Manxman1234 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 So forecast is £100k of tax payers money used for this project. Taking from the poor to subsidise the rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Gov doesn't provide petrol stations, this is mad. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Just now, TheTeapot said: Gov doesn't provide petrol stations, this is mad. Don't give them ideas, they'll be buying EVF and MP next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 45 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Gov doesn't provide petrol stations, this is mad. But the Govt does provide electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 58 minutes ago, Manxman1234 said: So forecast is £100k of tax payers money used for this project. Taking from the poor to subsidise the rich Should make that back and then some. The chargers are going to be three times faster so revenue will increase to cover the costs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katman Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I had a meeting with Manx Utilities a few years back when they were installing a couple of their EV chargers, I told them they were installing the wrong type of charger as it could only be used with a particular app, and they should be fitting ones that took contactless card payments, as no one wants loads of different payment apps on their phones. Glad to hear they have finally taken notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 17 hours ago, Manxman1234 said: Again tax payers including those on low income paying for the rich to have their electric charge points upgraded Uninformed comment of the day. EVs have come down massively in price and are cheap to run as well. Mine’s worth about 7K now and you can get even cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, Amadeus said: Uninformed comment of the day. EVs have come down massively in price and are cheap to run as well. Mine’s worth about 7K now and you can get even cheaper. Are they cheaper because manufacturing costs are much lower, or are they cheaper because fewer people want them? And if they don't want them, why not? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 7 minutes ago, Two-lane said: Are they cheaper because manufacturing costs are much lower, or are they cheaper because fewer people want them? And if they don't want them, why not? People don’t want them because the range is rubbish. Cost of a new battery is more than the car is worth. Insurance is higher than a ICE vehicle. Software is old and clunky and won’t be maintained long term. Nobody in their right mind would spend 7k on an EV that must be around 10 years old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 hours ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Should make that back and then some. The chargers are going to be three times faster so revenue will increase to cover the costs. They'll probably cost more than three times the installation costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 If that is the sum quoted you can bet it will be about twice that amount or more with some additional costs that haven’t been included. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 hours ago, Tinpot said: People don’t want them because the range is rubbish. Cost of a new battery is more than the car is worth. Insurance is higher than a ICE vehicle. Software is old and clunky and won’t be maintained long term. Nobody in their right mind would spend 7k on an EV that must be around 10 years old. So many wrongs in one post you almost deserve a prize. Range is massive on newer ones. Batteries last a long, long time and many manufacturers give generous guarantees on top. Insurance is nuts in general now. Software comment doesn’t even make sense in any form. I’m not selling mine as it’s eight years old but runs like new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 6 hours ago, Amadeus said: Uninformed comment of the day. EVs have come down massively in price and are cheap to run as well. Mine’s worth about 7K now and you can get even cheaper. 5 hours ago, Two-lane said: Are they cheaper because manufacturing costs are much lower, or are they cheaper because fewer people want them? And if they don't want them, why not? 5 hours ago, Tinpot said: People don’t want them because the range is rubbish. Cost of a new battery is more than the car is worth. Insurance is higher than a ICE vehicle. Software is old and clunky and won’t be maintained long term. Nobody in their right mind would spend 7k on an EV that must be around 10 years old. 33 minutes ago, Amadeus said: So many wrongs in one post you almost deserve a prize. Range is massive on newer ones. Batteries last a long, long time and many manufacturers give generous guarantees on top. Insurance is nuts in general now. Software comment doesn’t even make sense in any form. I’m not selling mine as it’s eight years old but runs like new. We are talking about used ones, and you started it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 5 hours ago, Two-lane said: Are they cheaper because manufacturing costs are much lower, or are they cheaper because fewer people want them? And if they don't want them, why not? They're cheaper because they're shite. In common with most modern vehicles to be fair. It's all very well saying you can get on for £7K as if that makes them affordable. The point is, you can buy a perfectly serviceable ICE car for around £500 and with minimal maintenance which you can do yourself, keep it for several years. EV'S are still outside the reach of most people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 10 hours ago, Gladys said: But the Govt does provide electricity. Have you tried asking them to install a new supply recently? To a new build or something. Just make sure you're sitting down when they give you the quote. It's often touch and go whether or not to knock the house down and cut your losses. If they do go ahead, they fit the supply complete with traditional meter! I've seen them do this three times recently. Presumably they return a couple of weeks later and replace it with a smart one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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