I’ll try to keep this brief. Im currently doing my thesis/dissertation on why car enthusiasts specifically haven’t taken to electric cars despite new technologies aimed at us and what future sustainable fuel sources are potentially more appealing (e.g. synthetic fuels and hydrogen).
To help me with this research could you please complete the survey linked below if you’re at all interested (it’s only 20 questions so shouldn’t take too long). There is also an information sheet which outlines the ethical approval from my university and how your data will be stored which you should read first. Unfortunately due to how ethics approval works all taking the survey must be 18+.
Please let me know if you run into any issues and feel free to continue the discussion below. Thanks for your time!
Extra info about me: Im an undergraduate student in the UK studying International business at the University of East Anglia, Im also a car enthusiast myself given the choice of research - I want to know if and why enthusiasts in particular are against electric cars and propose what manufacturers could do to better meet the needs of their enthusiast customer base.
Lets see - out of the clear cyber space you post a survey - you don’t list the university in your post - how will you know someone is over 18 - this subject is beat to death evry day on the internet - usally the moderators pull these surveys anyway
Hi, further information like my University can be found on the information sheet - I wanted to keep the post brief and relatively unobtrusive as I understand surveys aren’t always well received.
I respect your decision to pass, and hope you have a great day.
Your university, major, and how your dissertation fits won’t take much addition time. I don’t click on unsolicited links unless I trust the poster and I don’t know enough about yo to click on your links. Your information link is still from an unknown poster.
Actually, I won’t click on them because I drive an EV and I’m happy with it. The above paragraph is in support of my friends.
Just how hard would it be to include the name of the university in your open post . Not posting the name just makes people more suspicious of the link.
Thanks for your feedback and I appreciate your time. I have gone back and added some extra information about myself to the main post and I’m happy to answer any and all questions!
Also I tried to design this survey not to be biased against electric car owners - if you have an electric car and you’re an enthusiast all the more reason to have your say
#1 - Range. I don’t have the time to stop for a few hours on a small 300 mile trip to recharge.
#2 - Technology. Battery technology is changing. Lamborghini bought into a new battery technology from MIT that’s organic. The potential is far better current EV batteries.
For most people Hybrids are still the best bang for the buck.
More like a few minutes if you’ve planned ahead. Tesla DC fast charging will add 200 miles of range in about 15 minutes as long as you aren’t trying to charge to 100%. For a model 3, this would be about 15 minutes. I’ve driven from west of Baltimore to Richmond, VA and to Allentown, PA on a single charge. I had a fair amount of charge left but knew I couldn’t do the round trip on one charge. I charged at my destination both times.
I checked out your university then took the survey. It looks legitimate to me, is well prepared, and it’s in a well known platform. If you are interested in expressing your opinions on this subject. I don’t see a downside.
On your recommendation, I took the survey, and I agree that it appears to be legitimate and well-prepared. And, I don’t perceive any political agenda, but just an honest attempt to gather data for the OP’s thesis.
Yeah, here we go again.
More proof that this forum has become toxic and hostile to anyone outside a small circle of “regulars”.
You’ve even driven away one of your own “George”.
I reread everything above and I see nothing political at all. The only one making political hay in this thread is you @bing.
People all over the world share ideas and want to know what’s on others minds. If you can’t handle that, then keep quiet. I don’t appreciate your negative comments and I’m sure others don’t as well.
We welcome you as a frequent contributor, and can likely use your expertise when someone from your side of the pond has a question that none of us can answer.
I took the survey. There were a few questions I’d wish had some space to comment!
I am an engineer auto enthusiast that ran a hydrogen fuel cell program to replace lead-acid batteries in electric forklift trucks with hydrogen fuel cells. As such, I had the need to study hydrogen as a fuel and compare it to lead-acid batteries.
There is SO much ignorance about hydrogen and its label as a “green” fuel. When it burns, you get water vapor and energy, Yay! The primary (95+%) way we GET hydrogen is steam reforming from natural gas. Not a very “green” story at all.
Lead-acid forklift batteries are made from 98% recycled material… a VERY “green” story. Most people balk at the “lead” part. We don’t just dump old batteries in landfills! And for forklifts we WANT the heavy battery as a counterweight.
The primary reason our customers were looking at hydrogen fuel cells was because you can fill them quickly any time it is convenient instead of waiting until the battery is at 20 to 25% state-of-charge. They also don’t like shifting 1500-3000 lb batteries in and out of trucks.
I like the idea of synthetic fuels more because I can keep my noisy ICE muscle car fueled.
