Pro's and con's for buying an electric vehicle
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SteveL replied on 23/01/2018 11:30
replied on 23/01/2018 15:36
Posted on 23/01/2018 09:55 by NavigateurANY card will give zero percent on everything if you pay it off in full each month.
KjellNN replied on 23/01/2018 19:07
Navigateur replied on 23/01/2018 19:32
cariadon replied on 23/01/2018 19:33
replied on 24/01/2018 02:16
brue replied on 24/01/2018 08:40
SteveL replied on 24/01/2018 09:29
Posted on 24/01/2018 02:16 byYou mean more toll motorways, SteveL?
Posted on 24/01/2018 09:29
Those as well Malcolm. They would attract a premium. However, I would see all travel in your vehicle being chargeable, probably utilising some GPS based system linked into the mobile network.
As you move along the GPS would determine what road you are on / time of day and communicate this via 4G, either directly or in a burst when in range. The system would then determine the charge. So country lanes low rate, trunk roads higher. Specially built motorways like the M6 toll astronomical.☹️
A full system would take many years to integrate though. So may not concern us.
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JVB66 replied on 24/01/2018 09:47
Posted on 24/01/2018 09:47
One of our friends who is here with us is a London black cab owner driver,(arrived yesterday) the conversation got round to the EV black cab as the chinese company that owns volvo and the black cab manufacturer, are no longer making diesal cabs,but hibrids, as the infrastructure for fast charge of EVs in London is many years away it would need another power station ,and most charging points that are available are low Kw output whch would not be viable for cab charging when they can be doing 40,000 miles a year
Oneputt replied on 24/01/2018 09:51
Posted on 24/01/2018 09:29 by SteveLThose as well Malcolm. They would attract a premium. However, I would see all travel in your vehicle being chargeable, probably utilising some GPS based system linked into the mobile network.
As you move along the GPS would determine what road you are on / time of day and communicate this via 4G, either directly or in a burst when in range. The system would then determine the charge. So country lanes low rate, trunk roads higher. Specially built motorways like the M6 toll astronomical.☹️
A full system would take many years to integrate though. So may not concern us.
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