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Going electric #1637124
28/11/2019 11:22
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Is anyone else starting to get tempted by the 2p per mile virtuous green transport?

A few neighbours have plug in hybrids (approx 25mile range) and there's a full electric Zoe and a leaf with ranges of up to 120 miles. New versions have better range.. And fast charge of only 30 mins.

Tempting. Certainly for commuting.

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If the mile range is ok for you, and the charging time is manageable, and you don't mind that (apart from some examples like a Tesla Model S/Model 3) most electric cars are as aesthetically pleasing as a microwave, then I really see no problem with getting an electric car.

Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637128
28/11/2019 12:38
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The problem with electric cars are your paying
Say £10,000 odd over the odds of a normal petrol car
Of same sort of size so will take a lot of years to recoup that outlay
Plus Like with all battery’s they will eventually not charge 100%
The Zoe says after 8 years it will be down to 66% battery range so down to about 80 miles instead of 120
And that’s if they figures actually pan out

Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637129
28/11/2019 13:50
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Another report (German) based on German electricity production mix, calculated that the lifetime CO2 cost of an electric vehicle needed 220k km to break even and their projected life was a maximum of 180k km. So a pain to live with and not actually good for the environment. Moving the fossil fuel CO2 generation from cars to power stations isn't the answer. There has to be a real reduction for it to be successful.


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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637132
28/11/2019 17:29
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All good points there. Cost is an issue, but they will get cheaper as they become more mainstream.

I think things are moving in the right direction regarding energy generation though. This year, the UK had its first period where more than half the power generated was from renewables. Coal is also being phased out quickly.

The other (and probably bigger issue) is the effect of traffic on local air quality. So a shift to zero (local) emissions is a good step forward.

Ps on looks. I agree they haven't exactly gone to town on jaw dropping design. But the new Leaf looks OK.

Pps. It's academic anyway cos I ain't got the cash.

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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637137
28/11/2019 21:08
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Funnily enough I was chatting to a colleague about electric cars the other day, cheapest one was about £6k, but doors were an optional extra at £543 (yes really), range was ridiculous and you had to pay a monthly fee for the lease on the batteries. Once you got to a decent car they were just silly money £30k for an electric Corsa. Batteries they reckon will last 10 to 15 years, and most have an 8 year warranty so apparently no need to worry about their longevity! In 2016 a 40Kwh battery pack cost £10K !!!! An awful lot of people I know run cars older than 8 years (mines 10, the wife's is 12), how many people running cars that old could afford to replace the battery pack.

They say batteries will get cheaper, I'm not so sure, demand for lithium is increasing, and its pretty hard to come by, so surely prices will go up as demands sore https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/availability_of_lithium

A friend told me recently he was at a motorway service station parked opposite the Tesla charging stations, there was a constant queue of people waiting to charge there cars, some quite annoyed at the lengthy wait.

I think perhaps if you have money to spare and don't need to travel far, then they are good, but not for long trips or if you plan to keep it long term.

Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637139
28/11/2019 21:36
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I would absolutely love an EV!!

However, I enjoy driving...
-I either want to drive something very refined & pleasant inside, or something with character.
The only EVs that have either of these are unaffordable. Not many have both.

I did just sit inside a Hyundai kona, just to see(!), but I hated it ( I have driven mainly mercs for last 15 yrs ooo).

To do a good ev retrofit on a budget costs £10-30k atm, so it tends to be only enthusiasts that go that route.

A US company recently started marketing a electric 'drop in' replacement for a V8 in a neat unit (all bar batteries) for $60k shocked

Yes, it does move the pollution upstream to the power station, but this is more efficient. Plus, I just love the convenience of not having to go to the petrol station!
General running costs are much less too. For example, regenerative braking means that traditional brakes are used less & need less frequent replacing.
I do believe battery prices will come down more- they already have- and that retrofits will become more commonplace & easier

The main thing that a good EV lacks is the auditory feedback!

Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637146
29/11/2019 10:00
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Yep, there are definitely issues but I think in as little as 5 years we'll see a step change. Manufacturers are really starting to shift to hybrid or EV already.

I think the lack of charging stations is just temporary while the infrastructure catches up with demand.

