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Would you be willing to answer a simple yes or no question for this survey thread?
Yes - I have bought my own electric car
No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Just looking to compare with people I know outside of Fab who drive electric cars  |
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Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home? |
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over a year ago
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"Would you be willing to answer a simple yes or no question for this survey thread?
Yes - I have bought my own electric car
No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Just looking to compare with people I know outside of Fab who drive electric cars "
The car I drive is a lease through my organisation. |
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yep we have our own EV. It's great fun for local mileage. Wouldn't be so if we wanted to do a lot of mileage.
Horses for courses is all I can say about EVs. It suits us but cannot seeing them being the answer if I was totally honest. |
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"Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home? "
We save soooo much money compared to our friends who are not electric or hybrid. It's just one cost we don't even think about any more. |
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"Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home? "
I've found most places have plenty of chargers.. Swansea has been the biggest challenge
If you get octopus its 7.5p overnight x 6 hours
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over a year ago
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"No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Personally would never buy it. Range is awful and charging is even worse.
Although I like driving it"
What range do you get? I get 350 miles in summer, 300 winter |
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over a year ago
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"Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home? "
What you describe is a common fear of many people.
There are many ways to combat the many topics here.
Firstly I would encourage everyone where possible to have a charger installed at home. This will significantly reduce any concerns about range anxiety.
Secondly there are now several applications for mobile tech that map public chargers, charger types, and charger fees, and chargers current state. Busy, not busy, out of order. There are sooo many chargers around now that I don’t believe the argument that there are not enough. I would cautionarily say, that there are more charge point to point closer, than garages point to point. It’s just that they maybe harder to identify. It maybe stood up as an argument only two years ago. But now I think we’re an an inflection point. And it’s accelerating.
Most journeys for most people are maybe around 40miles daily? Most budget EV’s cars do maybe 200-240 miles per charge, and full charge is £3.00 at home? At a public charger about £25.00? (Less value to £spent).
Once you make the move, you’ll say ‘I wish I had doe this earlier’. I did. Everyone I know who have converted says the same. However, for me, I won’t change my ev now until they hit 400-500 miles per charge. I think that’s the major barrier to adoption to the mainstream. |
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"Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home?
What you describe is a common fear of many people.
There are many ways to combat the many topics here.
Firstly I would encourage everyone where possible to have a charger installed at home. This will significantly reduce any concerns about range anxiety.
Secondly there are now several applications for mobile tech that map public chargers, charger types, and charger fees, and chargers current state. Busy, not busy, out of order. There are sooo many chargers around now that I don’t believe the argument that there are not enough. I would cautionarily say, that there are more charge point to point closer, than garages point to point. It’s just that they maybe harder to identify. It maybe stood up as an argument only two years ago. But now I think we’re an an inflection point. And it’s accelerating.
Most journeys for most people are maybe around 40miles daily? Most budget EV’s cars do maybe 200-240 miles per charge, and full charge is £3.00 at home? At a public charger about £25.00? (Less value to £spent).
Once you make the move, you’ll say ‘I wish I had doe this earlier’. I did. Everyone I know who have converted says the same. However, for me, I won’t change my ev now until they hit 400-500 miles per charge. I think that’s the major barrier to adoption to the mainstream. "
Agree with most of what you say. Big thing for us is we have solar and a battery so from March to september have run it virtually for free. Capital costs of panels Bla Bla Bla accepted before anyone jumps down my throat.
The big thing that needs solving is charging in towns and cities I guess. having to use public charges gets rid of the huge running cost advantage. We have just had our insurance quote back too and they have hiked it by £ 200. Maybe it would have gone up quite a bit for the petrol car this year but that's a lot extra.
It's gorgeous to drive though and for a little car pulls away at the lights like no other car I have had before.
I must admit I prefer driving it to my ICE. |
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By *ary69321Man
over a year ago
Newcastle upon tyne |
But are electric cars the answer, what's going to happen when the batteries need changing, it costs £5000 and where are they going to put the used batteries, I would love an electric car, but all these things we don't know about yet, if they can dispose of the batteries properly, then my next car will be electric. |
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Yes - I have bought my own electric car although I get company car allowance.
