EV adoption ramping up.

[Gadget Geek]

I thought I'd start a positive thread as a counter to the EV opposition thread. Time for some positive stories.

Somerset Police's electric vehicle fleet 'leading the way in policing sector' towards zero emissions

Avon and Somerset Police says its journey towards a zero-emission fleet of vehicles has been recognised as leading the way in the policing sector. The 2024 Electric Fleet Race, run by Rightcharge, is a monthly insight into organisations who have shown commitment to delivering a Battery Electric...

www.burnham-on-sea.com

Electric rubbish collection trucks being trialled in Somerset to tackle climate change

A new purpose-built electric powered rubbish collection truck is being trialled in Somerset to help protect the environment.

www.burnham-on-sea.com

 

[siteguru]

When out and about these days I'd say almost 1 in 5 cars I see on the road are BEVs.

 

[jackois]

Just had this conversation with a friend, Tesla owner, whilst out for lunch in Romsey... small car park with probably 40% of the cars being EV's...

seeing it, more and more...

 

[Gadget Geek]

A lot of the Private Hire Cars in Weston super Mare used to be plug in Prius's. They seem to have been replaced by MG 5's and I've seen a Model S with a plate on it.

 

[gazza487]

If the price of petrol etc keeps going up (whilst home leccy has gone down) some more adoption will happen. I think when diesel was hitting £2/L there was more momentum. If the rapid charger prices dropped too would help….

 

[Archev]

Similar in Edinburgh. ?

 

[Rolfe]

I can confirm that.

 

[Ruislip Resident]

A lot of the Private Hire Cars in Weston super Mare used to be plug in Prius's. They seem to have been replaced by MG 5's and I've seen a Model S with a plate on it.

I think countrywide the MG5 is the taxi drivers or private hire car drivers vehicle of choice (black cab areas notwithstanding).

 

[salty]

St Helens Council got 25 leccy vans this year and I've spotted at least 2 (so far) leccy re-cycling lorrys. ??

 

[johnb80]

Yep agreed. Anglian Water have electric vans, OpenReach electric vans, our DPD is electron fuelled too. Local council have small electric vans and our GP has an EV for doing his rounds.
On the small estate where I live I was the first with an EV, now there are 8 in around 40 houses, we have two!
Thanks for starting this thread GadgetGeek, it's about time we had such a discussion.

 

[Robf]

Seen a very recent increase in our smallish estate, there are at least 5 MG4s (nearly all new model) and same number of Teslas. Also some Leafs (old and new model), probably about 25% BEV's.

 

[Gadget Geek]

When I got my first EV, Ioniq 28kWh, in 2018, I only ever saw a LEAF (just around the corner from us), a SOUL (a few streets further along), and occasionally a Model S in town.

Now on my way into town, I see at least 10 EV's, MG's, Teslas, Hyundai's, Nissans, VW's, to name the common ones. Literally every manufacturer is represented at some point.

 

[Gadget Geek]

A couple of good stories from Nicky this week. Oil demand is falling due to rising EV sales, and the UK is set to install record numbers of EV chargers.

 

[JimD]

Agreed. When I first got mine in 22 it was rare to see another EV round here. Now they're so common I almost don't notice any more.

 

[Gadget Geek]

What I am noticing now is more and more commercial EV vans, which I think is really important because they account for a lot of CO2 emmissions. (And also it makes so much sense for fleet managers as they are so much cheaper to run).

 

[jackois]

Don't forget Electric buses... I see quite a lot of them in Leeds, lately....

 

[Archev]

Don't forget Electric buses... I see quite a lot of them in Leeds, lately....

Agreed, I’ve mentioned the electric double deck buses in Edinburgh previously. What a revelation after a rattly diesel machine. I don’t know how many there are but almost worth waiting in case two of them show up together ??

 

[emmadragon]

There's absolutely loads of BEVs round us (north-west Leicestershire). Mostly Teslas, but an increasing number of MGs. We see a tango regularly in Rugby at the cinema, and husband told me there was another one in the car park at badminton the other night, which is in our village, as well as another smurf (SE version) a couple of roads away. Driving to work, it seems like every fourth car is a BEV of some sort.
ETA: oh, and around a third of the fleet of local Arriva buses seems to be BEV.

 

[tsedge]

Yes, MG4s are a regular sight down here now. A year ago it was rare but now I have lost count. More MG5 taxis than any other single type of vehicle.

Quite a few electric vans about, often using the DC chargers, which is nice to see but could be annoying for those on road trips as there are a lot of single and double DC charger installations. Though recently with Salmon's Leap and other installations we're getting much bigger charger options.

I guess an awful lot of commercial traffic is local and not bothered by range restrictions.

 

[DixieTGS]

Although we see quite a few BEV's out driving, looking at those parked on driveways it's a different picture around here. I only saw 3 with green stripes out of about 100 when walking home yesterday.

I'm hoping this is just a 'demographic' thing, as when I looked closer about 50% were older than 10 years, and only about 10% younger than 4 which is roughly when the green stripe came in I think.

Actually it could be a good thing, people may be going out in their EV by preference and only using their ICE car if they really have to.