As with any major shift, there could be big problems with demand vs supply (e.g. Lithium) and we'll probably see major players like China taking the lead. Although they are heavily reliant on coal for power, they are also investing massively in renewables.

As for cost, this will almost certainly come down. Think of solar panels which cost a fraction of they did 20 years ago.

But it does concern me that it isn't fixing the overall problem of finite resources. We all still expect to have our own cars and as developing countries want the same, pressures increase and you get knock on effects like deforestation and increased carbon emissions.

Right. I'm off to buy an electric scooter.
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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637186
30/11/2019 17:21
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On topic but on a slight tangent...

Radio control 'toy' cars have come such a long way since i was a boy!
Even just 10 yrs ago, it had to be nitro for a decent fast car, but now electric rc cars are faster with great run times & none of the mess & associated hassle & constant tuning!


Btw, I read recently that there are already more ev charging points in England than petrol stations.....

Re: Going electric [Re: ] #1637188
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In my opinion the big issue that everybody has missed is that the government cannot just lose the excise and VAT tax revenue on petrol and diesel; they will have to try and tax electricity going into vehicles, but how to do this without sticking up the domestic electricity tariff and applying VAT, a certain vote loser? You can make charging away from home (roadside) as expensive as you want, but how to claw back the cash from home charging, now that is a technological problem without a fix that I can see. I may be missing something, but go figure....

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Re: Going electric [Re: Mark_S] #1637189
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Originally Posted by Mark_S
In my opinion the big issue that everybody has missed is that the government cannot just lose the excise and VAT tax revenue on petrol and diesel; they will have to try and tax electricity going into vehicles, but how to do this without sticking up the domestic electricity tariff and applying VAT, a certain vote loser? You can make charging away from home (roadside) as expensive as you want, but how to claw back the cash from home charging, now that is a technological problem without a fix that I can see. I may be missing something, but go figure....


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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637194
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LPG still the better option IMO unless you do a lot of mileage which would be a problem anyway with the current electric car ranges. I do roughly 10k a year and spend less on LPG in a month than the cost of an electric car battery lease!


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Re: Going electric [Re: OnlyItalian] #1637205
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Originally Posted by OnlyItalian
LPG still the better option IMO unless you do a lot of mileage which would be a problem anyway with the current electric car ranges. I do roughly 10k a year and spend less on LPG in a month than the cost of an electric car battery lease!




I was thinking about LPG some years ago when I had the chance to buy a very nice V8 Range Rover but my nearest LPG garage was over 20 miles away and it would mean a special trip for a gas top up. Nowhere near economical.



Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637221
02/12/2019 11:28
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Yeah, that can be a problem. I visited a station with an LPG sign up, couldn't see the pump and when I asked the attendant he said, "We don't sell it anymore because no-one buys it."

I do have to go a little out of my way sometimes but it still feels worth it once I've filled up and paid half as much for it. Always top up if there's LPG on my way somewhere.

But 20 miles would make it impractical. I've got at least 3 vendors within 20 miles.


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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637223
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A pal of mine had a bit of kit that he could transfer bottled LPG into his tank on his car. I think it involved having the bottle suspended up in the air and a pair of valves and pipe etc linked between bottle and tank. It worked well for him and he had bulk delivery of the bottles.



Re: Going electric [Re: magooagain] #1637273
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I think that transferring bottled gas into the vehicle would also require the bottle to be inverted so that liquid gas was transferred. The outlet on "normal" bottles draws gas from the top whereas the large bottles used to refill your BBQ bottle draws liquid gas from the bottom of the cylinder.

A late mate of mine used to transfer (refill) from larger bottles to smaller ones for camping etc and would always invert them for this reason. .


Re: Going electric [Re: magooagain] #1637279
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Originally Posted by magooagain
A pal of mine had a bit of kit that he could transfer bottled LPG into his tank on his car.


At 60 deg F the pressure in an LPG cylinder is over 90psi, any hoses and fittings have to handle significant pressures.


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They're coming thick and fast, within 10 years ICE commuter vehicles will be the minority of new sales.

