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Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:40 pm
by ZRX61
Horse wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:31 pm
Your link isn't though. And they're showing their beliefs, "
ridiculous eco-extremist regulations"
That's not a belief, that's a fact. They've lost their fucking minds with this eco bullshit.
Case in point:
https://climatechangedispatch.com/calif ... as-prices/
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:00 pm
by Horse
ZRX61 wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:40 pm
Horse wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:31 pm
Your link isn't though. And they're showing their beliefs, "
ridiculous eco-extremist regulations"
That's not a belief, that's a fact. They've lost their fucking minds with this eco bullshit.
Case in point:
https://climatechangedispatch.com/calif ... as-prices/
But that wasn't what the first link was about.
There's plenty of evidence that vehicle emissions have serious adverse effects on health.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 8:51 pm
by ZRX61
Horse wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:00 pm
But that wasn't what the first link was about.
There's plenty of evidence that vehicle emissions have serious adverse effects on health.
Pretty sure you posted "ridiculous eco-extremist regulations".. which is what had lead to Calizuela having 9 refineries (soon to be 7) when we had 25 refineries (iirc) when the State had half the population it does now.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:58 pm
by Taipan
Coming back from my Sons place tonight and as i exited the roundabout onto a short stretch of dual carriageway, someone came flying up behind me, then backed off and came up close again. I dont normally engage in such shenanigans, but the car was in full power mode and it seemed rude not to. I floored it and left him standing!
He made a good effort at ctaching up though and i backed off and slowed for the roundabout. He came alongsiode and I got the thumbsup from 2 lads in their 20s I guess. Car was some BMW 1 series with pops and bangs. Childish but fun...
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:00 pm
by Horse
ZRX61 wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 8:51 pm
Horse wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:00 pm
But that wasn't what the first link was about.
There's plenty of evidence that vehicle emissions have serious adverse effects on health.
Pretty sure you posted "ridiculous eco-extremist regulations".. which is what had lead to Calizuela having 9 refineries (soon to be 7) when we had 25 refineries (iirc) when the State had half the population it does now.
And how did that fit with
Trump's rollback of emissions rules lets Detroit automakers shift billions from EV mandates back into gas-powered production?
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 12:13 pm
by Noggin
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:58 pm
Coming back from my Sons place tonight and as i exited the roundabout onto a short stretch of dual carriageway, someone came flying up behind me, then backed off and came up close again. I dont normally engage in such shenanigans, but the car was in full power mode and it seemed rude not to. I floored it and left him standing!
He made a good effort at ctaching up though and i backed off and slowed for the roundabout. He came alongsiode and I got the thumbsup from 2 lads in their 20s I guess. Car was some BMW 1 series with pops and bangs. Childish but fun...
It's that sort of silliness I miss most - but bikes, not cars !!! Never had a car that could our run anyone
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 12:16 pm
by Noggin
Horse wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:00 pm
There's plenty of evidence that vehicle emissions have serious adverse effects on health.
They definitely do around here. Don't have the stats (not sure I can find them tbf ) but apparently the rate (level?) of breathing issues in kids in the valley area (especially from Moutiers to Bourg St Maurice) is one of the highest in France - the road between those two places is nose to tail traffic every Saturday from probably 7am till 7pm, and in both directions on probably three or four Saturdays of the season. Air pollution is very very high here
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:49 pm
by Mussels
Interesting review here comparing EV, PHEV and petrol 5 series.
As a company car the leccy ones get great tax breaks but suffer big depreciation, they recommend petrol only for a private buyer.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:06 pm
by KungFooBob
IMHO a PHEV is great if (like Dazzler) the battery only range gets you to work and back (or to work were you can charge or to the shops, etc..) and if you do the occasional longer trip the ICE motor means less waiting around.
If you don't bother to charge (most PHEV owners never seem to) then you're just using extra fuel to lug around an empty battery.
I've driven my EV for the first time in 8 days. I'm pleased to report that it hadn't dropped any charge/range at all. Next time I'll probably use it for the airport run rather than the wife's derv (I had an irrational fear that the battery would be flat after a weeks holiday and I'd not be able to get out the car park).
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:41 pm
by wheelnut
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:06 pm
IMHO a PHEV is great if (like Dazzler) the battery only range gets you to work and back (or to work were you can charge or to the shops, etc..) and if you do the occasional longer trip the ICE motor means less waiting around.
