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Solent I try to give informed honest opinions and try not to generalise too much, although that can be difficult.
Running an electric car won’t be the same for everyone, if you have a home charger then great, if not you need to look at the charging facilities near you. I have a drive so I could charge at home, but there are also 4 chargers within 2 miles.
So the infrastructure might not be great for everyone but decisions need to be based on an individual basis.
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Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Wmc it will be very interesting what he comes up with with regards to the car and the battery. It is almost certain to be a high end car he manufactures, so we won’t be driving one anytime soon. His battery tech will be interesting as he had been talking about using solid state batteries, which, if true, would be, yet again, a game changer.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Renrahs things change, without notice, on the “not fit for purpose website”, so I suggest you give them a call and see what the current policy is.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Saintsman the charging situation, away from your home, is a disgrace and government need to step in and make ALL chargers freely available to ALL EV owners.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Found this on motabilities website.
“A charging point will need to be fitted outside your home by the car manufactures chosen electric partner, for example British Gas. In order to have a home charging point fitted you will need to have access to off-road parking, such as a private driveway or garage”.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.I’m sure it was posted previously that it was a requirement to be able to park off street and to have a home charger. Couldn’t find the post but I’m pretty sure it was a cut and paste from motabilities website.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Phil you will be waiting on your autonomous motability car that will be waiting for your call.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.No phil we won’t as I said above the range will be huge in a few years time.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.What we need to remember is Tesla and all the new ev start ups are tech companies who make cars. The car is just a convenient way of showing what tech can do. Most of the billions£ Spent is spent on tech, batteries and battery innovation with battery and battery tech being the most important portion of the spend as it has so many other benefits to society in the near future.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.I’m not sure what you mean by 10-15 years Solent. In five years bevs will have range in excess of 500-600 miles probably more. Charging, if you have a home charger, will be a doddle most of the time and at least 50% of U.K. car owners park off the road. Even if you can’t charge at home on street parking will become more available, especially in the cities.
10 years in the ev and AI (artificial intelligence) world is equivalent to 100 years of the internal combustion engine. I firmly believe in ten years time autonomous cars will be an on the road thing. We are moving towards it with every new model that comes out.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Phil cars with this range are being heavily pitched towards wealthy city dwellers, as a second car. I do however believe this range Is doable for most people. Maybe once a year would I need more mileage than that supplied.
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Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.WOW questionnaire responses ‘show assessors are still lying’
Detailed evidence from disabled people has shown that disability benefit assessment reports are still riddled with distortions, twisted facts and ignorance, say grassroots campaigners.
WOWCampaign launched its Assessing the Assessors campaign earlier this year to highlight the continued flaws within the assessment regimes for personal independence payment (PIP) and employment and support allowance (ESA).
But WOW also wanted to give disabled people a chance to express their “pent up anger and frustration” with the ordeals they were being forced to undergo at the hands of government contractors Atos, Capita and Maximus.
It designed a questionnaire that disabled people could fill in to describe their assessment experiences.
WOW has already received about 50 questionnaires and is hoping for even more responses.
They will eventually be turned into a report, which will be sent to MPs.
WOW questionnaire responses ‘show assessors are still lying’
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Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Article
Launched today (July 9), the New Mini Electric is being offered for less than the price of its petrol equivalent. A move which will make it highly desirable to fleet decision-makers.
With prices for the New Mini Electric starting at £24,400 (including Plug-in Car grant), the new model “could be the tipping point for wider adoption of electric vehicles in the UK marketplace”, according to Mini UK director David George.
He told Fleet News that “we are assessing levels of interest and are already in conversation with some customers. With the changes to BIK, and range and price of the Mini Electric, it’s going to be really appealing to company car drivers and will drive interest from a corporate perspective and is helping inform our mix planning.”
Promising a maximum range of 144 miles (WLTP) the Mini Electric battery pack has 12 modules of lithium-ion cells providing a battery capacity of 32.6 kWh.
The motor is the latest version of the BMW Group’s synchronous electric motor, offering a maximum output of 187ps and maximum torque of 270 Nm. The result is a 0-62mph time of 7.3 seconds and a top speed limited to 93mph.
The Mini Electric is designed to accept both AC and DC charging using Type 2 and CCS Combo 2 plugs. The car can achieve 80% charge in 35 minutes at a 50kW DC fast-charging station.
Production will begin at Mini’s Oxford production plant later in the year. However, order books opened on the day of the launch and the new car has already attracted 20,000 expressions of interest.
The electric model will be produced alongside its petrol and diesel engine derivatives.
According to Oliver Zipse, BMW AG board member for production, the BMW group’s production of EVs will increase by 30% year-on-year between 2021 and 2025; with 25 electric models in its line-up by 2021.
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Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Large SUV of the Year 2019: SEAT Tarraco
The SEAT Tarraco is the 2019 Auto Express Large SUV of the Year, with the Peugeot 5008 and Skoda Kodiaq commended
As SUV sales grow and MPV sales shrink, more and more buyers are turning to larger off-roaders such as the SEAT Tarraco if they need a car with space for seven. The Tarraco is a new winner here, having beaten the Skoda Kodiaq (last year’s winner) in its group test earlier this year.The Tarraco offers the same as the Skoda, yet the Spanish brand has priced its rival competitively enough for it to take the win in this close-fought category.
Mid-size SUV of the Year 2019: Skoda Karoq
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/karoq/107353/mid-size-suv-of-the-year-2019-skoda-karoq
Small SUV of the Year 2019: Citroen C3 Aircross
Family Car of the Year 2019: Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport
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Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Renewable energy: Proposals to add full 20% VAT to solar panels and battery storage
This is where i got it fro.
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/renewable-energy-vat-increase-solar-panels-battery-storage/
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.I agree Steve but we have a very long way to go before we are at that point. The government collects billions£ from fossil fuel taxes and at some point this lost tax will have to be recovered from somewhere but the green revolution needs encouragement not discouragement.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Just as an aside, while we are trying to go green and save the planet, the Tories have just increased VAT on solar panels and battery storage from 5% to 20%.
So in the last few months they have reduced the grant on BEVs, eliminated it on PHEVs and now this.
VAT on coal however I has been kept at 5%.
I need someone to explain this to me.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.SaintsMan its moving fast the whole solar panel market but i never thought they would ever be used on cars. They reckon solar panel efficiency will reach 30% over the next five years, this, if achieved, will be a game changer.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
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