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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637417
08/12/2019 13:51
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I have had a Tesla model s for over 18 months..so had plenty of time to get used to it....main reason I bought it ? (apart from being green, but that wasn't the main reason).
the governments tax breaks ,I 'm very fortunate , I run my own company ,so its totally tax deductible ...so purely money. ( Scottish Gov also give you a £30k interest free 6 year loan-to help pay for the bloody thing as well )
would I have bought it if the tax breaks where not available ...No !!


its a great car, very very rapid ,totally flat torque curve, instant response , silent, great on the motorway ,supremely comfortable , fantastic tech , I can go on and on
charging in Scotland is free and mine came with Free supercharging ,so no costs ( I was over £300 per month on diesel before) and also have a Gov. charging station 200 yards from my work base.

so plenty of pluses .

BUT

It is a pain to have to think about charging especially on any journey over say 150-200 mls ,so you have to plan stops etc
you get no where near the range they say you should , mines is quoted as having a range at 230 miles ...most I get ever ---170 !! BUT on a warm dry sunny day.

In the winter with temps below 5-6 deg ? take at least 35% off that !! and if its short journeys ,well, it takes approx 10-12 mls to fully warm the batteries and motors up , so you use double the range for that distance. and they all tell you not to fully charge
them all the time, up to 90% charge only as recommended by all the ev makers , or you lose battery capacity !!

when mines was brand new when charged fully it showed 232 miles ,now after 18 months thats 225 -227 so lost about 5 miles , it seems too have stabilised around that ,but to get the last 15-20 miles of charge in takes around 30-40 mins longer ,so not worth waiting

So unless there is massive improvements in batteries / charging times etc , It would never be my only car in the household ,unless there is a MASSIVE programme in charging infrastructure ,which cannot appear overnight.

I'm guessing it's not the final answer ,hydrogen cell , or surely some sort of eco friendly bio fuel must be on the horizon ?

anyway only my opinion of owning a EV


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Re: Going electric [Re: paul] #1637422
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Originally Posted by paul
I have had a Tesla model s for over 18 months..so had plenty of time to get used to it....main reason I bought it ? (apart from being green, but that wasn't the main reason).
the governments tax breaks ,I 'm very fortunate , I run my own company ,so its totally tax deductible ...so purely money. ( Scottish Gov also give you a £30k interest free 6 year loan-to help pay for the bloody thing as well )
would I have bought it if the tax breaks where not available ...No !!


its a great car, very very rapid ,totally flat torque curve, instant response , silent, great on the motorway ,supremely comfortable , fantastic tech , I can go on and on
charging in Scotland is free and mine came with Free supercharging ,so no costs ( I was over £300 per month on diesel before) and also have a Gov. charging station 200 yards from my work base.

so plenty of pluses .

BUT

It is a pain to have to think about charging especially on any journey over say 150-200 mls ,so you have to plan stops etc
you get no where near the range they say you should , mines is quoted as having a range at 230 miles ...most I get ever ---170 !! BUT on a warm dry sunny day.

In the winter with temps below 5-6 deg ? take at least 35% off that !! and if its short journeys ,well, it takes approx 10-12 mls to fully warm the batteries and motors up , so you use double the range for that distance. and they all tell you not to fully charge
them all the time, up to 90% charge only as recommended by all the ev makers , or you lose battery capacity !!

when mines was brand new when charged fully it showed 232 miles ,now after 18 months thats 225 -227 so lost about 5 miles , it seems too have stabilised around that ,but to get the last 15-20 miles of charge in takes around 30-40 mins longer ,so not worth waiting

So unless there is massive improvements in batteries / charging times etc , It would never be my only car in the household ,unless there is a MASSIVE programme in charging infrastructure ,which cannot appear overnight.

I'm guessing it's not the final answer ,hydrogen cell , or surely some sort of eco friendly bio fuel must be on the horizon ?

anyway only my opinion of owning a EV


QQ is the tax break only on new cars?

