to screw the motorist. Although with only two on a mile radius i can't see it being a success myself.
The 2012 Leaf had a neutral on the gearbox but i don't think that was a true "neutral" though. Given the fact that trucks have required the transmission shaft be removed for towing for as long as i can remember it does seem strange - almost unforgivable - that a car designer did not think of that at the drawing board stage.
Didn't the handbook say if your Leaf could be towed, or warn against it?
I agree, it seems bad for vehicle manufacturers not to produce towable vehicles when they include so much else these days — it can't be just cost. For instance, does anyone really use the TPMS that's now obligatory? Surely, most people check their tyres regularly...
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Post by johnofgwent on Jul 30, 2023 15:13:12 GMT
Well, yes, I guess where you live the infrastructure has been upgrade to deal with all the cannabis factories blowing the road cable up ... (there's no excuse for that these days, RS Components sell the high power plant growth spectrum LED's that Tim Peake showed us growing plants in the ISS.....). There are two such chargers within a mile of this house and they require an astronomic amount of money per kwh having been installed by a venture capitalist company ready to screw the motorist. Although with only two on a mile radius i can't see it being a success myself.
The 2012 Leaf had a neutral on the gearbox but i don't think that was a true "neutral" though. Given the fact that trucks have required the transmission shaft be removed for towing for as long as i can remember it does seem strange - almost unforgivable - that a car designer did not think of that at the drawing board stage.
Didn't the handbook say if your Leaf could be towed, or warn against it?
I agree, it seems bad for vehicle manufacturers not to produce towable vehicles when they include so much else these days — it can't be just cost. For instance, does anyone really use the TPMS that's now obligatory? Surely, most people check their tyres regularly...
yes, the handbook cautioned against towing for any distance |
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