Electric Cars (1 Viewer)

[Marty]

Why are they always so ugly?

BMW's latest effort.

 

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[ccfc92]

on the other side tho, people flick their bean over "futuristic, out-of-this-world" cars, so the new concept cars are the in between IMO

 

[Covstu]

no good if they cannot go for more than 3-4 hours!

 

[BurbageSkyBlues]

no good if they cannot go for more than 3-4 hours!

.........like most of us....!

 

[Ashdown1]

on the other side tho, people flick their bean over "futuristic, out-of-this-world" cars, so the new concept cars are the in between IMO

'Flick their bean' ????

 

[ccfc92]

'Flick their bean' ????

Yes

 

[Cov City Daytrader 87]

Why are they always so ugly?

BMW's latest effort.

Couldn't afford a proper artist designer?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Who designed that BMW? Stevie Wonder?

 

[lewys33]

All electric cars are awful. end.

 

[skybluejelly]

I bought an electric Renault kangoo last year for work has a bout 100 miles range ..absolutely perfect for work.. and local deliveries etc..also goes like pooh off a shovel

 

[lewys33]

I bought an electric Renault kangoo last year for work has a bout 100 miles range ..absolutely perfect for work.. and local deliveries etc..also goes like pooh off a shovel

How many years until it needs a "service" or new battery? You looked at how much that will cost?

 

[skybluejelly]

batteries are on lease £40 a month.. 4 years free service and breakdown cover included.guarantee to replace batteries if they ever fall below 75% capacity..

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

All electric cars are awful. end.

All BMWs are driven by cunts. end.

 

[skybluejelly]

All BMWs are driven by cunts. end.

What sort have you got ..

 

[lewys33]

batteries are on lease £40 a month.. 4 years free service and breakdown cover included.guarantee to replace batteries if they ever fall below 75% capacity..

Dont batteries need replacing every 5 years or something like that?

 

[skybluejelly]

That's why we lease them ..


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[lewys33]

That's why we lease them ..


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Yh that is fair enough then. Don't EVER buy them

 

[skybluejelly]

sorry to revive an old thread..bit of a shock today ..was checking paperwork thinking im sure the van needs an mot soon and sure enough its over 3 years old now.. so book it in for an mot ..only to find out it does not require an mot as its electric ... now this is no milk float ..it does 90 mph (so i am told ) but its crazy that any electric goods vehicle does not require an mot ..surley the government are asking for trouble..they did a virtual mot on it anyway and its fine but still crazy

 

[Grendel]

Yh that is fair enough then. Don't EVER buy them

Service costs will be massively lower than fuel powered cars. Less components and much much longer service intervals.

 

[kdrinkell]

I'd rather walk

 

[Nick]

Have seen a few i8's about, they look nice.

They always have Teslas in shopping centres, also nice!

 

[skybluejelly]

Have seen a few i8's about, they look nice.

They always have Teslas in shopping centres, also nice!

the i8s are awsome looking ..dont really like bmws but i would have one of those in a flash the back end is a great bit of design

 

[Liquid Gold]

How much does it cost to charge them up?

 

[skybluejelly]

i think our van costs about £2 for a 100 mile charge ..not that it ever goes more than a few miles a day

 

[Liquid Gold]

i think our van costs about £2 for a 100 mile charge ..not that it ever goes more than a few miles a day

Does the charge go down if you just leave it parked? I'd need more than 100 miles too because I often drive to cornwall but I am interested in an electric car. Also how long does it take to charge from empty?

 

[Nick]

I know most services have charging points now, but a pain in the arse if you want to go long distance.

 

[skybluejelly]

Does the charge go down if you just leave it parked? I'd need more than 100 miles too because I often drive to cornwall but I am interested in an electric car. Also how long does it take to charge from empty?

it goes down but not much at all..if i am honest it is fine if you are only doing local journeys but wouldn't really recommend one unless you are doing just local deliveries..the hundred miles is if you have a very light foot and like conventional vehicles ,the faster you go the less range you have.. i would say we only charge it once a week ,but like a say it just ticked a box when we were going through a green stage at work..it was good to put on publications that we had eco friendly vans

 

[Johnnythespider]

There is a new Tesla SUV does 0-60 In 3.5 seconds and has a 300 mile range. Only problem is the price at £74000.

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[lewys33]

Service costs will be massively lower than fuel powered cars. Less components and much much longer service intervals.

Longer service intervals yes, Less components debatable. Massively lower service costs?? You might want to check that. Find out how much is it to replace the Range Rover hybrid battery and at what intervals it should be replaced. Replacing the battery in a hybrid/full electric car is not cheap, nor do they last the lifetime of the car.

 

[vow]

Have seen a few i8's about, they look nice.

They always have Teslas in shopping centres, also nice!

Not seen any on the road, so googled it, tis nice indeed.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Longer service intervals yes, Less components debatable. Massively lower service costs?? You might want to check that. Find out how much is it to replace the Range Rover hybrid battery and at what intervals it should be replaced. Replacing the battery in a hybrid/full electric car is not cheap, nor do they last the lifetime of the car.

That'll be why hybrids are cheap secondhand then...

 

[skybluetony176]

The green angle on electric cars don't stack up. Their carbon footprint from manufacturing is huge. This is mainly because of the lithium batteries. There's not to many places in the world that you can find lithium, Australia and the high Andes in South America are the main two locations IIRC and mining and shipping to processing plants leaves a very large footprint. Also lithium batteries are incredibly difficult to recycle. There's already mountains of used ones building up. I was reading that there's only two locations in the entire world that can fully recycle lithium batteries at a large cost so most of it is going to end up in landfill.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

The green angle on electric cars don't stack up. Their carbon footprint from manufacturing is huge. This is mainly because of the lithium batteries. There's not to many places in the world that you can find lithium, Australia and the high Andes in South America are the main two locations IIRC and mining and shipping to processing plants leaves a very large footprint. Also lithium batteries are incredibly difficult to recycle. There's already mountains of used ones building up. I was reading that there's only two locations in the entire world that can fully recycle lithium batteries at a large cost so most of it is going to end up in landfill.

New cars don't stack up full-stop really. Even if they're more efficient, the rcological thing to do is to keep your old wreck until it expires.

That said, I fancy an Alfa...

 

[Nick]

New cars don't stack up full-stop really. Even if they're more efficient, the rcological thing to do is to keep your old wreck until it expires.

That said, I fancy an Alfa...

That would expire while it's still new

 

[NorthernWisdom]

That would expire while it's still new

Used to have Italian cars all the time!

That said, at a time when I didnt *need* to commute...