It costs me very little, I charge it at home and the range is good, it regularly gets me from Manchester to London without having to stop for a top up charge and I seldom do longer journeys than that. The office I visit in the south have chargers so I charge it when I'm in meetings, super efficient!
The fast charging network is improving so a 15 minute burst is all I need if I need a boost.
The car is brilliant to drive, very responsive (ie goes like sh*t off a shovel) and I love all the bells and whistles that it comes with like being able to de-ice it or put the air con on so it's at just the right temp before I get in. Although it's a new car, I'm already planning on my next one being electric and not going back to ICE. |
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I have a company electric car, a Volvo XC40. I am still getting used to the idea of charging the dam thing away from my house, as I travel long distances.
Certainly not looking forward to winter, when I need to put the heater on. Everytime I do, I lose 20 miles from my range.
The good thing is the acceleration, it us almost as good as my R6. |
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"But are electric cars the answer, what's going to happen when the batteries need changing, it costs £5000 and where are they going to put the used batteries, I would love an electric car, but all these things we don't know about yet, if they can dispose of the batteries properly, then my next car will be electric."
I’d say they’re most definitely the answer as the future of transport.
Two ways to look at it, your used car in future will always be worth no less than £5grand. It’s highly unlikely that you’ll need to ‘change the battery’
Most batteries will have a second life when the car itself is beyond its useful life (average age of an ICE vehicle before being scrapped is 15.5years) in buildings or commercial use.
Go for it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fully electric company car being delivered on Monday. I already have range anxiety and it's not even here yet.
I think it's going to ruin my life.
Mr"
Zapapp is awesome. (Hint)
and the key is only charge for what you need. Most people at first over charge from fear. Just use it as required, fuel it as required.
I have a Mercedes EQ, their app combines all the main service providers and maps data to give an awesome service. If you’re getting a Mercedes make sure you get their app.
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"I have a company electric car, a Volvo XC40. I am still getting used to the idea of charging the dam thing away from my house, as I travel long distances.
Certainly not looking forward to winter, when I need to put the heater on. Everytime I do, I lose 20 miles from my range.
The good thing is the acceleration, it us almost as good as my R6."
My hint is if your car has heated seats, use them instead of the heating in the car, unless you’re demisting, obvs. but heated seats use only a fraction of the energy of the heaters/blowers.
#justsaying
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Or maybe,, i drive an electric car cos im a zombie to “ THE AGENDA “
I believe all the climate bullshit our corrupt world leaders are feeding my weak mind
I think im saving to planet
I don’t realise the high risk if electic car fires that are near impossible to extinguish
I don’t realise that after a 1000 cycles my electric car battery becomes a potential bomb and will need replacement at a cost of 10-17 thousand pounds
I don’t realise the greenland being destroyed to mine the cobalt for electric car batteries ( in many cases using child labour
Mostly I ignore that the manufacturer lied about range
Fuck electric cars |
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"Or maybe,, i drive an electric car cos im a zombie to “ THE AGENDA “
I believe all the climate bullshit our corrupt world leaders are feeding my weak mind
I think im saving to planet
I don’t realise the high risk if electic car fires that are near impossible to extinguish
I don’t realise that after a 1000 cycles my electric car battery becomes a potential bomb and will need replacement at a cost of 10-17 thousand pounds
I don’t realise the greenland being destroyed to mine the cobalt for electric car batteries ( in many cases using child labour
Mostly I ignore that the manufacturer lied about range
Fuck electric cars "
Or maybe it's because its 2% BIK and that leaves me with a lot more cash in my pocket each month?
Some people are scared of everything. We've got a fleet of hundreds of EV's at work and have done for years, not a single fire. However, we've lost a petrol powered Suzuki bike to a fire.
Also, if you're so worried about all that child labour, I hope you posted this from an Etch a Sketch  |
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By *atcoupleCouple
over a year ago
Suffolk - East Anglia |
We tow a caravan in the summer to naturist sites all over the south of England.