Re: Going electric [Re: ] #1637433
09/12/2019 12:36
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Yes only on new cars rolleyes

Also I don't know about in England ,but in Scotland you can claim back 19% of the cars value from your bottom line corporation tax bill ,so I got over £14000 of my tax bill the first year ,and every other cost is tax deductible as well ..even the monthly payments.
I think its classed as equipment rather than a car ,or something like that , so every cost is off the bottom line ./

the deal was soo good , after my accountant and I checked it all out , both him and his business partner bought one each. smile

I had intended to buy a Porsche Macan, but I really wanted a 911, but no use for work, and huge tax implications as well
So with the money I am saving , I went out and ' personally bought' a older 911 (997.2 Carrera 4s Cab with only 19,000 mls ) and loving it to bits love

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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637456
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Might have to reach out to my accountant then smile

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Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637632
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I have a friend who leased a I3 BMW and I have to say I was very impressed with it, out of the gate and around town it was very good, also has the range extender engine in the back which takes the range anxiety away and in truth for most of the trips I do the range would be absolutely fine.
The however is the cost, at the moment it makes no sense to do anything other than lease because the unknown at this stage is how the battery pack tech is going to degrade and how long its going to keep a significant proportion of its capacity. I don't think there is a very good market for second hand EV's and finding anyone to work on one thats not main dealer network is tough, even when its not a electrical issue your still poking around near HV which requires training.

Would I lease one for about the same price that i can lease a nice 220d? probably not but its going to be the earlier adopters that get hit so others can reap the rewards.

I also sit here with my 330d that is worthless and boxter which is also worthless and thing they owe me nothing, why would i lease

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I don't see the financial sense in personal lease or PCP.

Re: Going electric [Re: Gripped] #1637664
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Will an 8 year old EV , when you come to upgrade, have an extremely low/zero value on the 2nd hand market - unless you pay the £8k-£10k cost for a new battery bank first? (assuming the battery physical shape is still in production for maintaining an 8 year old vehicle) ??.
I would assume even dealers would be offering near scrap px values for any electric trade-ins. ??

Lots of unknowns.................lots to get stung by................



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Re: Going electric [Re: Submariner] #1637666
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Originally Posted by Submariner
I don't see the financial sense in personal lease or PCP.


just food for thought .....
lets some people drive new cars they couldn't afford to actually buy ( if you buy when you see a good deal/special offer which you get a lot when a car is just release ,brand new RR Velar for only £379 ),
and change them fairly frequently without the hassle
of having too haggle over trade in values
our sons car is leased but not thro the business, last car was a Audi S5 £379 per month
current car Audi S4 £417 per month both 2 year deals , just ordered a Audi Q5 s line sport for only £369 per month.
My wifes TT was only £199 per month for the first 2 years,she liked it so we ended up buying it and it actually worked
out £5k cheaper than buying it from new ...how the hell that works for Audi I don't know


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Re: Going electric [Re: JonH] #1637667
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Originally Posted by JonH
Will an 8 year old EV , when you come to upgrade, have an extremely low/zero value on the 2nd hand market - unless you pay the £8k-£10k cost for a new battery bank first? (assuming the battery physical shape is still in production for maintaining an 8 year old vehicle) ??.
I would assume even dealers would be offering near scrap px values for any electric trade-ins. ??

Lots of unknowns.................lots to get stung by................


yep totally agree, I wouldn't have bought one if it wasn't for the tax advantages negating your valid points

I wouldn't have used my own money to buy one, but with all the uncertainty in the car market, who knows with
future value with any new petrol or diesel bought now, and usage around any towns


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Re: Going electric [Re: paul] #1637687
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Regardless of what I think about local and/or overall eco-benefits of going electric, I can't get my head around the "infrastructure" part of the whole EV mobility shift.

A normal 2/3 bedroom flat (in Croatia) has 5-8kW of installed/connection power. To recharge a 40kWh EV overnight (eg. 10pm - 6am) it would use almost all of the "available" power, omitting the facts that charging isn't linear (starts strong, lowers the power as it nears the full capacity) and chargers (Ac/Dc conversion) isn't 100% efficient.

If half the motorist switched to EV in the next 5 years, it would mean the electrical grid in residential areas should be made at least 2x more powerfull, or am I missing something?

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Nope, you're not: the average energy used in IC engines in the UK is approximately equal to the total electrical energy generated. It will need both generation and distribution infrastructure doubling.

The generation of solar and/or wind energy local to the home might help those out of major urban centres but it's hard to see how it works down most of London's streets...

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