Are we being forced to go electric?

[CXRAndy]

Indeed. I once dated a lass who's house had a double garage that was so full of 'stuff' that she couldn't even get her '89 Fiesta in it - !

Surely you put it on the top shelf

 

[icowden]

Latest 'claim / worry' but 'those in the know' is that the greater combined individual weights of EVs over ICE vehicles will cause issues with the construction integrity of existing multi storey car parks.
Hmm.

Nah, it's FUD. Someone asked an architectural engineer a question to which he answered that if the weight of vehicles in a carpark is greater than the weight of vehicles the carpark was designed for, then there would be a problem. The Daily Fail twisted this to be about EVs. Here's the article:-

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/1...cars-will-cause-parking-garages-to-fall-down/

 

[cougie uk]

Clearly hydrogen powered cars would be the solution to this. Or maybe helium...

 

[yello]

We have a large double garage and it's for working on bikes and for storing bikes, as is the study!

What, sorry? You mean you don't keep your bikes in your bedroom?

 

[rogerzilla]

Clearly hydrogen powered cars would be the solution to this. Or maybe helium...

Vacuum powered cars would weigh even less!

 

[biggs682]

Read an article today about the Nissan Leaf looks quite interesting apart from the starting from £28k and the group 21 insurance
Seen a few used examples and they are holding value well.

 

[fossyant]

18 brand new charge points in the car park here. Shame my employers won't invest in decent changing facilities for cyclists though.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Read an article today about the Nissan Leaf looks quite interesting apart from the starting from £28k and the group 21 insurance
Seen a few used examples and they are holding value well.

Very well equipped car.

I played with the range calculator for the base model (39kw) - aircon on, solo driver, average speed 65mph and estimated range was a rather pathetic 110 miles.

 

[cougie uk]

Very well equipped car.

I played with the range calculator for the base model (39kw) - aircon on, solo driver, average speed 65mph and estimated range was a rather pathetic 110 miles.

I've had better than that from ours.
But yes there are bigger batteries out there if you need them.

 

[Dadam]

Read an article today about the Nissan Leaf looks quite interesting apart from the starting from £28k and the group 21 insurance
Seen a few used examples and they are holding value well.

£28K is about the starting price for poverty spec 1.0L Ford Focus

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I've had better than that from ours.
But yes there are bigger batteries out there if you need them.

Looks like the leaf can have a bigger battery from 39kw to 59kw but that's another £6k.

 

[icowden]

Very well equipped car.

I played with the range calculator for the base model (39kw) - aircon on, solo driver, average speed 65mph and estimated range was a rather pathetic 110 miles.

That's because they view the Leaf as a run around or city car. The Ariya is the family SUV type car with *much* longer range available.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

£28K is about the starting price for poverty spec 1.0L Ford Focus

Base Focus at £27620 is hardly poverty spec' imo. It's pretty well equipped tbh.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

That's because they view the Leaf as a run around or city car. The Ariya is the family SUV type car with *much* longer range available.

I know but thanks.

A long way to go before the price/range/vfm becomes attractive to me.

 

[Dadam]

Base Focus at £27620 is hardly poverty spec' imo. It's pretty well equipped tbh.

Base spec then. I still use the term poverty spec. Point stands though, if you want a new Focus that's the starting point.