So, if we had an EV we start off from Suffolk and get to (if we're lucky) the M25 because the range when towing is extremely short. If we find a place to recharge we wait for it to be recharged, but mostly the charging points are inaccessible with a caravan so we have to unhitch then recharge. After drinking ten cups of coffee each and we are recharged we hook up again then off and if we reach the M3 we are lucky once more then repeat the process all over again.
A trip to our naturist destination in the south west at this rate will take 2 days whereas in my fantastic Audi it takes 5 hours. A no brainer.
As for emissions? The emissions produced to manufacture a new EV is apparently equivalent to driving my diesel Audi around the world twice.
Don't let the politicians con you, the infrastructure for electric is no where near adequate. |
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Or maybe it's because its 2% BIK and that leaves me with a lot more cash in my pocket each month?
Some people are scared of everything. We've got a fleet of hundreds of EV's at work and have done for years, not a single fire. However, we've lost a petrol powered Suzuki bike to a fire.
Also, if you're so worried about all that child labour, I hope you posted this from an Etch a Sketch "
I've gone from spending over £400 per month in diesel to just under £100 per month in charge, just makes financial sense to me. Love the etch a sketch comment lol! |
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By *illxxMan
over a year ago
motherwell |
I had I hybrid car for three years and after three years the range went down and took it to the dealership and they told me it needed new batteries at the cost of 4 thousand pounds so got rid of it pretty quickly. Won’t have an other one now. In a few years time all the people driving those tesla’s will realise a set of batteries for there car is going to cost them 22 thousand pounds so I reckon there is going to be a lot of them parked up requiring batteries. Who the hell can afford that sort of money |
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I'm a self-confessed petrolhead, but I do like the concept of the electric car. I just don't think the current technology really works, especially if you have to do a long journey for a family emergency, as happened to me back in the summer. I just wanted to hit the road and get there but if I'd had the same amount of charge as I did fuel, I would have needed to find a fast charger and spend 45 minutes fretting |
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" There are sooo many chargers around now that I don’t believe the argument that there are not enough. I would cautionarily say, that there are more charge point to point closer, than garages point to point.. "
You’ve got to be kidding.
Then factor in the number of pumps there are at a garage, that take about 3 to 4 minutes per usage compared to the time to charge on maybe 1 facility, if your lucky ( more garages round here don’t have a charger than do).
It maybe better in large towns and cities but rural is crap. |
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"Would you be willing to answer a simple yes or no question for this survey thread?
Yes - I have bought my own electric car
No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Just looking to compare with people I know outside of Fab who drive electric cars "
I have no electric car, the costs new are prohibitive
2nd hand depending on age their battery range is goosed. |
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"Would you be willing to answer a simple yes or no question for this survey thread?
Yes - I have bought my own electric car
No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Just looking to compare with people I know outside of Fab who drive electric cars
I have no electric car, the costs new are prohibitive
2nd hand depending on age their battery range is goosed."
Interesting responses so far. Would be electric car drivers I know outside of Fab seem to be increasingly concerned about high insurance costs and heavy depreciation rather than range anxiety. Factor in the prohibitive cost of a new one and the only alternative for some who are still interested is the company/lease car route. |
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"Would you be willing to answer a simple yes or no question for this survey thread?
Yes - I have bought my own electric car
No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Just looking to compare with people I know outside of Fab who drive electric cars
I have no electric car, the costs new are prohibitive
2nd hand depending on age their battery range is goosed.Interesting responses so far. Would be electric car drivers I know outside of Fab seem to be increasingly concerned about high insurance costs and heavy depreciation rather than range anxiety. Factor in the prohibitive cost of a new one and the only alternative for some who are still interested is the company/lease car route. "
With any new car, electric or petrol/diesel if you plan to change it every 3 or 4 years you're better off leasing anyway. |
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"Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home?
We save soooo much money compared to our friends who are not electric or hybrid. It's just one cost we don't even think about any more."
