Mad Max, E vehicles

[whitedog76]

So, in our present day and age, we can't help but see some sort of new electric vehicle grace us with it's presence. Anyhow, I had a "Lucid" pass my service van today. From the rear view, it's grill reminded me of the Dodge M4 from the movie, "The Wraith." Well, some sort of ADHD happened in my brain and it made me think of, what would Mad Max be driving in the future? When I was a kid, there was nothing more awesome than a roots blower hanging out the hood Max Rockatansky's Falcon XB. The only exception would be the the Millennium Falcon.

So this brings me here. What would Mad Max be driving with the cars we have today? Prius? Nissan Leaf? Tesla???? Come on give it to me.

[Just call me Sean]

E vehicles won't get you very far in a post apocalyptic world.

[special-K]

One of the remaining gas powered vehicles. Probably everyone would be driving full-size extended cab short bed 4wds. But that's America. I guess the Aussies would be running Holden Commodores. I don't think of Mad Max as the politically correct type

[whitedog76]

I was just talking, tongue in cheek, trying to stimulate the funny bone, get the gears moving.

Anyway. In the Mad Max world, the people with the power are the ones with the gas (petrol, guzoline, or whatever they call it).

So, in the future, would the folks with the batteries and solar panels be the ones with the power?

OK, the villains. Are they cale eating, bamboo spear throwing, yoga pant wearing, Prius driving soccer moms?

Is Max the villain for driving his roots blown Falcon and leaving too big of a carbon footprint?

[Dead Parrot]

When the run of Mad Max movies were made, factory EVs were rare.

Given how poorly modern gas ages, current Mad Max vehicles may well be electric. Plenty of solar panels around to cobble together a charging setup for a small compound. Probably plenty of batteries would survive if you could figure out how to swap battery brands around.

Another option could be propane. Assuming the tank doesn't leak, propane has a near infinite life span.

In the Road Warrior (Max Max #2 IIRC), the civilized compound had an oil well and refinery so fuel lifespan and supply was less of an issue.

While a lot of those vehicles looked and sounded cool, how practical is something that on a good day gets 3 mpg in a world where fuel is very rare?

Another issue that wasn't so much of a problem when the movies were made is the layers of computerized electronics current vehicles have. Bypass the ECM on an 80s vehicle, doable. Bypass the fully computerized air/fuel system on a 2023 vehicle, less probable.

[Getter-Done]

In my Opinion

I think History will repeat itself again.

https://electricvehiclesnews.com/His...oryearlyIV.htm

[68bowtie]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

In my Opinion

I think History will repeat itself again.

https://electricvehiclesnews.com/His...oryearlyIV.htm

Wait.

What?!?!

[KW5413]

I just made a business trip, my office to OKC and back, near 450 miles in one day. I don't think I could have done that with an EV that is worth riding in.

[Dead Parrot]

One advantage of an EV in a Mad Max scenario is you could do the Mark Watney on Mars trick and carry your solar panels with you. Charge during the day, drive at night. Range per day would be short but would likely beat walking.

[DeadheadNM]

Not an EV but you could get one of these w the military package for a Mad Max type cruiser: https://www.rezvanimotors.com/rezvani-models

[joedoh]

wasnt there a wind generator in one of the mad max movies? or maybe it was waterworld.

Originally Posted by whitedog76

the movie, "The Wraith."

ahhh charlie sheen and sherilyn fenn. just when you thought the movie was over there was another 35 minutes. I saw it again recently and there were some great hotrods in there.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Dead Parrot

One advantage of an EV in a Mad Max scenario is you could do the Mark Watney on Mars trick and carry your solar panels with you. Charge during the day, drive at night. Range per day would be short but would likely beat walking.

Would bet the amount of charge you could get from the amount of solar panels able to be carried would get you substantially less distance than walking.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

In my Opinion

I think History will repeat itself again.

https://electricvehiclesnews.com/His...oryearlyIV.htm

It's true. When automobiles were a new thing it could have gone either way, gas or electric. Gas won out because it seemed to make more sense, was more convenient and practical. Electric cars will win out once they make more sense, are convenient, and practical. No laws were required to make people chose gasoline. No law will be required to make people chose electric.

