Recent content by jamesev

That was the UK RRP.

the original launch price was £5,299. I wonder if the current pricing is in advance of the next gen of flagship? After all it was released in 2021

exceeded expectations then :D

which is within their FAQ window for delivery

and we've been sold modern conveniences such as more cars per driveway just to speed up our lives. But agree on the public transport especially here in the UK when trains cost more to travel the length of the country than to fly from on airport at one end, to a different country and then back to...

it would be interesting to know, of all those that say that EVs don't suit them, have ever actually tried one for any reasonable amount of time. Most of those that say they are better than ICE have driven both so can give actual individual comparisons rather than generalisations from the anti-EV...

And the use of phrases like “one could argue” to dodge accountability for statement, like precious taxes

Every. 90% of all passenger vehicles average sub 50 miles per day and are stationary for 14+ hrs per day People want all pros no cons. Every time the EV vs ICE debate comes up its 1) range 2) charge time. Every year a new reason not to gets quashed. The expense arbitrage is now minimal and zero...

But a 500 mile journey is in the top 2% percentile of EV or any vehicle use. So only 2% of the time the higher rate charging systems are needed. these are then "blips" in cost with usual home charging being 4-7p per kWh and this occasional 50p/kWh. Compared to EVERY fill up with liquid fuel...

In my opinion it is not

No one is being forced into getting EVs, just the choice of diesels is diminishing because manufacturers aren't designing them any more. Thats just the market at work.

and the target is another 30GW of offshore wind connected by 2030

For the same reason people cycling would pay zero VAT. Thats what the fuel cost is. You make your choices. Not everything in life is done on an equal basis

because VAT on electricity is 5%. Thats how the government doesn't mandate people buy electric vehicles but incentivises them to switch. Its up to the individual to evaluate whether the cost over the life of the vehicle that for EVs is in the region of 7 years as warranties on the drive train...

For some it makes a lot of sense given the stats that point to the average daily distance driven by vehicles is 30 miles and that on average vehicles sit stationary for 16+ hrs a day. So 90% of vehicles sit within the bell curve of being more suited to the refuelling mechanism that EVs provide...