Not everywhere will have banned ICEs by then, the UK is running at almost 10% this year so far and that's before the ID3 was released. Again, by 2025 EVs should be the same cost as an ICE to buy, which will really start boosting the sales volume.
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Just got one with a 7 year warranty, plenty of time to see what's what.
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I'd probably just get a fun car like a 5.0L Jag F type.
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Not sure what those stats are but BEV by market share in the UK are 4.3% according to the SMMT..
I wonder what percentage of those are taxis.
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Yes but that's BEV's + PHEV's out of that only a third of those are pure electric vehicles and probably a fair amount of those would be taxis at a wild guess.
Actually some figures from the SMMT.
https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/#ert_pane1-2
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Taxed at local supermarket it should be, whilst the people that cant work from home get a discount due to eating out at cafes, fast food, pub food, coffe shops etc
Wild, unsubstantiated guess.
I don't count HEVs as EVs at all, they're a refined ICE. Which makes it a 60:40 split for BEV to PHEV to make up 8% share so far this year.
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There is still not a great choice out there to temp people into electric - we have just been in the market for a new vehicle and out of the dealerships we approached, Volvo, Mercedes, VW and Land Rover. the demonstrators were all diesel and the choice offered was nearly all diesel (merc did suggest petrol but did not have one to drive)
we bought another oil burner (i think i will regret that in 5 years when we come to hand it in) the future is definitely electric, I could easily imagine by 2030 that 80+% of new cars will be BEV.
we bought another oil burner (i think i will regret that in 5 years when we come to hand it in) the future is definitely electric, I could easily imagine by 2030 that 80+% of new cars will be BEV.
At the moment the range is crap from most of the European manufacturers. VW are just starting to pull their thumbs out.
Hyundai, Kia, Renault, Nissan all have decent electric cars. VW is just starting to push the ID3, but really in the UK it's Tesla, Nissan Leaf or Renault Zoe.
Start stop is only useful in traffic, when it come on at junctions etc it's off putting and inconvenient.
It also puts excess wear on components, and replacement batteries and starter motors are still quite expensive.
If I had it fitted I turn off.
As for electric cars I can't see how the infrastructure will work when there is sti a percentage of home whom can't even park outside their own house, and who would want to go and visit a charging station for hours at a time.
I think the correct thing to do would be to still promote electric cars for those that can but also encourage hybrids so at least when driving through towns the emissions wi be significantly reduce.
Then invest and research correct alternatives that benefit all (hydrogen for instance)
Obviously there are questions over the real green credentials of hydrogen however it is no more than electric cars really.
Hyundai do have a hydrogen car for sale inain the UK for £70k (ouch)and you be hard pressed to find a pump. But this could all come quite quickly and reduce in cost if the government pulled their finger out and made a commitment like China and Japan and various other countries.
Electric unfortunately is not the way to go, only partly the way to go, as it's not quite as convenient as what we are used to and need.
It also puts excess wear on components, and replacement batteries and starter motors are still quite expensive.
If I had it fitted I turn off.
As for electric cars I can't see how the infrastructure will work when there is sti a percentage of home whom can't even park outside their own house, and who would want to go and visit a charging station for hours at a time.
I think the correct thing to do would be to still promote electric cars for those that can but also encourage hybrids so at least when driving through towns the emissions wi be significantly reduce.
Then invest and research correct alternatives that benefit all (hydrogen for instance)
Obviously there are questions over the real green credentials of hydrogen however it is no more than electric cars really.
Hyundai do have a hydrogen car for sale inain the UK for £70k (ouch)and you be hard pressed to find a pump. But this could all come quite quickly and reduce in cost if the government pulled their finger out and made a commitment like China and Japan and various other countries.
Electric unfortunately is not the way to go, only partly the way to go, as it's not quite as convenient as what we are used to and need.
that’s why they are fitting smart meters, variable charging rates, so if everyone is charging their cars at night then the price will be hiked.
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OK we all know spraying water on high current/ power supplies isn't wise right kids??
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