"NY" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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NY wrote:

I've often wondered what the attraction with alloy wheels is,

Looks. Same as anything car wise. Otherwise we'd all be driving Allegros.

Alloys are the one fad that I've never understood. They don't affect the
performance or road holding or comfort or fuel economy or anything like
that,

Sure, but there is plenty of other styling stuff like that.

and from a few metres away you'd be hard pressed to distinguish them from
steel wheels with metallic wheel trims.

Dunno, those stand out like dogs balls imo.

Not *everyone* is taken in by posing and bragging rights of alloys.

Sure, but its those that do that make a difference to the sales of your car.

I wonder what cars we'll be driving by the time the 2040 ban on petrol and
diesel cars comes into effect and all cars are fitted with speed limiters.

I can't see that happening myself whatever they currently claim.

Driving will probably be very boring, with everyone going at exactly the
same speed (overtaking will be impossible on a motorway if everyone is
doing 70.0 mph).

Can't see that happening either myself.

And we'll all have to stop every 200 or so miles for an enforced and
prolonged recharging stop - that's the hurdle that really hasn't been
overcome yet: limited range coupled with *very* long recharging times.

And that’s just one of the reasons I can't see a ban happening.

When they bring out an electric car with a 700 mile range which can be
recharged in 5 mins to give another 700 miles, then I might be interested.

Can't see that happening in just 20 years either, but I could be
wrong there with the faster charging given what has been seen
with phones. But it remains to be seen what that will do to the
useful life of the battery. Can't see that anyone will be prepared
to swap by far the most expensive part of the car every 2 years either.

I wonder if the reduced range will cause people to move back to towns and
cities or on railway/bus routes, reversing the trend of the last 50 years.

IMO its more likely to see the ban canned instead.