neither are the batteriesIts being pushed by the oil companies and is not as "green" as you might think
neither are the batteries
still cleaner than oilCouldn't agree more, the batteries are horrendous from start to finish
Ive always wondered why the Hydrogen option hasnt caught on......Im no expert but the bits Ive heard it seems to be perfect.
Ive always wondered why the Hydrogen option hasnt caught on......Im no expert but the bits Ive heard it seems to be perfect.
If your "company" can buy the car I think they can offset the cost....and you basically pay 0 (or nearly 0) BIK tax....so it's a free personal car effectively....which is probably why London is awash with new Teslas I guess.
Personally I think "synthetic petrol" will probably be the answer (for the general population who can't get a free EV)....but for the moment politicians are giving away free incentives for electric (just like they did in 2010 for diesels) so why not just fill your boots for the next 4 years I guess.
Electric cars aren't as green as everyone thinks. Horses for courses really. Not with standing the child and slave labour used in lithium mining in many of the counties the world's supply comes from.Its being pushed by the oil companies and is not as "green" as you might think
Don't mind the concept but sometimes people don't see the impracticlities for outlying areas, cities all for it though in many ways (Scottish Highlands etc).If you do facebook have a look for the UK Electric Vehicle Owners Group, a very helpful bunch, and lots will have the cars you're looking for.
Equally members on there actually have and use EVs, and use the charging networks so can give real world opinion on what it's like.
(they're a bit more pro EV on there than here too )
I can't comment on the charging network as I rarely use it, my use is local and home charging. However the company I bought my van from use the network regularly to do trips from London to as far afield as Scotland delivering their vehicles, with only rare issues.
A list of people to have a look for who are great mines of information.
Go Green autos
Fully Charged show
Jonathon Portfield Eco cars.
Cleveley EV
EV James and Kate
Seem to remember the company also gets 100% offset against profits (capital allowances or something)?....I can't remember exactly but something like that. It's a no brainer for those who can do it as I remember.It is not the company that offset the tax, just that no BIK is charged
As per my post above, EV vehicles do not work if you plan to buy them from savings and keep them for a a good length of time, however, if you are like the vast majority of people and lease your vehicles then (quickly running a couple of base model examples) £264 per month for an electric Kona (3 years, 2.5k deposit) v £240 per month for a 1.6 diesel Tuscon (£4.5k deposit, 48 month term). When you consider the extra deposit and the fact you get a new car after 3 years the EV is the better buy from those 2.Seem to remember the company also gets 100% offset against profits (capital allowances or something)?....I can't remember exactly but something like that. It's a no brainer for those who can do it as I remember.
For everyone else however...£35k for a Hyundai Kona EV....vs £26k for a Tucson petrol doesn't stack up...at least not yet...even allowing for the petrol costs over ownership....and factoring in all the extra charges on the petrol vs EV.
But if it's free it definitely works out I think...and can't be beat!
Can an electric car tow a trailer???
You really need to take an emergency recharging generator with you...
Nor the charge at the "fast points" - costs as much per mile to use them as a decent diesel ! As long as you mainly charge at home or work then fine but if you don't have such cheap rate access then you need to carefully weigh put costs of electric compared to an economical petrol hybrid or, IMO, better still a PHEV.neither are the batteries
Even better if we could standardise vehicle construction across all manufacturers and just have cosmetic differences to the look of the vehicles.
Just to be clear I was referring to liquid hydrocarbon synthetic fuel not hydrogen cells....kind of a game changer in my mind as it simply cleans up the fuel...if they can get it to work with existing engines then it would save having to scrap millions (billions) of existing cars.Burning hydrogen in a vehicle is out of the question as an internal combustion engine so relies on fuel cells which are, again, only about 70% efficient
Electric cars aren't as green as everyone thinks. Horses for courses really. Not with standing the child and slave labour used in lithium mining in many of the counties the world's supply comes from.
Don't mind the concept but sometimes people don't see the impracticlities for outlying areas, cities all for it though in many ways (Scottish Highlands etc).