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  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,894
    edited October 2024
    JamesSeed said:
    With our boys being older now we’re looking a buying a smaller (EV) car to replay our much loved Skoda Yeti. My wife has a salary sacrifice scheme for buying EVs right now, so seems like a goot time to go electric. 
    We hired a Fiat Cinquecento in Italy and absolutely loved it, but there really isn’t enough room in the back for the occasions when we do need to travel as a family for more than a few miles. 
    So we’re looking at the currently available EVs:
    Volvo EX30
    Mini ?
    Citroen ë-C3
    Fiat 600
    Renault 5
    Renault 4
    or the soon to be available:
    Hyundai Inster (cheaper and smaller than the above, but quite interesting).
    https://youtu.be/WT7swFbkdV4?si=lbwErSJTLy6_-Unx

    Haven't really done much research yet, so this is the long list. 
    Any other suggestions for a smaller EV?
    VW ID3.  Mrs Hex sat in one while we were in the decision process.  She immediately felt at home.  It was just like the Jazz.
    And the Kia Niro is good.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,771
    edited October 2024
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? The smaller ones I understood/understand.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,652
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    Some people have larger families or extended families and all that goes with that. 
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,894
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    There are golf-sized EVs and smaller  !!!!!!   Most are smaller !!!!!

  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,771
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    Some people have larger families or extended families and all that goes with that. 
    And some people don't. I know a few in that category.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,122
    Are there many BYDs around in the UK? Very good value here in China and am very close to getting one. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,721
    Stu_of_Kunming said:
    Are there many BYDs around in the UK? Very good value here in China and am very close to getting one. 
    I've seen a few around recently. I do like the Skoda Elroq, I've got the Karoq at the moment.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,771
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
    With petrol cars there are people carriers, why not have electric people carriers for people who need the space.
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,045
    I've never had a problem with the charging infrastructure here in the UK, other than how much extra it costs vs charging at home. That being said there's no getting around the range. I travel from the South to Scotland every now and then and it's an extra 1.5 hours to the journey to charge

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  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
    With petrol cars there are people carriers, why not have electric people carriers for people who need the space.
    100% I was just referring to your “Golf” comment. As an aside my daughter does not have a garage or any off road parking so whilst living at this house she would need to leave a trailing power lead across the pavement which is not allowed. 
    So the notion electric cars will be the norm anytime soon is fantasy.

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,721
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
    With petrol cars there are people carriers, why not have electric people carriers for people who need the space.
    100% I was just referring to your “Golf” comment. As an aside my daughter does not have a garage or any off road parking so whilst living at this house she would need to leave a trailing power lead across the pavement which is not allowed. 
    So the notion electric cars will be the norm anytime soon is fantasy.

    Bexley Council have started to convert lamp posts into charging points, there's one about 50m from my house. Not sure how much they will charge to use it.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,814
    We’ve got a Renault Megane Etech, and before a Renault Zoe, and it’s absolutely fine, drove to the Netherlands in May and it was great, and the amount of utter shite none EV owners talk about them in funny 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,388
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? The smaller ones I understood/understand.
    I don’t know what you mean about people ‘following the fashion of cars that are too big.’ 
    Big cars isn’t an EV thing at all. I just posted a list of some smaller EVs. There are loads of them. 
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    Big cars are a trend generally, not just in EV's. I read an article recently which says that cars are, on average, getting wider by 1cm every 2 years. This explains why parking spaces seem to be so much tighter these days. 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,388
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
    With petrol cars there are people carriers, why not have electric people carriers for people who need the space.
    100% I was just referring to your “Golf” comment. As an aside my daughter does not have a garage or any off road parking so whilst living at this house she would need to leave a trailing power lead across the pavement which is not allowed. 
    So the notion electric cars will be the norm anytime soon is fantasy.
    It is allowed, I believe. 
     ‘There are no legal restrictions in place but, under the Highway Act, councils do have the power to remove any cables they think are in unsuitable locations. The Local Government Association advises that electric car charging cables should only run over pavements or footways when the vehicle is charging and that they should be removed as soon as possible.’

    There are five or six EVs in my street and no off street parking. All of the lampposts have charging sockets. 
    I think the data is clear that EVs will dominate in four or five years, as the technology improves and prices come down, and in 2035 production of petrol & diesel cars will end. 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,388
    guinnessaddick said:
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
    With petrol cars there are people carriers, why not have electric people carriers for people who need the space.
    100% I was just referring to your “Golf” comment. As an aside my daughter does not have a garage or any off road parking so whilst living at this house she would need to leave a trailing power lead across the pavement which is not allowed. 
    So the notion electric cars will be the norm anytime soon is fantasy.

    Bexley Council have started to convert lamp posts into charging points, there's one about 50m from my house. Not sure how much they will charge to use it.
    All of the ones in my street are charging points, and have been for about a year. I don’t think the council supply the electricity do they? I believe the cost is higher than using overnight home charging on the cheap rate. But still relatively cheap. 
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,730
    Being reported that a number of EV's have exploded after the batteries being submerged by flood waters in Florida.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,652
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    eaststandmike said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    My point is they are a vanity exercise for a lot of people and follow the fashion of cars that are too big. Why not have golf sized electic cars? Why have tanks? 
    My daughter has a family of 5, a 6,3 husband, two teenage sons both approaching six foot and a younger one.  Not gonna fit in a Golf!
    With petrol cars there are people carriers, why not have electric people carriers for people who need the space.
    100% I was just referring to your “Golf” comment. As an aside my daughter does not have a garage or any off road parking so whilst living at this house she would need to leave a trailing power lead across the pavement which is not allowed. 
    So the notion electric cars will be the norm anytime soon is fantasy.

