3 years later

My inlaws have one. Took them 6 months to get an electric charger installed so were using the granny charger from a domestic socket for that period. Nightmare.

Dont start on the charging network. As usual, just not ready for the surge in demand. An utter shit show. Chargers not working, slow, too few, drivers having arguments about who got in line first….apps not up to date with locations, too many apps, apps asking for $$ to get the information…….i could go on.

Sure the Tesla experience might be better in the UK but interested so know HOW much better, as i see so many on the road.

    IndustryStandard 3 pin is proper dodgy as well, emergency only as it’s a major fire hazard due to the amount of current

      Precisely why I have avoided them like the plague. Maybe in 10 years at this rate

      Driven mine from the shires to North London and back again today with no drama and it cost me fuck all in electricity.

      Living the dream.

      Have had an EV for 18 months or so now. It’s fucking tremenballs.

      Never ran out of juice and been all over the place, not that difficult to manage supply.

      Hear the same bollocks from non EV owners all the time. Fucking bore off and go queue for your oil

      Loosers

        2 board members have been rocking electric vehicles a lot longer than the too cool crew


        Mad_Cyril Nearly 40k miles in mine now.

        Saved about 5k in fuel which makes up for some of the depreciation. Got it just before Rishi got rid of the 3k allowance so it only cost me 37k. Bargain.

          Think it also depends how tech savy you are and risk averse. My in laws are in their early 70s so the whole process of apps / accounts / different brands of chargers plus general range anxiety makes longer trips a chore . They have an MG ZS so no leveraging the Tesla network .

          This was an interesting view. Follow this guy on YouTube

          The issue with combustion engines is the fuel. It must surely need to be hydrogen. Tweak the engines and fuel tanks. It may involve more than a tweak but you get my drift, any auto designers who are reading this.

          Electric cars and the heavy batteries and that grim shit they are made of ain’t going to work.

            Can anyone share their experiences with the insurance renewal costs? I had an EV as a company car so was shielded from the main issues which is re-sale cost and insurance

            Went up a bit, wasn’t enough to really notice if I’m honest.

            Will be interesting to see if the trend continues.

            My company (sole shareholder and director me) purchased the car outright. Insurance renewal is March but not massively different this year to last.

            15k miles a year £485 March 2022, £553 March 2023

            £0 excess. 1 no fault claim and a windscreen chip.

            10 years no claims.

            ehitach2 it will still be electric traction but from hydrogen fuel calls.

              Getting around 270 miles on a full charge. Range isn’t a problem as long as you have a charger at home. The odd longer trip just needs a bit more planning.