Are we being forced to go electric?

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Jameshow

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CXRAndy said:

View: https://youtu.be/RTdRlkRK_x8

Only £4k difference in comparison to diesel version.

Less maintenance, big tax breaks and far less maintenance.

And zero emissions :hyper:
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I have the diesel one..

The electric one gets rid of the problematic and crude (compared to VW) diesel engine and gives you a decent range and price.

Only issue is for camper van converters you cannot drill through the floor or put underslung thanks.

Will it fast charge??
 
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Mike_P

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Someone off topic but related musing over a car journey I did today for a couple of items which if the weather was fine I could have done by road bike but then shopping I pefer the ebike - now would it have managed a 33 mile journey with 2925ft of climbing I am doubtful over which then resulted in a musing as to why public mains electric sockets do not exist as far as I am aware. It would be quite simple I would have thought to include a 13A 240V socket separately metered/charged on the side of a EV charger. There were at least two sets of EV charging points passed.
 
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geocycle

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Mike_P said:
Someone off topic but related musing over a car journey I did today for a couple of items which if the weather was fine I could have done by road bike but then shopping I pefer the ebike - now would it have managed a 33 mile journey with 2925ft of climbing I am doubtful over which then resulted in a musing as to why public mains electric sockets do not exist as far as I am aware. It would be quite simple I would have thought to include a 13A 240V socket separately metered/charged on the side of a EV charger. There were at least two sets of EV charging points passed.
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Yes it would be possible.I’ve had a look inside some charging cabinets and they have a simple modem and antennae plugged into a standard household socket. Would be simple to take a spur off and a weatherproof plug. Just need somewhere to safely tether the bike to while it charges.
 
CXRAndy

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Im not into vans so the Maxus brand was a new one, then found out its Chinese owned buyout of LDV.

Actually specs look good apart from one missing feature, which is adaptive cruise control-Any car I buy now must have ACC
 
youngoldbloke

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the snail said:
Perhaps this is just a dose of reality, we can no longer have cheap car travel and avoid the cost to the world of a high carbon lifestyle. We'll have to cough up more (as drivers always have when they've had to), or adapt. Even if it means that youngoldbloke has to spend 30 mins in the services every six months.
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Nah! I just won't come back to Wiltshire, Tony ^_^
 
CXRAndy

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Hearing the EU has capitulated on banning ICE engines due to the Germany controlling the EU.

I read that e fuels are to be used.

These e fuels take 5 times the electric to produce than running a conventional BEV
 
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