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To answer a few of the points above:
My local Renault dealer has a Zoe for 7.5k which would sit quite nicely on my drive and be very handy for most journeys. So the used ones are now coming through.
Some BMW i3 have a range extender engine that charges the batteries like your generator idea br. Reviews I've read though the users dont use the engine.
Not all Tesla's are £139k some are much less and just like old fashioned exec cars you'll probably lease one for £6/700 a month or so anyway.
Fossil fuel cars will soon be banned from urban areas so the manufacturers are gearing up for electric but trying to do it without killing their golden goose.
One of the most intresting aspects to electric cars is their ability to provide base load for the electricity grid whilst plugged in at your home which reduces the need for gas/coal etc
Theres loads of really interesting development in charging/infrastructure just about to arrive I would encourage anyone to go out and learn more.
I think its wrong to think 'can I use this in the same way I use a fossil fuel car' the answer will nearly always be no, but that doesnt mean they wont work for you.
along with the fact that those batteries will have to be replaced after approximately five-six years
Did you assume that or do you know for a fact?
Found an interesting graph online:
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But remember that battery degradation is non-linear.
Can you quantify "soon" Wilbert?
I believe some cities are proposing no carbon zones by 2025 and even countrywide for 2030 but google will provide more detail.
It's difficult to imagine the move away from fossil fuels wont be incremental both before and after those dates as we are seeing now.
And no carbon zones would be within the range of hybrids for quite while anyway. The thinking appears to be engine for the open road, electric when urban as a transition to full electric.
I'm not going to do a good job at selling this stuff. Why not watch a few episodes of Fully Charged.
This is the christmas special so even has brexit, trump and leccy bikes, that should be enough for your average STWer.
anyone knows how to make that a picture in the post feel free.
@countzero, if you can get a tesla battery for 5-6k I would snap it up my friend as that estimate along with the rest of your post is wildly incorrect.
However you would have difficulty selling it to a Tesla owner as all the batteries are still under warranty except possibly the Roadsters - however as many owners of those are confidently predicting mileage in excess of 200,000 before the batteries are at 75% capacity I guess that is why they are still selling for up to 100k each even at 8 years old.
There is no evidence whatsoever that in any modern electric car the batteries are proving an issue which is why toyota for example provide an unlimited warranty on their hybrud batts. Of course cars break down and parts fail but that affects all vehicles.
Zero emission cities will be here well before 2025. You should learn a bit more about alternative energy sources as its very soon going to be the only game in town assuming we dont all die in a trump/putin induced fireball first
Hyundai IONIQ?
As to how long batteries last, BMW guarantee theirs for 8 years
A Zoe for £7k is fantastic value.
Electric cars are much nicer to drive in urban areas that internal combustion regardless of the health/environment benefits.
Since I got my PHEV, we have already said our second car will be a fully electric