RE Ev's - its worth looking at the actual costs of the 'fuel' - in this case electricity. I read quite an interesting breakdown of one of those Outlander PHEV's - and it reconed that on a medium/pricey electricity tarrif it worked out at 60mpg (when converted via petrol costs).. Also - the ecotricity points (in petrol stations) are not cheap... they have to make their installation costs (c.50k per point I heard) back somehow... Though some places like IKEA give you ££ off your bill if you charge there... If your work has the infrastructure then great... for me, my 'commute' is 110 miles to Hull and back once and occasionally twice a week. There are 3 public charging points in Hull. 250000 people. Maybe when range is reliably 250 miles (I too looked at a Tesla pre-order) a full EV would be a runner for me. Additional anecdote - in a car forum I contribute to, one of the posters there - at his work they installed free charge points. He ditched his diesel, bought an i3 and now has a 100% FOC commute... I don't think we're at a tipping point, but its getting close.....
(zero tonnes CO2 if you charge of your own wind turbine/solar panels etc.)
The Park and Ride in Leeds I use has a bunch of charging points, if we did take the plunge we'd be paying zero to charge up. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
Quote from: tommytwotone on July 16, 2017, 11:23:01 pmThe Park and Ride in Leeds I use has a bunch of charging points, if we did take the plunge we'd be paying zero to charge up. Sent from my Moto G (4) using TapatalkBet they're not free... (be pleasantly surprised if so!).
Quote from: Fultonius on July 10, 2017, 11:01:46 pm(zero tonnes CO2 if you charge of your own wind turbine/solar panels etc.)Another option would be to use an energy supplier who provide a renewables-only tariff...
Also with rumours of cities banning diesel engines in cars and diesel car scrappage schemes i find it odd that all the cars i look at are predominately diesel powered?
Interesting with the perceived shift away from diesel that new cars are predominately still diesel powered?