You couldn’t make it up....

[jabber]

Poor people need to pull their socks up. Should have worked harder at school. They should stop smoking, drinking and sponging off the state then they will be able to afford one of these amazing new eco planet saving wonders of modern science.

That is a very crass statement I have 3 sons in their mid 30s - 40s. One is a citroen tech one a royal marine and the other a director of a company, they all own their homes but only the director has any chance of forking out £35k+ for an electric car.

[john-e89]

If it all works I’m all for it tbh, we can’t put our love of cars before the planet. Hopefully sports cars will have artificial sounds, it’s better than nothing. Ford do a Transit custom van with a bodykit from MRST, they do artificial sounds in that, pretty crazy and fun in a off your head way in a diesel van sounding like a V8 petrol but hey ho....

[Z4M-2006]

Who would want one anyway?


Apart from being fast off the mark what else do they have going for them?

One trick pony piece of turd.

[TitanTim]

Who would want one anyway?


Apart from being fast off the mark what else do they have going for them?

One trick pony piece of turd.

Electric cars do absolutely nothing for me, same with Formula E, no character or sense of occasion, like most things today, would you have an electric car over a V6/V8/V12 powered vehicle, if you would, I feel sorry for that person.

Tim.

[ronk]

We've got barely enough electrical energy now - just wait until the bulk of cars and vans go electric!

[M1k3yC]

We've got barely enough electrical energy now - just wait until the bulk of cars and vans go electric!

IS THERE ENOUGH JUICE? Chris Harris talks EVs with Graeme Cooper from the National Grid | Top Gear I found that interesting.

[oldgitdave]

I must say I'm not a fan of the electric cars. As said they're too expensive, battery life is poor & replacement batteries are cost an arm & a leg. I have considered a plug in hybrid recently for the wife but again they're expensive to buy compared to the equivalent petrol or diesel & if the batteries are knackered after 5 years or so again it's big bucks to replace them. The battery tech is just not there yet.  So, not for me at the moment  .
Having said that when challenges are put out there like the government has just done, the scientists do have a knack of coming up with the technology. Just look at TV's & LED lamps, quite recent tech really. 10+ years is a long time in technological advancement. I remember a 42" plasma screen being £10k less than 20 years ago, LED screens weren't far behind price wise & look how cheap & how fantastic the big screen TV's are now. The battery tech will get there & production costs should get cheaper.
You never know perhaps small modular reactors (SMR's) will develop to become shoe box size & power cars for 1000's of miles without recharge? We might all glow green though .
Though I certainly can't see there being any really cheap used electric car around like there are petrol/diesel now .

Slightly off topic there but going back to John's point with the Greens, they're never happy unless they have something to moan about, another bunch of lefty tw?ts imo.

[Stevo1987]

Once electric cars start becoming the norm then your fossil fuelled car will plummit in value and be virtually worthless, no-one will want them as you won't be hip, plus I can see a stigma being attached to petrol and diesel cars etc where it gets to the stage you will feel guilty polluting the planet with distasteful looks and finger pointing at your exhaust fumes.

The outlook appears gloomy

Tim.

Hmm...
I don't know about that. I only bought my car to p*ss off Greta.

[Stevo1987]

I must say I'm not a fan of the electric cars. As said they're too expensive, battery life is poor & replacement batteries are cost an arm & a leg. I have considered a plug in hybrid recently for the wife but again they're expensive to buy compared to the equivalent petrol or diesel & if the batteries are knackered after 5 years or so again it's big bucks to replace them. The battery tech is just not there yet. So, not for me at the moment .
Having said that when challenges are put out there like the government has just done, the scientists do have a knack of coming up with the technology. Just look at TV's & LED lamps, quite recent tech really. 10+ years is a long time in technological advancement. I remember a 42" plasma screen being £10k less than 20 years ago, LED screens weren't far behind price wise & look how cheap & how fantastic the big screen TV's are now. The battery tech will get there & production costs should get cheaper.
You never know perhaps small modular reactors (SMR's) will develop to become shoe box size & power cars for 1000's of miles without recharge? We might all glow green though .
Though I certainly can't see there being any really cheap used electric car around like there are petrol/diesel now .

Slightly off topic there but going back to John's point with the Greens, they're never happy unless they have something to moan about, another bunch of lefty tw?ts imo.

My Panasonic Plasma TV is still great. It heats up the room as well!

[oldgitdave]

I must say I'm not a fan of the electric cars. As said they're too expensive, battery life is poor & replacement batteries are cost an arm & a leg. I have considered a plug in hybrid recently for the wife but again they're expensive to buy compared to the equivalent petrol or diesel & if the batteries are knackered after 5 years or so again it's big bucks to replace them. The battery tech is just not there yet. So, not for me at the moment .
Having said that when challenges are put out there like the government has just done, the scientists do have a knack of coming up with the technology. Just look at TV's & LED lamps, quite recent tech really. 10+ years is a long time in technological advancement. I remember a 42" plasma screen being £10k less than 20 years ago, LED screens weren't far behind price wise & look how cheap & how fantastic the big screen TV's are now. The battery tech will get there & production costs should get cheaper.
You never know perhaps small modular reactors (SMR's) will develop to become shoe box size & power cars for 1000's of miles without recharge? We might all glow green though .
Though I certainly can't see there being any really cheap used electric car around like there are petrol/diesel now .

Slightly off topic there but going back to John's point with the Greens, they're never happy unless they have something to moan about, another bunch of lefty tw?ts imo.

My Panasonic Plasma TV is still great. It heats up the room as well!

Panasonic are hard to beat on picture quality aren't they.
The Greens will have you for heating up the planet though