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Post by Pacifico on Oct 16, 2024 7:27:43 GMT
Interesting data on real world range - anyone considering getting an EV needs to be sure that their lifestyle is compatible.
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Post by jonksy on Oct 18, 2024 6:21:06 GMT
EV buyers falling into negative equity in latest sign switch to greener cars is stalling...... Electric vehicle (EV) buyers are being plunged into negative equity in the latest sign that the switch to greener cars is stalling. Vertu Motors warned that EVs coming off financing agreements have been found to be worth less than the loans used to pay for them. The Government is facing a backlash over its EV quotas, which carmakers have said is driving supply levels way above demand.....
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Post by thomas on Oct 18, 2024 6:54:48 GMT
EV buyers falling into negative equity in latest sign switch to greener cars is stalling...... Electric vehicle (EV) buyers are being plunged into negative equity in the latest sign that the switch to greener cars is stalling. Vertu Motors warned that EVs coming off financing agreements have been found to be worth less than the loans used to pay for them. The Government is facing a backlash over its EV quotas, which carmakers have said is driving supply levels way above demand.....
Im interested in all new technology , but as things stand , fully electric vehicles are a no from me and my family. From friends , family ,acquaintances , via work etc , everything im hearing anecdotally , coupled with what Im reading online doesn't bode well for full electric. Cost , and lack of infrastructure are the main reason. 4/5 of full electric sale in the uk are apparently fleet vehicles by companies offered tax breaks to take them up. Even that I believe is stalling. As for private use of a full electric vehicle , the only way I would take one on is via a lease deal. It doesn't make much sense to buy outright due to the battery life , and extensive cost of replacement . Im also hearing that repair costs of full electric vehicles are expensive , and one of the reasons why insurance premiums are through the roof currently. The one electric vehicle that does seem relatively popular , the hybrid ,still has question marks over whether governments will or won't ban them come 2030 ? It looks like a complete mess , ill thought out , top to bottom. |
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Post by Pacifico on Oct 18, 2024 6:59:33 GMT
The mandated switch to EV's is turning into one of the biggest industrial shambles of modern times - forcing an expensive niche product onto the mass market against consumer demand and at the same time decimating European manufacturing.
It's as though governments are intent on making everyone in Europe poorer.
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Post by jonksy on Oct 18, 2024 8:04:54 GMT
Petrol and diesel cars will remain on UK roads ‘for years to come’ as drivers refuse to follow 2035 ban.... More than two out of four drivers refuse to believe petrol and diesel cars will meet the 2035 ban deadline with the support over the measure waning. It comes after a report discovered that over half of Britons don’t think that the Government’s ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2035 will be met.
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Post by Vinny on Oct 19, 2024 19:12:46 GMT
Listen to his point about synthetic fuel. Oh and as I was listening to him, he mentioned a company making the stuff: www.p1fuels.com/This company. All conventional cars currently in production can run without modification on synthetic fuels so why are we pushing to ban them? Phase in enough production of synthetic fuels that fossil fuels can be phased out without inconvenience or notice and life will go on unhindered. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 30, 2024 7:22:23 GMT
End of the road for electric cars: Shocking chart reveals how EV sales have SLUMPED around the world - with Volkswagen the latest carmarker forced to close its factories as a result..... Electric vehicles (EVs) have been touted as an environmentally-friendly solution to the climate crisis, giving passengers a smooth, emissions-free ride. But it seems the electric revolution – deemed essential to curb carbon emissions – is running out of road. MailOnline's graph reveals that global EV sales have slumped in recent months for three top manufacturers, as the public struggles to fall in love with the technology. Despite growing steam long-term, Elon Musk's Tesla saw quarterly EV sales fall from a peak of 484,500 in Q4 2023 to just 386,800 in the first quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, Chinese car manufacturer BYD – the world's largest seller of electric vehicles – saw global EV sales crash earlier this year. In the first quarter of this year, it sold just over 300,000 EVs – dramatically down from 526,000 in the final quarter of last year. Similarly, German carmaker Volkswagen sold 239,500 EVs in Q4 2023, but only 136,400 the following quarter, although sales recovered to 180,800 in Q2 this year. It comes as Volkswagen has been forced to close three of its factories and slash jobs, partly due to a slower-than-expected transition to electric vehicles. ..... www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14014851/charts-electric-car-sales-SLUMPED-Volkswagen.html |
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