Cambon Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 20 hours ago, Amadeus said: EVs are coming faster than everyone thinks https://amp.ft.com/content/9f498c0c-4668-47ca-8874-a327e6f11aeb?__twitter_impression=true Advertising rubbish! About 1 in 20 passenger vehicles are EV. Problem is advertising includes hybrids as EV. They are not. EV us virtually dead in the water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Cambon said: Advertising rubbish! About 1 in 20 passenger vehicles are EV. Problem is advertising includes hybrids as EV. They are not. EV us virtually dead in the water. Had an EV for over four years now. Our most used vehicle. Our petrol and diesel cars hardly get used now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, The Old Git said: Had an EV for over four years now. Our most used vehicle. Our petrol and diesel cars hardly get used now. Glad you could afford to buy one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Second hand, good interest free deal from Nissan. About £13k? Paid about £10k for a second hand Peugeot diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 New 50kw fast charger at the sea terminal is now working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 14 hours ago, Cambon said: Advertising rubbish! About 1 in 20 passenger vehicles are EV. Problem is advertising includes hybrids as EV. They are not. EV us virtually dead in the water. I'm not sure if you are trying to convince the people on here or just yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Happier diner said: I'm not sure if you are trying to convince the people on here or just yourself. PEHV don't count. They are going out too. Which means there is a total of around 300,000 EV on the road in the uk. In 2019, 2.3 million new vehicles were registered in the UK. Last year there were only 1.63 million due to Covid. EVs really are a drop in the ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Cambon said: PEHV don't count. They are going out too. Where are you getting your info from? Please provide a link which confirms this prediction. You sound cock-sure, perhaps you're correct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 https://uk.motor1.com/news/500886/eu-phase-out-phevs-sooner/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55551315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 16 hours ago, doc.fixit said: Glad you could afford to buy one! Didn't intend to be rude but I've never been able to pay more than £2000 for a vehicle in my life. The cheapest was £8 in 1952 ! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, Cambon said: PEHV don't count. They are going out too. Which means there is a total of around 300,000 EV on the road in the uk. In 2019, 2.3 million new vehicles were registered in the UK. Last year there were only 1.63 million due to Covid. EVs really are a drop in the ocean. Seems EVs have gone from dead in the water to a drop in the ocean. What next for them in your world. Fishes out of water maybe. PHEVS are a bit of a stop gap I agree. Neither one thing or another. Ok if you live 5 mikes from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Cambon said: https://uk.motor1.com/news/500886/eu-phase-out-phevs-sooner/ This doesn't qualify what you said. Did you read it? It's only a hypothetical market study. 2 hours ago, Cambon said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55551315 Neither does this but it is an interesting read. You should read it... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, quilp said: This doesn't qualify what you said. Did you read it? It's only a hypothetical market study. Neither does this but it is an interesting read. You should read it... Well spotted. Clearly he didn't But while the market as a whole has suffered over the past year, sales of electric cars have risen dramatically, increasing their share of the market from 1.5% to 6.5%. Sales of plug-in hybrids also rose sharply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 PHEVs are a bit of a tax fiddle as well. There are significant company car tax benefits, with minimal downsides. I imagine that there are plenty that are never charged, operating as heavier ICE cars instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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