Originally Posted by whitedog76

I was just talking, tongue in cheek, trying to stimulate the funny bone, get the gears moving.

Anyway. In the Mad Max world, the people with the power are the ones with the gas (petrol, guzoline, or whatever they call it).

So, in the future, would the folks with the batteries and solar panels be the ones with the power?

OK, the villains. Are they cale eating, bamboo spear throwing, yoga pant wearing, Prius driving soccer moms?

Is Max the villain for driving his roots blown Falcon and leaving too big of a carbon footprint?

I got that. Something to ponder. I was going to say if they're not fighting over fuel then what will they fight for with EVs? Solar panels? The funny thing about Mad Max was all they used their cars for was fight for fuel, not save the fuel for survival, which I'd thing would be the prime concern in a post apocalyptic world. What were those guys eating and where did that come from?

[Boog]

Do EV owners even bother to lock up their cars?

[Dead Parrot]

Originally Posted by Richard

Would bet the amount of charge you could get from the amount of solar panels able to be carried would get you substantially less distance than walking.

Very likely if the goal is getting a person from point A to point B. But if the goal is getting 500lbs of cargo from the seaport where the sailing ship left it to the settlement up in the hills, an EV pickup that can go 10~15 miles per day without using precious 'juice' while carrying that cargo would be very valuable.

[whitedog76]

Originally Posted by Dead Parrot

Very likely if the goal is getting a person from point A to point B. But if the goal is getting 500lbs of cargo from the seaport where the sailing ship left it to the settlement up in the hills, an EV pickup that can go 10~15 miles per day without using precious 'juice' while carrying that cargo would be very valuable.

A horse and carriage can do the same thing, right?

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

In my Opinion

I think History will repeat itself again.

https://electricvehiclesnews.com/His...oryearlyIV.htm

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Wait.

What?!?!

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[KW5413]

Originally Posted by Boog

Do EV owners even bother to lock up their cars?

Now dat rat thar were funny!

[special-K]

You knw this thread has turned my head around. What are we thinking???? We have got to start to-day working toward development of post apocalyptic vehicles to run on whatever the heck might be left to make power, sun, wind, methane, treadmill, straight chicken poop or whatever. Can't ever be too soon. If we get it all developed before the apocalypse we can just start early

[Steeveedee]

Time to drag all those old bicycles out of our sheds and fit them with semi-pneumatic tires. No flats, but a terrible ride. As long as you have food, you have "power".

[Grumpy old man]

Now if your really talking about a post apocalyptic vehicle to run ,it would be diesel using rendered fat for fuel from animals and even all the Zombie bodys laying around after said apocalytic event . Diesel wins hands down as long as your not an animal or a zombie !

Probably a good reason to be close to the first flash and go before it all happens .

[special-K]

If I get the news it's coming, I have a chaise lounge I'll relax in with a mai tai. Hopefully I'll have time to finish it!

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by special-K

If I get the news it's coming, I have a chaise lounge I'll relax in with a mai tai. Hopefully I'll have time to finish it!

Yeah , Well ... if you don't mind ending up in somebodies rendering tank , You know gotta keep those wheels rolling ... God forbid it's not a FORD !

[Boog]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Time to drag all those old bicycles out of our sheds and fit them with semi-pneumatic tires. No flats, but a terrible ride. As long as you have food, you have "power".

But but but, what about cup holders and phone chargers and all those gizmos everybody's gotta have these days?

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Boog

But but but, what about cup holders and phone chargers and all those gizmos everybody's gotta have these days?

We won't be getting any coffee if things go TU, so the cup holder isn't necessary. And if we get nuked, those of us not in the diesel fuel tank won't be able to use our phones, because the EMP is going to destroy the electronics. HTH.