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Edited by geoff the bonnie on March 16, 2025, 1:07 pm
I found big problems with EV and hybrid. My Toyota would not start after my holiday and battery being in the boot, i could not get access to it so needed a breakdown service. Toyota tell me that it has a tiny battery to keep weight down. Not much good if it will not start the car. EV cars, i get offered a 20k discount on a new one but could get a bit more off. VW is now leasing a new ID3 at under 300 pound a month. However, if you charge at a motorway service area, the charge cost is a lot more than filling a petrol car. Other problem, -4C and an EV has to use some of its charge to warm the battery just to be able to drive it away. This left just 60 mile range in a brand new 60k car. Most manufacturers are stopping making EV cars. Mercedes now offer a Chinese ORA car at rock bottom price so the quota of petrol cars can be increased to avoid the 15k charge for selling too many petrol cars. They hide them behind a new wall in the showroom so no one can see in from outside at the Exeter showroom. Audi were prepared to sell me a really good EV at half price but still not enough range. If you travel around Birmingham on motorways, you will notice many cars driving in the rain without lights and 56 MPH behind lorries to get a slipstream tow to the next charger. Some Tesla owners have bought the tow bar which holds a very big generator hanging off the rear of the car and with a diesel engine charging the batteries on the move. Nissan run a 1.6 petrol engine which gives direct drive to an electric motor which really defeats the EV idea |
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