I bet I save more driving a shagged out 15yr old Ford  |
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By *atcoupleCouple
over a year ago
Suffolk - East Anglia |
"Do you find that they're good enough? Range wise and recharging facilities etc?
I'd really like one, but I'm still unsure that the network is there etc.. Especially if they are expensive to charge unless you're at home?
We save soooo much money compared to our friends who are not electric or hybrid. It's just one cost we don't even think about any more.
I bet I save more driving a shagged out 15yr old Ford "
You probably do, stick with the Ford. |
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Friend of mine was looking to buy one, but he lives in a terraced house so he cant charge at home
There is something you can buy - presume it covers the charging cable - that is fixed into the pavement, but the local council said its a deff no no. they just sent him a list of charging points close to him, nearest was half a mile
So how many properties are there in this country with no driveway, 25% ?? If all councils are the same they cant charge a car at home |
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"Friend of mine was looking to buy one, but he lives in a terraced house so he cant charge at home
There is something you can buy - presume it covers the charging cable - that is fixed into the pavement, but the local council said its a deff no no. they just sent him a list of charging points close to him, nearest was half a mile
So how many properties are there in this country with no driveway, 25% ?? If all councils are the same they cant charge a car at home"
That's the problem we have; can't park outside the house. We do have some chargers at work though, so hopefully that will be the answer. |
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"Friend of mine was looking to buy one, but he lives in a terraced house so he cant charge at home
There is something you can buy - presume it covers the charging cable - that is fixed into the pavement, but the local council said its a deff no no. they just sent him a list of charging points close to him, nearest was half a mile
So how many properties are there in this country with no driveway, 25% ?? If all councils are the same they cant charge a car at home"
High Rise blocks of flats too, how do all the residents charge cars without hundreds of charge points installed around the locality?
A new estate was built recently here, over 100 houses, the developers wanted to install EV chargers in every property. Local electricity supplier allowed them to do 10 cos the supply to the area couldn't cope with anticipated demand. Multiply that across the UK.
Rishi is leaving Starmer to break the bad news to the nation that meeting 2030 is impossible & stitching him up like a kipper, it's easy to promise stuff when you won't be the one dealing with the failure further down the line. The ban on ICE cars will have to be pushed back, it's unaffordable for many & the governments are skint, praying an alternative comes along to save the embarrassment. Remember when going diesel was the holy grail? |
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I had a weekend away mountain biking with a friend who owns one. The drag caused by 2bikes on the roof cut the range down about 100 miles. Spent most weekend looking for charging points and waiting for it to charge. Never again. My diesel VW camper is perfect for biking trips |
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No, and definitely won't be for the foreseeable future, unless range and infrastructure improves dramatically. Two one hour stops, even without queuing for a charging point, between here and my place in Scotland is not an option. Also as an ex motor trader, I can see these things becoming worthless as their battery lifespan becomes depleted, technology improves with nobody wanting to buy them second hand. I've also read the article about insurance costs of electric vehicles going through the roof, with some insurance companies refusing to insure them because of high repair cost of battery damage in minor accidents. |
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"Yes - I have bought my own electric car although I get company car allowance.
It costs me very little, I charge it at home and the range is good, it regularly gets me from Manchester to London without having to stop for a top up charge and I seldom do longer journeys than that. The office I visit in the south have chargers so I charge it when I'm in meetings, super efficient!
The fast charging network is improving so a 15 minute burst is all I need if I need a boost.
The car is brilliant to drive, very responsive (ie goes like sh*t off a shovel) and I love all the bells and whistles that it comes with like being able to de-ice it or put the air con on so it's at just the right temp before I get in. Although it's a new car, I'm already planning on my next one being electric and not going back to ICE."
These are common arguments from groups who "don't want" electric cars, but the truth is that batteries are lasting considerably longer than originally expected, and there is already a growing industry for recycling and reconditioning EV batteries. There is also a lot of talk about other uses for ex-EV batteries once they've been retired.
