电车志（2021）

Fifth Gear Recharged S01E06

Part 2 Aug. 1, 2023, 11:38 a.m.

变得更吵了
It's louder.
奔驰可以在30分钟内从10%充电至80%
The Merc will charge from 10% to 80% in just 30 minutes.
但它的加速有多快？
But how quickly will it accelerate?
准备好
Ready.
我要催油门了
I'm going to punch it.
冲啊…
Go, go.
这是为了什么？
What's that about?
我认为这更好一点但也仅只于好一点
I think this is a little bit better, but a little bit better.
说实话，我们发现
It'd be truthful for us to say
这两辆客货车都有点令人失望
we're finding both of these vans a little bit disappointing.
是的，续航是一回事
Yeah, range is one thing okay.
如果它符合你的需求，那么它就适合你
And if it suits your needs then it suits your needs.
但没有引擎的隆隆声，起步也不快
There's no grunt, no get up and go.
但是若要你在其中一辆里待一整天
But if you are going to spend a whole day in one,
你选哪一辆呢？
which one would you choose?
我觉得这辆适合我
I think this one for me.
它更吵
It's noisier.
它是更吵
It's noisier,
但我只是觉得车里的空间
but I just think the surroundings
稍微更合适和更简洁
are slightly more suitable and cleaner.
它还是有一点隆隆声的
And it's got a smidge more grunt.
一点点隆隆声
A smidge more grunt.
所以奔驰拿下了这场测试只不过我认为
So the Merc wins test one, although only just I reckon
这两辆车的性能是吸引不了白色客货车司机的
White Van Man will be left wanting on performance with both of these.
等到我们开始一些繁重的工作时
Perhaps things will improve later
也许情况会有所改善
when we get down to some heavy lifting.
紧接着
Still to come.
这是灾难啊，就像坐在酒吧的凳子上一样
It's a bit of a disaster, like sitting on a bar stool.
罗里驾驶了三辆电力驱动的经典老车
Rory takes a ride in a trio of battery powered classics,
这些电动车界的先行者
the pioneering electric cars
为今天的电动载具革命开辟了道路
that blaze the trail for today's EV revolution.
开着这辆车感觉真的很爽
I feel really cool driving this car.
我喜欢它的外观
I love the way it looks.
而新的
And something about
谷巴福门特，则让卡伦感到不舒服
the new Cupra Formentor leaves Karun feeling queasy.
我真的会晕车
I genuinely get car sick.
有呕吐袋吗？
Got a sick bag?
我有他的衬衫，可以吗？
I've got his shirt haven't I.
当代的电动汽车是科技上的杰作
Modern EVs are technological masterpieces,
但要充分了解它们的历史沿革
but to fully appreciate how far they've come,
你得看看过去的电动汽车是怎么一回事
you need to see what electric powered cars were like in the past.
我们倾向于认为电动汽车是一种相对现代的风潮
We tend to think of EVs as being a relatively modern phenomena,
但电动汽车已经存在了150多年
but electrically powered vehicles have been around for over 150 years
并且在1900年代初期
and were actually more popular
其实比内燃引擎汽车更受欢迎
than internal combustion engine cars in the early 1900's.
英国人托马斯帕克发明了第一辆电动汽车
Englishman Thomas Parker created the first EV,
而在20世纪之交
and by the turn of the 20th century,
美国街道上三分之一的汽车是电动的
a third of the cars on American streets were electric.
直到汽油变得更足够也更便宜
Until petrol became more abundant and more affordable.
随着1908年亨利福特T型车的推出
And with the launch of Henry Ford's Model T in 1908,
电动汽车浪潮也告一段落
the EV wave came to an end.
当前的电动汽车复苏看起来会持续很长一段时间
The current EV resurgence looks like it's going to last the distance.
所以我找来了三辆电动汽车
So I've assembled three of the battery powered cars
它们在过去50年来
from the last five decades that
持续推动这个产业使我们达到了今日的成就
have been influential in getting us to where we are today.
我这有一辆2008年的特斯拉双座开篷车
I've got a Tesla Roadster from 2008,
还有2001年的瑞华GWiz
a Reva GWiz from 2001.
但首先，我们来看看恩菲德8000
But first of all, let's take a look at the Enfield 8000,
这辆电动车的问世，反映了
the result of another EV up
沙特阿♥拉♥伯于1973年对石油出口的限♥量♥
search following Saudi Arabia's decision to ration oil in 1973.
在1970年代燃料危机期间
During the 1970s fuel crisis,
英国一直在寻找汽油动力的替代品
the UK was looking for alternatives to petrol power,
因此，电力委员会呼吁公♥司♥采取行动
so the Electricity Board put out a call to action for companies
