These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

[Sunnysideup]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

Hey TeesBlue
Just wondering if you’re planning on travelling down on the eleventh of next month?
Reason I’m asking is a good mate of mine (Boro fan) runs coaches to away games
I’m sure he’d be more than happy to have you on board
They leave that little bit earlier and are accommodated at a local hostelry for several hours fed then we all jump on getting a lift to the ground
If you’re interested Pm me and I’ll gladly sort you out mate ⚽️🍺👍

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

well you may as well get used to it as your fuel guzzling motors will not be in production for many more years

[TWGL1]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

well you may as well get used to it as your fuel guzzling motors will not be in production for many more years

I think they will be personally

[dandywarhol]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

I entered a competition on autotrader.The prize was a honda small electric. 100 mile range.It would take forever to get somewhere like London.

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

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I'm not reading the three bllx pages - EV's are brilliant end of..... especially Tesla's

Mr Tit, if you want a test drive PM me

[The Bloop]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

well you may as well get used to it as your fuel guzzling motors will not be in production for many more years

It's only the production of them that's being phased out (currently 2035 for hybrids), not the usage. Both the vehicle range and charging infrastructure have a long way to go to make swapping a viable option for many.

[BLUETIT]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

I'm not reading the three bllx pages - EV's are brilliant end of..... especially Tesla's

Mr Tit, if you want a test drive PM me

NO THANK YOU, not whilst this keeps happening:——-

https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/21002749/driver-electric-car-trapped-inside/amp/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/helen-skelton-stranded-electric-car-28914534.amp

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

I'm not reading the three bllx pages - EV's are brilliant end of..... especially Tesla's

Mr Tit, if you want a test drive PM me

Recharging away from home is still the issue though.

[valleys caveman]

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NO THANK YOU, not whilst this keeps happening:——-

https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/21002749/driver-electric-car-trapped-inside/amp/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebri...r-28914534.amp

I watched a video on YouTube of a Tesla owner telling his story of the car completely shutting down on a dual carriageway at night. Luckily enough he was next to a layby and managed to get the car in there. The car then locked itself and nothing worked on the car ie hazard warning lights, doors and windows wouldn't open and no way of charging his phone. There is a manual emergency lever on the inside of a Tesla that opens the doors in said circumstances.

He then needed to get out for a pee, and while he was out of the car the wind blew the door shut and he couldn't get back in. He then decided he would walk a couple of miles to the nearest services to get help, but realised all his stuff was still inside the car so he ended up smashing the drivers side window to get in and collect his stuff.

This could have been so much worse if it happened to a Mum and her kids or someone elderly on a fast road with nowhere to pull over.

The Tesla he was driving was new with only 300 miles on the clock.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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A very long extension lead is the answer.

An extension lead as long as the journey is expected to be.

[xsnaggle]

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The answer is get Green flag breakdown cover, drive your electric car until it shuts down, call green flag and they will transport your car to your intended destination.
NO FUEL NEEDED!!

[BLUETIT]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

The answer is get Green flag breakdown cover, drive your electric car until it shuts down, call green flag and they will transport your car to your intended destination.
NO FUEL NEEDED!!

Green Flag run on air I take it ?

[Optimistic Nick]

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Well that seems like an idea, but a bit of a nuisance.
What I don't understand is why they don't do batteries that you can take out and charge.
If you had two, then that would be a game changer and I'd do it.
Until they do something like that I don't think it will be viable for someone like me in a terraced house

EV owner and advocate here. You mention terrace- presumably your point is you have no way to charge at home? If so, I agree it doesn't work. If you have somewhere you can park and charge at home it's SO easy, but if not and you would have to rely on the public infrastructure only (as.you do for a petrol car) then it's not really viable, especially if it's your main/only car.

There is really a big divide. For those who can charge at home, there really won't be many people who would have major issues going EV unless you are doing hundreds of miles a day. For those that can't charge at home- I really wouldn't recommend it. 99% of our charging is done at home and while my experience of the public network is very good, it would be too much hassle to continually have to take it places and wait while it charge. And that is the problem.

Battery swap would be great but I suspect the advancement will come through longer and longer ranges allied to faster and faster charging times

[BLUETIT]

Re: These Electric car things are great, in they. NOT !!!!

EV owner and advocate here. You mention terrace- presumably your point is you have no way to charge at home? If so, I agree it doesn't work. If you have somewhere you can park and charge at home it's SO easy, but if not and you would have to rely on the public infrastructure only (as.you do for a petrol car) then it's not really viable, especially if it's your main/only car.

There is really a big divide. For those who can charge at home, there really won't be many people who would have major issues going EV unless you are doing hundreds of miles a day. For those that can't charge at home- I really wouldn't recommend it. 99% of our charging is done at home and while my experience of the public network is very good, it would be too much hassle to continually have to take it places and wait while it charge. And that is the problem.

Battery swap would be great but I suspect the advancement will come through longer and longer ranges allied to faster and faster charging times

So basically it’s bringing back a “class divide”, in the population ?

Those with houses with drives and those without

A throwback to Victorian times

[xsnaggle]

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Green Flag run on air I take it ?

no on ffuel but it isn't yours, and you don't have to queue for hours to get it!!