    My car will be replaced sometime in spring 2025 and I’m certainly considering an EV. I definitely have reservations though. I’ll be able to charge at home on the drive and these days the vast bulk of my journeys will be covered by the range of a new EV. However. I do make the journey to London and also to Devon and it will really irk me that when visiting both, neither will be able to offer me access to a charge without me disappearing off to find a supermarket or available street charger. It’s just not convenient and there will no doubt be other occasions I find myself in a similar situation. The charging infrastructure is without doubt the biggest put off for me. Quite how people in terraced, semi detached and flats even consider opting for an EV is beyond me. Yes I’ve also heard that lampposts are being converted into charging points but looking at the parking in your average street of terraced houses that’s also going to be insufficient and will still entail cables on the floor causing trip hazards. I’ve also heard of poles attached to houses allowing for the charge cable to be held above the pavement. I’m sorry but this all sounds like pie in the sky to me. The charging infrastructure thus far in the U.K. is woefully inadequate. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,894
    Stu_of_Kunming said:
    Are there many BYDs around in the UK? Very good value here in China and am very close to getting one. 
    not really @Stu_of_Kunming - they have amassive import tax slapped on them, so not quite the bargain over here

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  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,902
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,730
    Showmetheway2gohome said:
    Dansk_Red said:
    Being reported that a number of EV's have exploded after the batteries being submerged by flood waters in Florida.
    No thats e bikes and e scooters that blow up the cars a perfectly safe supposedly. 

    Not every EV flooded by storm surge goes up in flames but it’s become frequent enough that insurers, car makers, fire chiefs and politicians have all issued warnings to EV owners in advance of the expected devastation of Hurricane Milton. And it’s not just cars that are a concern.

    Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer and state fire marshal, issued a statement on Monday detailing a string of fires in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which flooded much of the Gulf Coast just two week ago. The state found 50,000 EV and hybrid registrations in the path of Hurricane Milton’s storm surge and counted at least 64 lithium battery fires after Hurricane Helene. EVs accounted for 17 of those but the rest were devices like scooters, hoverboards and golf carts. One fire was even sparked by an electric wheelchair.

    Geico, a major insurer of cars in Florida, sent an email on Wednesday citing Patronis’ statement to its policyholders warning them about the threat for EVs and suggesting looking for protected parking areas. Tesla also sent a push notification to cars warning owners to move to higher ground.

    The threat of lithium battery fires, which are difficult to extinguish, could worsen damage to homes and buildings after floods, he said.

    “The average citizen I guarantee you does not realize they have a liability in their house with the salt water flooding,” Patronis told the Miami Herald in an interview on Wednesday. He called flooded lithium-ion batteries “ticking time bombs” that could cause worse damage than the storms that damaged them.


  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,388
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Buy a new EV and you’ll often get a free home charger inc installation.
    Home charging can be up to 80% cheaper than public charging if you charge overnight.  
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,704
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Yea mine was a grand but got £300 government grant off so only £700 out of my own pocket. That was back in 2021.
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,902
    JamesSeed said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Buy a new EV and you’ll often get a free home charger inc installation.
    Home charging can be up to 80% cheaper than public charging if you charge overnight.  
    That’s my point really. Not sure any are completely free. Discounted yes. 

    Still ponder if that cost achieves absolute payback. I accept however convenience has a value.  
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,902
    O-Randy-Hunt said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Yea mine was a grand but got £300 government grant off so only £700 out of my own pocket. That was back in 2021.
    Thanks. £700 then possibly more now too I guess. 

    Depends how easy to run a cable from your drive through to your fuse box I guess to be a ‘standard ’ installation. 
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,902
    valleynick66 said:
    JamesSeed said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Buy a new EV and you’ll often get a free home charger inc installation.
    Home charging can be up to 80% cheaper than public charging if you charge overnight.  
    That’s my point really. Not sure any are completely free. Discounted yes. 

    But also will that 80% be maintained as government flex tax/duties?
    Still ponder if that cost achieves absolute payback. I accept however convenience has a value.  

  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,955
    The residuals on EV cars are still poor. There are Porsche Taycans going at CRAZY low prices (relatively) at the moment. Perhaps driven by the incredible deals company car buyers have got over the last 2-3 years and now the market is saturated by second hand ones.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,388
    edited October 2024
    valleynick66 said:
    JamesSeed said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Buy a new EV and you’ll often get a free home charger inc installation.
    Home charging can be up to 80% cheaper than public charging if you charge overnight.  
    That’s my point really. Not sure any are completely free. Discounted yes. 

    Still ponder if that cost achieves absolute payback. I accept however convenience has a value.  
    With some cars they’re 100% free. But even if you pay a grand you’ll get that back pretty quickly if you charge at home on the reduced o/n rate, and do a reasonable mileage. It’s a no brainer in my situation. 
    My friend has solar panels so his charging is, and always will be, free. 
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,902
    JamesSeed said:
    valleynick66 said:
    JamesSeed said:
    valleynick66 said:
    Is it is it right that to have a charger installed at home is on the ball park of £750/£1000 ?

    To my mind not sure that level of cost gets payback compared to supermarket / lamp post charging especially if your mileage is relatively low.

     I also suspect (any)  government will inevitably ‘load’ EV charging in the future as pump levies decline. 
    Buy a new EV and you’ll often get a free home charger inc installation.
    Home charging can be up to 80% cheaper than public charging if you charge overnight.  
    That’s my point really. Not sure any are completely free. Discounted yes. 

    Still ponder if that cost achieves absolute payback. I accept however convenience has a value.  
    With some cars they’re 100% free. But even if you pay a grand you’ll get that back pretty quickly if you charge at home on the reduced o/n rate, and do a reasonable mileage. It’s a no brainer in my situation. 
    My friend has solar panels so his charging is, and always will be, free. 
    Out of interest which are offering completely free still?

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