Geo68
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In the 900 miles I've traveled so far I reckon saved £190 on petrol. Whats not to like about ev's. Happy days. ??
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Hot Red 5
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I am running a spreadsheet and I am charging at home with a Kw rate of 15p for the rest of this month then I will get hit with a 27p a Kw rate.
at the moment I am getting 1.5 pence per mile.
Happy days ICE cars are at approx 17 pence per mile if they are lucky.
at the moment I am getting 1.5 pence per mile.
Happy days ICE cars are at approx 17 pence per mile if they are lucky.
Ozzie1989
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Once you move onto the variable, it's worth switching to Octopus Go if, assuming you're an average household, you charge more than 6 hours a week.
Geo68
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I'm fortunate just now, taking advantage of 0p a Kw with public charging. It winds my mates right up, ?
awbugritt
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All very well, but what worries me is how long do the electric motors last and what happens when the batteries are shot?
Geo68
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Motors last as long as they last, and new batteries when the old ones are shot. There is no real answer just as no real answer to how long a ice engine, gearbox and clutch lasts. Suppose it depends on how you drive or look after your car.
awbugritt
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And that's the problem. I had a motorbike that had done 126,000 miles when I sold it with nothing done to the engine and still on the original clutch! On the other hand you can knacker an engine by not running it in properly and abusing it. I guess an electric motor with its lack of moving parts is unlikely to fail to the same extent. It's early days I suppose.
JCFlippen
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What ICE car has a 7year warranty on all the major parts?
awbugritt
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Several actually, if you care to look. At least 3 Kia models. Ssang Yong Tivoli another.
Geo68
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Had 2 Tivolis, cracking cars, shame they don't make an ev Tivoli. Still liking the MG. Oh and a friend of mine done the cluctch on a Dacia Duster . It was only 4 months old, not covered by warranty. Cost him £635 and that was a discount of 45% apparently ?
smokie
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What do you drive @awbugritt ?
Geo68
Established Member
Me, I've drive the MG5 LR.
awbugritt
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A Meriva at present. Put a deposit on an MG5, upon returning from only a 20 mile test drive we were so impressed. However due to the fact that Budgen's somehow 'lost' us £1k when the Government reduced the grant, increased the payments considerably from the amount I budgeted for and removed the 0% interest rate, I had to cancel the whole sorry mess, much to my disappointment.
I'm hopeful to eventually buy an EV in the future, in the meantime I'm keeping up with the EV world via this excellent forum, unless I get barred for having an ICE vehicle!
I do own a Zero electric motorcycle, so that must count for something!
I'm hopeful to eventually buy an EV in the future, in the meantime I'm keeping up with the EV world via this excellent forum, unless I get barred for having an ICE vehicle!
I do own a Zero electric motorcycle, so that must count for something!
Geo68
Established Member
Thats not so good, but then thats Boris at his best. Hopefully it'll work out for you. Like the idea of a leccie bike, used to ride a Kawasaki a few years ago. ?
awbugritt
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I must admit it's a hoot! Did manage to cover 117 miles on one charge once! I've had a string of Kawasaki's over the years, great bikes. Downsized to an Royal Enfield Classic 350 recently. It's doing over a 100 mpg!
EVsince2016
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No where near as the 10x as much you worry about all those engine, exhaust, fuel repairs on legacy cars or the 100x as much as you worry about servicing & reducing engine performance!
EVsince2016
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Has your Meriva not caught fire then? They're always catching fire, known issue, I'd worry about that a lot and those crappy Vauxhall gearboxes always break before 150k, and then there's the . . .
awbugritt
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I think you'll find that's the Zaphira!
awbugritt
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And of course EVs never catch fire do they?
EVsince2016
Prominent Member
Statistically, 10% of the rate of petrol / diesel cars due to the lack of heat, fire & smoke endemic in those legacy cars.
Actually the top cause of fires in a crash are brake fluids getting onto the exhaust pipe manifold.
The new BYD blade battery doesn't even catch fire if damaged.
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