In reality, for MOST people who would buy an EV new, they will probably not keep their car long enough to worry about the battery life... the average first ownership of a new vehicle is 3-4 years.
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"I have a company electric car, a Volvo XC40. I am still getting used to the idea of charging the dam thing away from my house, as I travel long distances.
Certainly not looking forward to winter, when I need to put the heater on. Everytime I do, I lose 20 miles from my range.
The good thing is the acceleration, it us almost as good as my R6.
My hint is if your car has heated seats, use them instead of the heating in the car, unless you’re demisting, obvs. but heated seats use only a fraction of the energy of the heaters/blowers.
#justsaying
Best regards "
I only ever need to demist the windows, I usually slip on rhicker opaque tights or hold ups when it gets cold. |
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Got stuck at a level crossing the other day, the train was really slow and it was pulling 41 containers full to the top of electric car fuel.
Think it was going to the local coal fired power station |
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"I had I hybrid car for three years and after three years the range went down and took it to the dealership and they told me it needed new batteries at the cost of 4 thousand pounds so got rid of it pretty quickly. Won’t have an other one now. In a few years time all the people driving those tesla’s will realise a set of batteries for there car is going to cost them 22 thousand pounds so I reckon there is going to be a lot of them parked up requiring batteries. Who the hell can afford that sort of money "
Or they could lease the car for four years, then the battery issue is someone else'a problem |
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"No, and definitely won't be for the foreseeable future, unless range and infrastructure improves dramatically. Two one hour stops, even without queuing for a charging point, between here and my place in Scotland is not an option. Also as an ex motor trader, I can see these things becoming worthless as their battery lifespan becomes depleted, technology improves with nobody wanting to buy them second hand. I've also read the article about insurance costs of electric vehicles going through the roof, with some insurance companies refusing to insure them because of high repair cost of battery damage in minor accidents. "
Yes insurance costs and potential refusal of insurance for some EV'S seems to be a big issue. High payout costs for battery damage and battery fires resulting in "thermal runaway" will make insurance companies wary...
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I get a couple hundred miles range out of mine summer or winter, don’t find charging difficult Manchester has a lot of really good fast multi chargers and if I go a long way I use superchargers.
Only place I’ve found a bit of a struggle is middle of wales.
It really is the best car I’ve ever had and when I get back into a petrol or diesel it just feels like a massive step backwards |
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If I have counted correctly so far we have 5 owners and 10 company/lease car drivers who have posted on this thread.
This concurs with what I know as the approximate ratio from talking to people outside of our world of Fab. Those who have them as company/lease cars with workplace charging facilities seem to like them the most. One guy I know has never had to charge his anywhere else away from his workplace and has almost zero running costs but did tell me if he lost it as a company car perk he would never buy one with his own money. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
How about asking people if there next car will be electric … and maybe asking why
That actually opens it up for discussion rather that rehearsed statements and preconceived notions…. |
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"I get a couple hundred miles range out of mine summer or winter, don’t find charging difficult Manchester has a lot of really good fast multi chargers and if I go a long way I use superchargers.
Only place I’ve found a bit of a struggle is middle of wales.
It really is the best car I’ve ever had and when I get back into a petrol or diesel it just feels like a massive step backwards "
South Wales is similar too |
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"If I have counted correctly so far we have 5 owners and 10 company/lease car drivers who have posted on this thread.
This concurs with what I know as the approximate ratio from talking to people outside of our world of Fab. Those who have them as company/lease cars with workplace charging facilities seem to like them the most. One guy I know has never had to charge his anywhere else away from his workplace and has almost zero running costs but did tell me if he lost it as a company car perk he would never buy one with his own money. "
how does that compare to ICE?
I've only ever got a new car via work. I'd always go second hand if it's my own money.
However I can imagine there wouldnt be as much of a second hand market if there weren't company cars.
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"If I have counted correctly so far we have 5 owners and 10 company/lease car drivers who have posted on this thread.
