Just wondering what people think will happen to automobiles in the future.
I think at some point automotive manufactures will offer more alternatively powered cars then gasoline powered cars (example ford will offer 5 alternatively powered cars and say 2 gasoline) I was thinking that this might start happen after the horsepower thing that seems to be going on will hit a point, maybe b/c of fuel prices, or maybe b/c of emissions, or maybe something else. But I think at some point in most of our lifetimes (next 50-60 years) most or all gasoline-powered cars will be replaced with electric or other sources of power.
What’s everyone else’s take on this? Or have a theory of their own.
lol. dont electric motors produce full TQ at 0 or 1 rpm
But i was thinking about how the cars in the 60s started going crazy with HP rating, then in the 70s the gas stuff happened and emissions so there were nomore insane powerhouses. but its happening agian, and im thinking whats going to happen with this spike in engine power, will it fall off from high gas prices and go to electric, or will it just keep going till we are all driving 500hp cars from the factory.
I think we in the beginning of a very long HP war between companies. We now have the technology to make HP and keep it clean and still get good gas mileage. But it will come to an end and hopefully the hybrid/electric cars are advanced enough to satisfy our need for speed.
i never thought of it that way