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Jon A wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:30 pm

Skyway wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:55 pm And be ready for that spare bit of land near you to house one of the dozens of nuclear power stations required to supply your new EV, coupled with the doubling of electric costs for home charging when an EV is plugged in. This is just a honeymoon period

Agreed Skyway, but actually around a dozen nuclear power plants would triple what we currently put into the grid, so not so onerous. The problem is they may take 10-20 years to come on line!
Either way it doesn’t matter because we WILL be all EV starting the process in earnest when you can’t buy an ICE car in 8 years…

Perhaps I’ll be driving a new classic car by then, my Macan S

Announcements like this may boost used ICE car prices for a while longer...
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3545 ... grant-axed

PorscheMack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:34 am Announcements like this may boost used ICE car prices for a while longer...
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3545 ... grant-axed

The grant only applied to a very few cheap electric cars.

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:19 pm

PorscheMack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:34 am Announcements like this may boost used ICE car prices for a while longer...
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3545 ... grant-axed

The grant only applied to a very few cheap electric cars.

There are “cheap” electric cars?!

THHGTTG wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:38 pm

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:19 pm

PorscheMack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:34 am Announcements like this may boost used ICE car prices for a while longer...
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3545 ... grant-axed

The grant only applied to a very few cheap electric cars.

There are “cheap” electric cars?!

You need to get out more it’s the future. Gas guzzlers won’t be allowed near towns and cities

https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/future-models/ami.html

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:32 pm

THHGTTG wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:38 pm

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:19 pm
The grant only applied to a very few cheap electric cars.

There are “cheap” electric cars?!

You need to get out more it’s the future. Gas guzzlers won’t be allowed near towns and cities

https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/future-models/ami.html

Hey man, I'd rather Uber-it

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:32 pm

THHGTTG wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:38 pm

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:19 pm
The grant only applied to a very few cheap electric cars.

There are “cheap” electric cars?!

You need to get out more it’s the future. Gas guzzlers won’t be allowed near towns and cities

https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/future-models/ami.html

Odd post. If you read mine you’ll see I’m quite pro electric cars and have said my next car will be electric. Maybe the “ you need to get out more “ comment was tongue in cheek.

My comment 100% stands. What “cheap” electric cars are you aware of? Even things like the electric Corsa at close to £30k, which is a lot for a Vauxhall, aren’t exactly cheap. Great saying it only costs 3p to fill it up but thats a bit of a moot point if you can’t afford to buy one in the first place

Are you suggesting there are plenty of “cheap” and usable electric cars? By cheap I’m thinking sub £25k, and frankly a lot of people will still see that as expensive

One thing I'm sure about is when the Macan gets a new owner whatever I get on it money wise will be what I'll spend on my next car which will no doubt be an EV. That's how excited I am about it!! Let's hope I can do better than the Citroën above

THHGTTG wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:49 pm

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:32 pm

THHGTTG wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:38 pm

There are “cheap” electric cars?!

You need to get out more it’s the future. Gas guzzlers won’t be allowed near towns and cities

https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/future-models/ami.html

Odd post. If you read mine you’ll see I’m quite pro electric cars and have said my next car will be electric. Maybe the “ you need to get out more “ comment was tongue in cheek.

My comment 100% stands. What “cheap” electric cars are you aware of? Even things like the electric Corsa at close to £30k, which is a lot for a Vauxhall, aren’t exactly cheap. Great saying it only costs 3p to fill it up but thats a bit of a moot point if you can’t afford to buy one in the first place

Are you suggesting there are plenty of “cheap” and usable electric cars? By cheap I’m thinking sub £25k, and frankly a lot of people will still see that as expensive

As you say tongue in cheek

There are some decent electric cars around the £25k mark but most people it will be the monthly cost that counts I guess. We run a Mini electric great car for around town and quick. Costs me 1p per mile to run

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/amp/elect ... ctric-car/

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 7:35 pm

THHGTTG wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:49 pm

cc3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:32 pm

You need to get out more it’s the future. Gas guzzlers won’t be allowed near towns and cities

https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/future-models/ami.html

Odd post. If you read mine you’ll see I’m quite pro electric cars and have said my next car will be electric. Maybe the “ you need to get out more “ comment was tongue in cheek.

My comment 100% stands. What “cheap” electric cars are you aware of? Even things like the electric Corsa at close to £30k, which is a lot for a Vauxhall, aren’t exactly cheap. Great saying it only costs 3p to fill it up but thats a bit of a moot point if you can’t afford to buy one in the first place

Are you suggesting there are plenty of “cheap” and usable electric cars? By cheap I’m thinking sub £25k, and frankly a lot of people will still see that as expensive

As you say tongue in cheek

There are some decent electric cars around the £25k mark but most people it will be the monthly cost that counts I guess. We run a Mini electric great car for around town and quick. Costs me 1p per mile to run

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/amp/elect ... ctric-car/

Yeah, i had a regular mini ( well, a cooper S with the JCW tuning kit, silly Bluetooth exhaust and remapped engine ) and it was a great little car. I also have a friend that has an electric mini and loves it. But he also has a petrol car and only uses the mini for short journeys and charges at home. Wouldn’t work for me because I can’t charge at home, live in the sticks and often drive long distances for work. So I need something that charges quickly and has over 300 miles of range and at the moment that really only means Tesla, and they are more expensive ( on a lease ) than my highly specced Macan S, so not a great deal of incentive to buy one.