Electric vehicles

Lancs Lad

Lancs Lad

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is THAT what an EV charger costs ??? :oops::oops::oops: .... presumably on top of the vehicle's purchase price, plus installation ? :unsure::oops:o_Oo_O:cry::cry:
No there's cheaper ones about.
Think I could get the pod point for about £350 at one point from wholesalers but yes to Joe public I'd be charging £1200 if I could 🤪
 
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DaveDCB

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Hmmm.
Seen this been touted a few times today.
Ridiculously cheap...I wonder why....
Chinese manufactured electric pickup...anyone would think they've suddenly got excess stock 😆
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I’d seen afew going at £100 a month with £200 upfront! ….and still no one has bothered 😂
Tbf if they were a genuine offer ie not just one or two at that price to draw up attention I’d probably consider one just as a run around!
 
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Stroppymonkey

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I have been watching this one drop in price for a while. Seems crazy cheap till you find out its got a 90 mile range and only a 750kg payload. It would need 4 x 2 hour recharges on the way home just to get it to my door.

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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Which would knock the range quite a bit I would imagen.
assuming also that you drive in thermals and it doesn't rain :rolleyes: ..... or get dark enough to need lights ....... 's a farce, 90 miles
 
Vinpetrol

Vinpetrol

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assuming also that you drive in thermals and it doesn't rain :rolleyes: ..... or get dark enough to need lights ....... 's a farce, 90 miles
That’s a gimmick for company’s to meet green pledges . Look at the miles on it . It’s hardly been used . 3K miles per year . Probably someone using it to get home and back to work for free. My MAN is the same year and has done 45K and I pretty much only go to site and back every day . I accept we are going to all have to use electric vans at some point but they have a long way to go before it’s anyway near practical .
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
That’s a gimmick for company’s to meet green pledges . Look at the miles on it . It’s hardly been used . 3K miles per year . Probably someone using it to get home and back to work for free. My MAN is the same year and has done 45K and I pretty much only go to site and back every day . I accept we are going to all have to use electric vans at some point but they have a long way to go before it’s anyway near practical .
will never be practical Vin .... the electric fad will die a death - ICE will always reign supreme - what you put in it will just differ
leccy chariot production is tailing off .. the 'up-takers' have been exhausted - there are thousands of 'em sat about with no buyers willing/naïve enough to take them !

Our 'nice' neighbours bought a Tesla in Nov. .. it sits blocking their drive 95% of the time plugged in - they use their diesel VW Golf estate, BMW saloon or Freelander 2 to run around in. Been up to Yorkshire a couple of times over Crimbo - Tesla stayed sat - didn't trust it from what I understand :rolleyes:

and getting rid, is going to be a whole other nightmare scenario for the 'up-takers'
 
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Stroppymonkey

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will never be practical Vin .... the electric fad will die a death - ICE will always reign supreme - what you put in it will just differ
leccy chariot production is tailing off .. the 'up-takers' have been exhausted - there are thousands of 'em sat about with no buyers willing/naïve enough to take them !

Our 'nice' neighbours bought a Tesla in Nov. .. it sits blocking their drive 95% of the time plugged in - they use their diesel VW Golf estate, BMW saloon or Freelander 2 to run around in. Been up to Yorkshire a couple of times over Crimbo - Tesla stayed sat - didn't trust it from what I understand :rolleyes:

and getting rid, is going to be a whole other nightmare scenario for the 'up-takers'
I can run my van on HVO which is lower carbon than electric, and uses an existing 10 year old vehicle. Will run 500 miles on a tankful and will refuel in 5 minutes flat. £0 conversion costs and can also switch to Derv whenever required. Cant see Electric Vans ever being mainstream outside of cities (where air pollution is an issue)
 
Lancs Lad

Lancs Lad

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. Cant see Electric Vans ever being mainstream outside of cities (where green washing s**t is an issue) and outside the city no one gives a ff and just wants job done 👍
Corrected it for you

Whole thing a farce...check out the maxus pickup saga.. obviously ordered shedloads expecting big sales from the green washing twats ..then Suddenly they sat with loads of their hands😂😂
Should be punitive taxes on Chinese manufacturers to stop this crap...
Imagine how many will be kept more than 3 years....green my arse.
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I can run my van on HVO which is lower carbon than electric, and uses an existing 10 year old vehicle. Will run 500 miles on a tankful and will refuel in 5 minutes flat. £0 conversion costs and can also switch to Derv whenever required.
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Corrected it for you

Whole thing a farce...check out the maxus pickup saga.. obviously ordered shedloads expecting big sales from the green washing twats ..then Suddenly they sat with loads of their hands😂😂
Should be punitive taxes on Chinese manufacturers to stop this crap...

Imagine how many will be kept more than 3 years....green my arse.
and then you have the disposal cost of all these white green elephants :rolleyes:
some car park/storage yard, is gonna have a hell of a fire sometime :unsure:o_O:oops:
 
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