Electric cars.

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  1. Jiffy

    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    I've just been informed that all roads out are now blocked with flooding only tractors may be lorrys and if lucky 4x4's can get out!!
    So i now can't go out so i'm stuck at home but that's ok because i usally stay at home anyway :biggrin:
     
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    • ClematisDbee

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      I didn't quite get to the end of your video, @Fat Controller, but I can always come back to it :D ... I think the gist of it seemed to be that charging points are a bit hit and miss at present. I wonder if 'universal charging components' will be the norm, eventually!?
       
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      • Fat Controller

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        Sums it up quite well - the car itself was really quite good, the infrastructure, not so much. I think the connections etc have been pretty much standardised, but there seems to be issues with software talking to each other
         
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            Poor journalism by the BBC though, Stellantis is investing in their Ellesmere port while shutting their factory in Luton.

            I think the whole car market in the UK has been in decline for some years now, new registrations peaked in 2016 in the UK with nearly 2.7million new car registrations. As of the end of October, there has been just over 1.6million new car registrations in the UK this year, with private buyers showing the biggest decline.
             
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            • pete

              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              Not surprising the way things have gone in the last 10yrs.
              Nobody knows which way to jump and the price hike to get a comparable EV makes people think twice.
              Personally I could move to an EV quite easily, I don't do long distances, but I can't afford a new one and really wary of buying second hand.
              You now also have the tax changes kicking in which seem to be as complicated as possible.
               
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                Occasional fruity language in this one, but this is a half-decent view on EV's and Vauxhall Luton in particular.
                 
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