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It's a bit strange given there's supposed to be a 5 year backlog on pre-orders (at current output levels). If that's true the dealer should have been salivating at the idea. V odd. :hmmm:
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Potter wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 8:04 am Just saw a news story where a bloke bought a new Tesla truck but it doesn’t fit in his parking space at his apartment block, so after a period of time he decides to trade it back for a smaller Tesla, but they won’t take it back in part exchange and reminded him that he’s signed a contract agreeing not to sell it privately either and they threatened court action if he does and breaches the contract.
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Fire started by electric car power systems devastates a historic neighbourhood in Denmark.

I was there yesterday, they'd covered up all the evidence so news wouldn't spread.

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Explains why Biden's promise of 500,000 charging stations in the next 6 years has only seen 8 built (article says 7)

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New Dacia Spring is finally out...

£14,995 for the base model, or £217 pcm with no deposit. Seem to be discounts even on the new price too, so it's nearer 14k.

Quite sweet for a small, low-range little EV.

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For a short range EV, but a bit more premium you can get the Mazda MX-30.

The base one is £28k, but Mazda give you £6k towards the deposit and it's 0% PCP.

They even do a Hybrid version for similar money, that has a rotary generator (gotta love Mazda for making it a rotary Genny), but I don't think you get the 0% PCP on the PHEV version.

They are dead nice inside, with cork lined cubby holes and shit
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:44 pm For a short range EV, but a bit more premium you can get the Mazda MX-30.

The base one is £28k, but Mazda give you £6k towards the deposit and it's 0% PCP.

They even do a Hybrid version for similar money, that has a rotary generator (gotta love Mazda for making it a rotary Genny), but I don't think you get the 0% PCP on the PHEV version.

They are dead nice inside, with cork lined cubby holes and shit
I don't doubt it's probably better in every way, but still nearly 50% more though.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:44 pm For a short range EV, but a bit more premium you can get the Mazda MX-30.

The base one is £28k, but Mazda give you £6k towards the deposit and it's 0% PCP.

They even do a Hybrid version for similar money, that has a rotary generator (gotta love Mazda for making it a rotary Genny), but I don't think you get the 0% PCP on the PHEV version.

They are dead nice inside, with cork lined cubby holes and shit
How do you cork line a shit?
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I love the idea of an electric car but it's just not feasible up here :( One day maybe :D But if I can find a reasonable hybrid, I'll probably go that way. Probably!
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Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:50 pm I love the idea of an electric car but it's just not feasible up here :( One day maybe :D But if I can find a reasonable hybrid, I'll probably go that way. Probably!
Don't you live on a mountain? Would be perfect, you'd have a full battery every time you got to the bottom :)
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Slenver wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:00 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:50 pm I love the idea of an electric car but it's just not feasible up here :( One day maybe :D But if I can find a reasonable hybrid, I'll probably go that way. Probably!
Don't you live on a mountain? Would be perfect, you'd have a full battery every time you got to the bottom :)
Well, I'm sure I was told that starting off going down hill for 20km (1500m roughly in altitude) isn't ideal for them.

But also, no where to charge it up here (that I have access to - live in an apartment with no parking) and in the winter the cold may well kill the battery before I head down the mountain :(
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Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:04 pm Well, I'm sure I was told that starting off going down hill for 20km (1500m roughly in altitude) isn't ideal for them.
It's true assuming you were fully charged before you left as there's nowhere to store all the regenerated electricity and the regen braking wouldn't work. The trick would be to charge at the bottom only...
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:44 pm For a short range EV, but a bit more premium you can get the Mazda MX-30.

The base one is £28k, but Mazda give you £6k towards the deposit and it's 0% PCP.

They even do a Hybrid version for similar money, that has a rotary generator (gotta love Mazda for making it a rotary Genny), but I don't think you get the 0% PCP on the PHEV version.

They are dead nice inside, with cork lined cubby holes and shit
Hmm...Mazda's first all-electric car, rotary engine generator. Might be a bit too 'early adopter' for my tastes. I think I read that the hybrid out-performs the electric. Maybe they've sacrificed performance to get range?
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Slenver wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:06 pm The trick would be to charge at the bottom only...
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Slenver wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:06 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:04 pm Well, I'm sure I was told that starting off going down hill for 20km (1500m roughly in altitude) isn't ideal for them.
It's true assuming you were fully charged before you left as there's nowhere to store all the regenerated electricity and the regen braking wouldn't work. The trick would be to charge at the bottom only...
Possibly too much planning for my brain !! LOL Haven't seen electric chargers at the nearest supermarket, think there's some in the next nearest place. But it's the cold that would probably be the worst and in the winter I would need to be able to get to the valley to the work depot at stupid o'clock, so can't risk the battery being ded when I have to get to work!! LOL
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I was away for 3 days last week taking photos and a Turkish guy attending was driving a Tesla. His, and a lot of other Turkish Teslas are developing cracked windscreens, the crack starting at the bottom corner (nearside on the guys car but both sides apparently). It appears to be quite a serious issue.
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They just reopened the 15, the freeway between LA & LV.

A truck carrying lithium batteries (for EVs) caught fire TWO DAYS AGO & they shut the road, fire kept reigniting. Now they have to deal with countless cars that ran out of petrol or battery power along the road.
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Now in Geneva.

Using the IONITY network (350kwh) charging network


Travel two or 3 hours. Take a 20 minute break. Car fully charged.


So far it’s been an absolute doddle.

If every time anything went wrong with ICE production line went wrong, we’d never drive

Personally- I wouldn’t listen to the negative-Neds. If you’re thinking of getting an EV- chose one that suits your needs and then there is no looking back