We used to call it “global warming”, but now we call it “climate change”. No doubt, “times, they are a changing.” It seems that “ICE vehicles” (internal combustion engine vehicles) is too difficult for most people to follow, so now some are calling them “thermal vehicles”.
I read an interesting article about a possible location for a future Gigafactory in Spain. No, this isn’t in the wrong thread; just bare with me. As I was reading the article linked below, I could not help but notice that the author used the term “thermal vehicles” to refer to what I’ve been calling “ICE vehicles”. Admittedly, I often have to qualify the term “ICE” when foaming at the mouth about the current EV revolution, as I share with my friends and family about the superiority of EV’s over petrol-powered vehicles, TESLA in particular. Notwithstanding, I required no further explanation when I read the term “thermal vehicles”, yet—at the same time—it seems this may be a misnomer, as it implies that EV’s do not generate heat (“thermal” = heat), or—perhaps, more correctly—EV’s are simply not powered by heat. Ironically, I was just telling me friend yesterday (as I often use this line of reasoning) that “it’s 2023 and we still use fire to power our vehicles! What are we, cavemen!???”
Notwithstanding, what are your thoughts on the appropriateness and the use of the term “thermal vehicles” to describe “ICE vehicles”? Is it superior to the latter, if not merely self-explanatory?
I read an interesting article about a possible location for a future Gigafactory in Spain. No, this isn’t in the wrong thread; just bare with me. As I was reading the article linked below, I could not help but notice that the author used the term “thermal vehicles” to refer to what I’ve been calling “ICE vehicles”. Admittedly, I often have to qualify the term “ICE” when foaming at the mouth about the current EV revolution, as I share with my friends and family about the superiority of EV’s over petrol-powered vehicles, TESLA in particular. Notwithstanding, I required no further explanation when I read the term “thermal vehicles”, yet—at the same time—it seems this may be a misnomer, as it implies that EV’s do not generate heat (“thermal” = heat), or—perhaps, more correctly—EV’s are simply not powered by heat. Ironically, I was just telling me friend yesterday (as I often use this line of reasoning) that “it’s 2023 and we still use fire to power our vehicles! What are we, cavemen!???”
Notwithstanding, what are your thoughts on the appropriateness and the use of the term “thermal vehicles” to describe “ICE vehicles”? Is it superior to the latter, if not merely self-explanatory?
Tesla considering building automotive investment in Spain — Reuters
U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is in talks with the leaders of the regional government of Valencia in Spain to make an automotive investment, a source close to the discussions has told Reuters.
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