Electric car recharging stations

[Bonefish Blues]

But my 9 year old car can travel a lot further than 35 miles before I have to fill it up again, it cost me less last year when I bought it than a Leaf would & has so far cost me less than £100 in maintenance. I really want to go electric, but I just can't I cannot change my lifestyle enough to make it viable. I know it's selfish & short sighted but I don't have another option.

I don't disagree. I was just keen to give a broader view than your post implied.

 

[midlife]

But still the biggest issue & the elephant in the room is the initial cost I don't have £3k to throw at a car let alone £30k+

Just bought a new (old) house and it has an electric charging point already installed. Obviously looked at an electric car with that in place but could run my Citroen for a fraction of the cost.....

 

[steveindenmark]

Intriguing. How does that work, conventional 3 pin sockets for ebikes?

There are quite few charging points for electric bikes in Flensburg, Germany.

We use 2 pin plugs here We save on metal.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I'd have one of these for the fun factor though -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48956000

 

[numbnuts]

There are quite few charging points for electric bikes in Flensburg, Germany.

We use 2 pin plugs here We save on metal.

So you have no earth ??

 

[Deleted member 26715]

So you have no earth ??

Only a flat one

 

[dodgy]

There are quite few charging points for electric bikes in Flensburg, Germany.

We use 2 pin plugs here We save on metal.

Flensburg! That brings back memories, stayed there for a few weeks during my time in the RAF, lovely place. Used to frequent the Hansens Brauerei there, so much so that I bought a tankard from them that I still have. Years later I went to NYC and tried to find the sister pub but it had closed down about 2 weeks before me getting out there

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Cool electric cars

I fancy the (proper) Range Rover, or the Morris 1000

https://www.electricclassiccars.co.uk/


http://londonelectriccars.com/

 

[classic33]

Died in the late 70s I think - great point-to-point, providing those points suited.

2005!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorail_(British_Rail)

 

[beepbeep]

electric/hybrid is the way forward but to convert a classic car , a Range Rover , is sacrilege !!!!!! and a Vw T2 camper...so wrong

 

[beepbeep]

and it gets worse..a series One landrover.....they should be burned at the stake.

 

[beepbeep]

classic should stay '' classic '' as they rolled off the production line...Im crying typing this.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

2005!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorail_(British_Rail)

Well 1995 for BR, but still way later than I thought!

 

[classic33]

Well 1995 for BR, but still way later than I thought!

Didn't BR cease to exist around that time, '95?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Didn't BR cease to exist around that time, '95?

Yes, the service died with them until GWR tried it and failed.