This concurs with what I know as the approximate ratio from talking to people outside of our world of Fab. Those who have them as company/lease cars with workplace charging facilities seem to like them the most. One guy I know has never had to charge his anywhere else away from his workplace and has almost zero running costs but did tell me if he lost it as a company car perk he would never buy one with his own money. "
I'll be honest, been spoiled with both ours, and would never even consider going back to an ICE vehicle. BEV's are just plain better and less stressful to drive. |
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By *heelz69Man
over a year ago
Manchester |
Oh I'm a petrol head so it would be a No for an EV vehicle. I know that they are fast etc. but for me they don't have a soul. But each to their own, plus the more people that go EV the more fuel left for us who don't go EV |
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"Oh I'm a petrol head so it would be a No for an EV vehicle. I know that they are fast etc. but for me they don't have a soul. But each to their own, plus the more people that go EV the more fuel left for us who don't go EV "
Oh I'm a petrol head too, and if I was buying a specific 'fun' car, then I would go that way. If I wanted a ferrari or porsche etc, then I'd get that. But for everyday.. BEV is the way to go. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Would you be willing to answer a simple yes or no question for this survey thread?
Yes - I have bought my own electric car
No - The electric car I drive is a company car
Just looking to compare with people I know outside of Fab who drive electric cars "
No need for an answer...if they bought one they are fucking idiots |
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By *lan157Man
over a year ago
a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex |
I don't have an electric vehicle .I read an article that said you should not charge the batteries to more than 80% of full charge or go below 20% of full charge to give you a longer battery life. This reduces the quoted ranges even further and makes me think who would take the risk of buying a 4 year or older electric car whose batteries might fail at any time for poor management of the batteries . |
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I was considering until I had a play with my sons.
He has just taken ownership of the Maxus T90 EV....it looks the part but doesn't sound it, it hums. Reminded me of a Lion meowing like a kitten...Half the fun is turning the key and listening to a proper engine. Like 2 stroke petrol I feel that a proper engine sound will be a thing of the past  |
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"I was considering getting one until the day a friend and myself were driving past the power station near J24 of the M1 and upon seeing the massive pile of coal he said. Oh look, electric car fuel "
I wouldn't worry too much about that as coal powered energy accounts for around 1.5% of the UK's consumption. |
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"I was considering until I had a play with my sons.
He has just taken ownership of the Maxus T90 EV....it looks the part but doesn't sound it, it hums. Reminded me of a Lion meowing like a kitten...Half the fun is turning the key and listening to a proper engine. Like 2 stroke petrol I feel that a proper engine sound will be a thing of the past "
The noise is quite humorous - like the old jetsons cartoons  |
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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago
Stoke area |
"Some interesting responses on this thread  .
I’m an EV driver - company car. My next car will also be another EV. Would I still go down the EV route if I couldn’t charge on my driveway at home? No"
I completely agree. I have a leased EV and love it. I'm on my second one. I charge at home and only do journeys of over 200 miles maybe once a month, when I have to use public chargers. If I had to use public chargers only and couldn't charge at home, then I'd not have one. |
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"I was considering getting one until the day a friend and myself were driving past the power station near J24 of the M1 and upon seeing the massive pile of coal he said. Oh look, electric car fuel
I wouldn't worry too much about that as coal powered energy accounts for around 1.5% of the UK's consumption. "
Yes, all the great renewable energy we create that includes biomass and nuclear, one which involves burning wooden pellets that have been shipped half way around the globe and the latter needs no introduction! |
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No intention of driving one until true right hand drive models built in Japan appear here.
Don't want a European or American model which has been grudgingly bodged for the UK market, thank you. It's already like that with the majority of ICE vehicles.
Also, I would want something useful, not a smartarse's 'look at me' chariot. |
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"Some interesting responses on this thread .
