Heya ppl,

Am back again. We are finally planning to buy our first new car, so can all of u pls give me some suggestions on which car is good, based on the mileage, maintenance, and also the price. We are not looking a very high end car, considering we are just a year old in canada...how much price is okay for a new car for a new immigrant.

Also i heard some advice from fellow ppl not to buy a US manufacturer cars as they dont have resale value. Does that hold good.?

ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

ELECTRIC CARS AND PLUG POINTS provided everywhere.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1102735_electric-cars-in-canada-6-good-news-events-for-buyers-drivers

( ZEV ) ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-emissions_vehicle

2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, IN THE SHOW and being produced...
http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/auto/2017-toyota-highlander/

Subsidies, Incentives for Buyers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_incentives_for_plug-in_electric_vehicles

Very interesting scenery developing in the Automotive field. No wonder people are getting out of Oil fields and Petroleum Industries. They all are deserting the sinking ship.

I will plug in more interesting details as they become available.

FH.

P.S. Do not want to hijack the other thread.

Here are some updates to the Newer Electric Cars..:

Honda has been mum about a few details, but they are bringing in a few good features in the next year models. more on it as it becomes available.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103587_four-new-or-updated-electric-cars-coming-for-2017

Electrovaya..: The one that is on TOP OF THE HEAP..: Go for it NOW, but please do our own DD before jumping in.
http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/canadian-lithium-ion-battery-maker-electrovaya-racks-up-orders-cranks-up-german-subsidiary-weve-taken-off?__lsa=0fcd-56b6

http://business.financialpost.com/midas-letter/podcast-electrovaya-inc-ceo-says-products-superior-to-tesla-panasonic-and-byd

POWERWALL : Tesla.. JUNKS the Project.. https://www.teslamotors.com/en_CA/POWERWALL


Remember swapping the horses for the stage coaches? NO no one knows about it, but the Wells Fargo. But here is the new idea ina swap.. : http://greentecauto.com/?keyword=hybrid%20%2Bbattery&gclid=CKLQhonT680CFQkwaQodtFQP4A

As the prices for KWH drops down, we will see more entrants into the battery markets. : http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103667_electric-car-battery-costs-tesla-190-per-kwh-for-pack-gm-145-for-cells

It will be nice to see some discussions on this forum about this. I have always, wondered how much more speed (with very little loss in efficiency) we could squeeze out of the Model S if a magnetic transmission was used to translate the high torque of the motor to higher speeds at lower torque in automobiles.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214993715000032

http://www.gizmag.com/protean-electric-unveils-in-wheel-electric-drive-system-for-hybrids-and-evs/27110/pictures

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REFRIGIRATION..: http://www.koolatron.com/test/images/thermoelectric.html

Experimentation stage. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlKKKMTA7XM
You can see the whole series of videos on this link.

NJOY. Good reading.


FH.

You should not go wrong with a Toyota , Honda or a Hyundai. Check the vehicle type & pricing.

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Fido.

No desire for SUV ? some SUVs now a days cost almost same as sedans. You can always use some space at the back plus safer and lesser insurance.
We are going to cottage this weekend and SUV is coming handy for sure.

'TEMPO' AND 'PTMA'..: Take your time and explore a little. When you get to the idea with which they are developing this kind of a BATTERY for large applications, we will get to know how fast we can take in the energy the SUN generates and store it for the day. When you get to know how cheap the intrinsic value of these materials are, we will know how inexpensive they will be. (Actually they are very very cheap) Hence we all will be driving an E-CAR some time soon, say in the year 2020 on the Indian roads without any pollution and at a very good price. And when you park the vehicle in the sun with the SOLAR Panels running, we will have the batteries charged. That will be nice. No Pollution and also NO Cost to anyone. Spend a little more when you buy and SAVE a Lot when you are using it. That is what the future will be for the next generation.

Now to the nitty gritty..:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_radical_battery

JAPAN'S Organic Cotton Battery .: http://thefuturescentre.org/signals-of-change/2980/japan-s-organic-cotton-battery

A news item that triggered this response on to this thread..:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/the-organic-carbon-battery-from-japan-that-could-spawn-the-next-tesla/362112/

It has been there on the U-Tube for a while, and I had to search for it and find it and post this now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJwZ9uEpJOo&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzoC47ytOd4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStFvcz9Or4

NJOY.

FH.



EDIT..: BUSES BY BENZ in the next few years. .. .: Mercedes-Benz shows off the sleek self-driving bus of tomorrow..:

http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-future-bus-with-citypilot/44398/pictures

From insurance perspective, I can tell you that the newer the car and the bigger the car the cheaper would be your insurance premium. So if you are looking to save some money on insurance but an SUV or a Van and please do not go for a smaller vehicle.