What next... electric cars capable of towing
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birderbilly replied on 28/07/2017 11:35
Posted on 27/07/2017 23:22 by TirrilJust how long will you have to queue at a service area to re-charge? Also many folks live in streets without off road parking and cannot run a cable across footpaths. It would be better if the Government had thought through some of the practical problems before embarking on the punitive measures now being floated against diesel cars. I suspect just another cynical measure to raise revenue. If the necessary charging infrastructure was being prepared there would be a more convincing reason to buy electric cars.
Posted on 28/07/2017 11:35
There will be plenty of solutions for those that don't have off street parking, here for example. Most charging will take place at home or at work, 90% of cars are not in use for 90% of the time so there will be plenty of time to charge them, en-route charging will become much quicker than it is now as technology improves. As for the view expressed by some that the grid cannot cope with the demand well National Grid say that it can and new smart grid tech will help with this. As for your point about HMRC revenue not sure how you figure that since fuel duty raises about £28bn annually so banning petrol/diesel is haldly a tax raising exercise !
replied on 28/07/2017 11:51
Posted on 27/07/2017 09:55 by tigerfishBirdability, I don't often do 500 miles in a day these days, but I certainly used to. Fuel in my area is a couple of pence cheaper than where most of my customers are, so I tended to drive between 200 and 250 miles to see them and then return the same day. Refuelling when I got home ready for an early start the next day.
What makes you think my vehicle is a tank? I expect total reliability and to arrive fresh to see my customers. I have tried little cars, and if I drove into the city often then I might use one. But my usage tends to long distance and I hate constantly having to stop & refuel. Hence my demand for long range! To drive 200 plus miles in a little car in my opinion is less than pleasant.
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Qashqai66 replied on 28/07/2017 13:45
eiflow replied on 28/07/2017 13:53
Posted on 28/07/2017 13:53
Everyone is quoting the best range at about 300 miles in a Tesla ( other makes are way behind) but add in cold weather and a one and half ton white box on the back and it will get nowhere near 300 miles. No doubt it might in years to come but I very much doubt it in the next 10 years. I regularly do a 300 mile tow so that is a basic need for me and I guess some others. Fuel cells might just beat them to it!!
replied on 28/07/2017 14:05
JVB66 replied on 28/07/2017 14:13
JohnM20 replied on 28/07/2017 14:17
birderbilly replied on 28/07/2017 15:22
Posted on 28/07/2017 13:53 by eiflowEveryone is quoting the best range at about 300 miles in a Tesla ( other makes are way behind) but add in cold weather and a one and half ton white box on the back and it will get nowhere near 300 miles. No doubt it might in years to come but I very much doubt it in the next 10 years. I regularly do a 300 mile tow so that is a basic need for me and I guess some others. Fuel cells might just beat them to it!!
cyberyacht replied on 28/07/2017 15:23
crusader replied on 28/07/2017 17:45
Posted on 28/07/2017 17:45
Well guess what they are available at a wopping price of £118.440 but what a car !
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