I’m an EV driver - company car. My next car will also be another EV. Would I still go down the EV route if I couldn’t charge on my driveway at home? No
I completely agree. I have a leased EV and love it. I'm on my second one. I charge at home and only do journeys of over 200 miles maybe once a month, when I have to use public chargers. If I had to use public chargers only and couldn't charge at home, then I'd not have one. "
I'll be swapping mine in autumn - hoping to replace it with VW ID7 estate which should achieve over 400 miles range
I charge at home, during the night, with octopus - 7.5p per kWh |
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One of my cars is an EV, completely pointless car range is nothing like what they said and have to spend even longer in service stations on a long run.
Only good things about it was the tax write off and mind blowing 0-60. |
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"I was considering getting one until the day a friend and myself were driving past the power station near J24 of the M1 and upon seeing the massive pile of coal he said. Oh look, electric car fuel
I wouldn't worry too much about that as coal powered energy accounts for around 1.5% of the UK's consumption.
Yes, all the great renewable energy we create that includes biomass and nuclear, one which involves burning wooden pellets that have been shipped half way around the globe and the latter needs no introduction!"
The majority of the UKs energy provision comes from gas or wind power...nuclear accounts for around 15% |
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"One of my cars is an EV, completely pointless car range is nothing like what they said and have to spend even longer in service stations on a long run.
Only good things about it was the tax write off and mind blowing 0-60. "
Really, mine is pretty good - i have had to change my driving style though... More Miss Daisy than the Stig now 
The super fast chargers are fab - not cheap though. I try to coincide it with a food /comfort break. It is annoying when I'm tired /its dark and i just want to get home. |
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"I was considering getting one until the day a friend and myself were driving past the power station near J24 of the M1 and upon seeing the massive pile of coal he said. Oh look, electric car fuel
I wouldn't worry too much about that as coal powered energy accounts for around 1.5% of the UK's consumption.
Yes, all the great renewable energy we create that includes biomass and nuclear, one which involves burning wooden pellets that have been shipped half way around the globe and the latter needs no introduction!
The majority of the UKs energy provision comes from gas or wind power...nuclear accounts for around 15%"
Approx. Half generated from fossil fuels. Coal, gas etc and approx. half from renewables.
The renewable umbrella term includes biomass and nuclear as well as wind and solar.
Renewable isn’t very good for the environment in this case if it includes burning wooden pellets that have been shipped around the world and lethal nuclear waste being dumped around the planet that’s still lethal years down the line.
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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago
Whitley Bay |
My partner had one through work.
Nightmare.. So many apps. Apps don't always work if you're in a rural spot. Fast charging is expensive. Queues at charging spots at services.
It did 260 on full charge which meant careful planning regarding long journeys.
They suit people who commute and can charge at work.. don't work for long journeys and travelling.
Hybrids are better.
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"No intention of driving one until true right hand drive models built in Japan appear here.
Don't want a European or American model which has been grudgingly bodged for the UK market, thank you. It's already like that with the majority of ICE vehicles.
Also, I would want something useful, not a smartarse's 'look at me' chariot."
Japanese manufacturers are further behind in the EV game tha the European manufacturers which is a shame because they were miles ahead when it came to being adopters of hybrid technology
If you want something from that part of the world with good EV rep.. you are probably looking at Kia or Hyundai… |
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"No intention of driving one until true right hand drive models built in Japan appear here.
Don't want a European or American model which has been grudgingly bodged for the UK market, thank you. It's already like that with the majority of ICE vehicles.
Also, I would want something useful, not a smartarse's 'look at me' chariot.
Japanese manufacturers are further behind in the EV game tha the European manufacturers which is a shame because they were miles ahead when it came to being adopters of hybrid technology
If you want something from that part of the world with good EV rep.. you are probably looking at Kia or Hyundai…"
Would agree with this as I've driven both although now considering BYD as their battery tech is looking superior plus they are rolling out sodium ion batteries in the not too distant future which is a real breakthro. |
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We have a PHEV. Zero road tax, ULEZ exempt, get less MPG than our old disco 3! With a full charge the MPG is ok but then plummets when it runs out. When you charge from the engine the MPG goes through the floor. And this is the future!! Back to a petrol car next time I think.
The car makers need to research more alternate fuels like hydrogen. |
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