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 Are EVs for the well heeled? |
chicken george
 4th Feb 2022 7:56 pm
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| Insurance is aprox 20% more than 240hp petrol DS was |
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chicken george
4th Feb 2022 1:28 pm
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Evs will catch up on tax somehow, but until then there is money to be saved.
As a rural type i dislike high fuel duty, it penalises me unfairly as its 4 miles to the nearest shop. A mile walk to t ... |
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chicken george
4th Feb 2022 10:10 am
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zero road tax helps too,
Comparing the pcp of a discosport hse and an ipace, the ipace wasnt so much more per month
ipace insurance slightly more.
factor in the fueling costs and ipace tota ... |
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chicken george
3rd Feb 2022 7:27 pm
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I do cheat the calculations somewhat by using solar,
Near 100% solar charging for 6mths of the year |
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chicken george
3rd Feb 2022 9:53 am
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Before getting the ipace would see them on the road and wonder how the owners could afford them, Now i drive past fuel stations and wonder how the owners can afford it.
although interest free fi ... |
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chicken george
27th Jan 2022 6:34 pm
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Electric drive is truly wonderful, smooth responsive quiet, Ideally batteries do need to be lighter and have more capacity. but for many drivers the capacity available now is ample.
Future people ... |
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chicken george
26th Jan 2022 10:55 pm
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A possible ev towing solution is a battey powered axle on trailer/caravan, extending range.
The trailer can be parked outside house when not being towed utilising the battery like a powerwall |
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chicken george
25th Jan 2022 10:18 pm
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Hydrogen seems a likely solution for big off road machines , tractors diggers etc
You can buy a tractor that runs in methane, produced on farm from manure.
Although the few test models out on farm ... |
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chicken george
23rd Jan 2022 2:27 pm
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or eat chicken from a farm that utilises solar, biomass heating and gshp heating, ... just saying
As an industry we arnt subject to carbon footprint monitoring yet, but it wont be long. d ... |
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chicken george
22nd Jan 2022 11:28 pm
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| The cop26 diesel generate recharge is a myth, either the cars didnt need a lot of charging or the supplied lots to ensure there were always charged cars available |
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chicken george
22nd Jan 2022 4:55 pm
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range for unexpected trips yes and no, if really caught out then maybe a 20 minute charge would be enough to get you home.
I have the luxury of a second car so would use that in such unexpecte ... |
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chicken george
22nd Jan 2022 3:39 pm
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| In a storm arwen situation a power cut would likely put your local petrol station out of action, so follow the ev cars to a place that has electricity. If you have fuel that is, most ev drivers would ... |
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chicken george
21st Jan 2022 5:28 pm
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from auto express
Polestar says manufacturing a 2 creates 24 tonnes of CO2e (CO2 equivalents), compared with just 14 tonnes of CO2e to make a petrol-engined XC40. This extra CO2 is largely attribut ... |
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chicken george
16th Jan 2022 11:51 am
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some  gave a false mot to a honda goldwing trike my mate bought.
Bill was buying the trike as a last hurrah because his motor neurone disease meant his balance was going.He sold his ... |
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chicken george
14th Jan 2022 9:45 am
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| dont get an ipace. great fun , but so fast and so nice to drive fast your license will be toast in months. |
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