制♥造♥电动汽车，而这就是结果
to create an electric car and this was the result.
由传奇的英国摩托车公♥司♥恩菲德制♥造♥
Made by the legendary British motorcycle company Enfield.
小巧的8000比经典的Mini还短八英寸
The tiny 8000 was eight inches shorter than a classic mini.
但由于它有着六个铅酸电池
But thanks to its six lead acid batteries,
重量要重得多
it was a lot heavier.
首先我要说的是驾驶这辆车的感觉真的很爽
First thing I've got to say is that I feel really cool driving this car.
但我喜欢它的外观
But I love the way it looks.
它有个如此古怪、欢乐的设计
It's got such a quirky, happy design to it.
我最喜欢的特色是
My favourite feature, I've got to say,
这个又大又弯的挡风玻璃
is this windscreen just huge and curved.
路面的状况都能看得一清二楚
It's really easy to see out this thing.
沿着这条路走就是这么简单
It's just so simple to thread down the road.
这辆8000就是这么单纯
Everything about the 8000 is simple.
它甚至有个板载充电器
It even has an onboard charger,
这意味着它可以
which means it can be connected
直接连接到你家里的主插座
straight to your domestic main socket.
它失灵了
It's gone.
为什么会倒♥退♥？
Why is it going backwards?
哦，对了，步骤
Okay, right, procedure.
启用手刹车
Handbrake on.
不要按我喇叭
Don't beep me.
我已经尽力了
I'm doing my best.
点火系统没问题
Ignition is good.
我们在开车，我在加速，我们在前进
We are in drive, I am accelerating and we're moving.
我是说，这辆车有50年了，50年啊
I mean, it's a 50 year old car 50 years old.
那么你还期待什么呢？
So what can you really expect?
当时的工艺与现在相当不同
The engineering was very different.
在当年
Back in the day.
他们生产了大约100辆恩菲德8000
Around 100 Enfield 8000's were made,
但续航有限，只有40英里
but a limited range of just 40 miles
以及要价高达两千八百英镑等同一辆全新的福特卡布里
and a hefty 2800 pound price tag the same as a new Ford Capri
种种因素终结了1976年恩菲德的产品周期
put an end to the Enfield's production run in 1976.
另一款本应预示新电动时代来临的车
Another car that was supposed to Herald the dawning of
就是GWiz
a new electric era was the GWiz.
GWiz于2001年由瑞华首次在印度生产
The GWiz was first made in 2001 in India by Rever
而且事实上
and actually went on to become
直到2009年，它一直是英国最畅销的电动汽车
the best selling electric vehicle in the UK until 2009,
尽管这主要是因为
although that was mainly down to the fact that
它是在英国唯一买♥♥得到的电动汽车
it was one of the only electric cars available in the UK.
在外观上，它的设计
On the outside, it's got a design
是你妈才会喜欢的那种风格还带有人体工学
that only a mother could love but also ergonomically.
但这是一场灾难
It's a bit of a disaster.
我在这辆车里坐得这么高
I am sat up so tall in this car,
有点像坐在吧台凳上
it's a bit like sitting on a bar stool
并且非常硬
and a very hard one at that.
这里太小了，真的很不舒服
Speaking of discomfort really small in here.
如果你坐在乘客旁边
If you're riding next to a passenger,
你基本上会比他们还高
you're basically going to be on top of them.
开起来是什么感觉？
What's it like to drive?
并不是很快
It's not very fast.
我已经油门踩到底了
My foot is flat to the floor right now.
爬上这座山还是很吃力
It's really struggling up this hill.
但撇开它的尺寸、性能缺乏
Despite its size, lack of oomph
和相当可疑的碰撞测试结果不谈
and rather sketchy crash test results,
GWiz也不全然一无是处
the GWiz wasn't all bad.
它的行驶成本很便宜，停车也很简单
It was cheap to run, easy to park,
而且不用被课伦敦臭名昭著的交通壅塞税
and it was exempt from London's infamous congestion charge.
事实上，伦敦每天仍有大约200辆在路上跑
In fact, there are still around 200 in London being used daily.
乔纳森罗斯有一个
Jonathan Ross had one.
鲍里斯庄逊认为它们很不错
Boris Johnson thought they were great,
尽管他把它叫做比割草机还安静的
even though he did call it a Glorified Airfix model
豪华版汽车玩具
with less grunt than a flymo.
那是一种赞美
That's a compliment.
虽然GWiz确实让一些人认真考虑
While the GWiz did make some people think seriously
购买♥♥电动汽车，但七年后
about electric cars, seven years later,
某一辆车的问世
something arrived that
加速了当前的电动汽车革命
would kickstart the current EV revolution.