The all things EV chat thread

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I'm still tempted to change to an EV but this is quite scary. Trying to figure out when is the sweetspot between price and remaining decent usable battery range plus residual value in the car to sell it on when it's about 8 or 9 years old

The Fastest Depreciating Electric Cars of 2024

Carwow worked with car valuation specialists CAP to see how used electric car values have changed over the last 12 months. And which EVs have lost the most value.

www.carwow.co.uk

 

[hambugerpete]

I'm still tempted to change to an EV but this is quite scary. Trying to figure out when is the sweetspot between price and remaining decent usable battery range plus residual value in the car to sell it on when it's about 8 or 9 years old

The Fastest Depreciating Electric Cars of 2024

Carwow worked with car valuation specialists CAP to see how used electric car values have changed over the last 12 months. And which EVs have lost the most value.

www.carwow.co.uk

Batteries are lasting a long time.well past the useful life of the car. Plenty of electric taxis with 250k + on the clock and still going strong.

 

[hambugerpete]

I'm still tempted to change to an EV but this is quite scary. Trying to figure out when is the sweetspot between price and remaining decent usable battery range plus residual value in the car to sell it on when it's about 8 or 9 years old

The Fastest Depreciating Electric Cars of 2024

Carwow worked with car valuation specialists CAP to see how used electric car values have changed over the last 12 months. And which EVs have lost the most value.

www.carwow.co.uk

Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds

International research team based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars

www.theguardian.com

 

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Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds

International research team based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars

www.theguardian.com

Interesting thanks

 

[Fade and Die]

This has caught my eye this week…

ID. Buzz Cargo Finance Deals and Offers | Volkswagen Vans

Explore Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo finance offers. Discover more here and request a quote.

www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk

We are starting a new 6 year framework contract with a London council and I think a couple of these sign written with our logo would look brilliant.

 

[cliveb]

Batteries are lasting a long time.well past the useful life of the car. Plenty of electric taxis with 250k + on the clock and still going strong.

Saw an interesting one on YouTube about battery degradation.

It's a bit long, so to summarise:
Bottom line is the the majority of EVs still have about 90% battery capacity after 100,000 miles.
And most of the degradation happens early on, then tails off.
Interestingly the biggest losses were with Jaguar, followed by (drum roll please)... Tesla! (Yes, it surprised me too).

 

[larmen]

Saw an interesting one on YouTube about battery degradation.

It's a bit long, so to summarise:
Bottom line is the the majority of EVs still have about 90% battery capacity after 100,000 miles.
And most of the degradation happens early on, then tails off.
Interestingly the biggest losses were with Jaguar, followed by (drum roll please)... Tesla! (Yes, it surprised me too).

But Tesla has a new battery coming soon. Any day now. Elon said so just a few years ago …

 

[hambugerpete]

Saw an interesting one on YouTube about battery degradation.

It's a bit long, so to summarise:
Bottom line is the the majority of EVs still have about 90% battery capacity after 100,000 miles.
And most of the degradation happens early on, then tails off.
Interestingly the biggest losses were with Jaguar, followed by (drum roll please)... Tesla! (Yes, it surprised me too).

No suprises, EVs are excellent even after 100,000 miles. You lose a bit of range but efficiency is the same.

 

[BubbaP]

Drove a test car the other day,
Top secret
Very nice SUV leccy
Price expected to be £27k

Can’t say no more

Did you ever 'tell all' ?

 

[Pin-seeker]

 

[hambugerpete]

Great story

 

[Pin-seeker]

Great story

Glad you enjoyed it

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Glad you enjoyed it

A very dodgy operation if that is across the board.

 

[clubchamp98]

Sharp practice.
But legal.

This guys going to be in government as well.

 

[hambugerpete]

I'm sure I read there is going to be a 55m investment in kerbside charging facilities announced. That should make EVs far more accessible for many.

 

[hambugerpete]

65million investment in connected kerb.

 

[jim8flog]

I'm sure I read there is going to be a 55m investment in kerbside charging facilities announced. That should make EVs far more accessible for many.

This a good thing in another respect.

In Yeovil there is no real shortage of chargers available for the public to use but the trouble is a lot of them are located in car parks so as well as paying for charging you also have to pay for parking.

 

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I'm sure I read there is going to be a 55m investment in kerbside charging facilities announced. That should make EVs far more accessible for many.

It's needed but considering what companies charge now that's probably about a dozen chargers.

 

[harpo_72]

I was looking at electricity providers but could only find one price, no off peak tariffs? Is this correct ? I tried 2 market search engines and they both gave the same situation.
I also noticed they have early exit penalties? These are looking like phone contracts ! They don’t provide any equipment for you to pay on the drip .. and don’t say smart meter because that’s for their benefit.

 

[hambugerpete]

What did you did you find. ? Not sure why you wouldn't want a smart meter, it opens up smart tariffs.