If you don't bother to charge (most PHEV owners never seem to) then you're just using extra fuel to lug around an empty battery.
I've driven my EV for the first time in 8 days. I'm pleased to report that it hadn't dropped any charge/range at all. Next time I'll probably use it for the airport run rather than the wife's derv (I had an irrational fear that the battery would be flat after a weeks holiday and I'd not be able to get out the car park).
Left mine multiple times in Jet Parks 3 at manchester for 10 days and it's never dropped 1%, even in winter. On the way there, I call off at Sainsbury's in Cheadle or Decathlon at Stockport where there's a shedload of fast chargers. Takes about 15 mins to get back up to 80-90% which is more than enough to get me back home.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:45 pm
by KungFooBob
wheelnut wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:41 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:06 pm
IMHO a PHEV is great if (like Dazzler) the battery only range gets you to work and back (or to work were you can charge or to the shops, etc..) and if you do the occasional longer trip the ICE motor means less waiting around.
If you don't bother to charge (most PHEV owners never seem to) then you're just using extra fuel to lug around an empty battery.
I've driven my EV for the first time in 8 days. I'm pleased to report that it hadn't dropped any charge/range at all. Next time I'll probably use it for the airport run rather than the wife's derv (I had an irrational fear that the battery would be flat after a weeks holiday and I'd not be able to get out the car park).
Left mine multiple times in Jet Parks 3 at manchester for 10 days and it's never dropped 1%, even in winter. On the way there, I call off at Sainsbury's in Cheadle or Decathlon at Stockport where there's a shedload of fast chargers. Takes about 15 mins to get back up to 80-90% which is more than enough to get me back home.
It was in Jetparks 3 I parked the Wife's X2. It's only 50 miles each way for me, but being new to the EV thing I was scared. I'll not be worried next time.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:08 pm
by Taff
I've just been given access to the company car scheme and company policy is that it has to be 100% eleccy. There's so many cars to chose from it's mind boggling.except Audi, for some reason there's none on there.
The skoda Elroq VRS is looking attractive, especially in this lovely green.
335bhp, 400Nm of instant power
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:52 pm
by Saga Lout
Taff wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:08 pm
... especially in this lovely
green.
...
You mean yellow. That's even more yellow than the yellow Sierra I had.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 9:11 am
by Noggin
Saga Lout wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:52 pm
Taff wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:08 pm
... especially in this lovely
green.
...
You mean yellow. That's even more yellow than the yellow Sierra I had.
Your lemons must be a funny colour - I'm pretty sure that's Lime Green !!
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 10:34 am
by Saga Lout
Lemon:
Lime:
That car is much more lemony than limey. Your limes must be a funny colour.
Although I can understand why car manufacturers shy away from describing their cars as lemons.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:46 am
by v8-powered
Ford used to call that Citrine Yellow
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:42 pm
by Taff
We popped into the BMW dealer this afternoon to have a look at the I4, We've had worries that it's physically too long for our drive because it is a looong car, about 450mm longer than our v40.
The conversation went-
We're worried about....
Dealer - Well take it home and try, it's the only way that you'll find out. This is the 400kw, 550bhp model, have fun.
This is by a very long way the fastest car I've ever driven, it's fucking nuts and scared me a bit, but it's a lovely lovely bit of kit.
It fits on the drive but I need a new roller shutter style garage door.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:49 pm
by KungFooBob
I've got the pre-LCI M50 (that's an LCI, you can tell my the grill).
I'm sure on a 25 plate that should be an M60 rather than a M50. The M60 is 550bhp, the M50 is ONLY 538bhp :p
Mine is mind bogglingly fast, so fast that after a few 0-100 dashes you start to fee quite ill.
Don't get one with 20inch wheels, it knocks 40 miles off the range!
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 6:17 pm
by Taff
Sorry, ONLY 558
the M50 isn't available to me, so it'd be the eDrive 40 M Sport with Tech pack.
Re: Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 6:22 pm
by KungFooBob
All the reviews say the 40 is nicer to drive and more agile due to not having the front motor, it's still 340bhp or something.
I wouldn't know, I was sold on the 50 the first time the salesman told me to floor it.