Increase in Anti-EV Media Articles

Polestar 2, Volvo C40 & XC40, Mercedes EVs, Renault Megane, BMW iX3 from the research I did before buying my own car. Many others too, I'm sure.

There was a user here before named "Mad Lad" who was an OG in the EV forum, but I see you registered your user in March this year. Are you the same user re-regging, or is that a coincidence? Most of your posts seem to be based on 2015 - 2018 EV design, availability and infrastructure. It would definitely be worth catching up on what's changed since then…

Lol you come on here every day trying to tell the rest of us the electric cars are the ideal ICE replacement ! lol

Yeah, id3 interior is ****, isn't just me saying it.

clocked cars, the people buying clocked cars are the ones who do not know how to do their research on a car, you think electric cars can't be clocked ?

You think people shouldn't be concerned about the battery when buying a 2nd hand car which will no doubt have some degradation, so they'll be paying for a car with much less range when new, this doesn't happen and ICE, oh sure, if you want to nit pick you can say an ICE looses some efficiency with high mileage but nothing compared to EV.

As I keep saying, electric cars are good 2nd cars for people that have a ICE backup that can go wherever they want without restrictions, this is what people want, the rest are either enthusiasts and will put up with the disadvantages or People who don't do a lot of high mileage.

Yes, my 3rd EV and I think I'm entitled to an opinion about them at this stage.

It's a pity more manufacturers didn't made cars like the BMW i3 where the ICE is a backup only and doesn't connect to the wheels this would have been amazing and would eliminate the need for a charging network or hanging around chargers.

The Rex was a marvellous piece of engineering and a shame more manufacturers didn't apply the same, would have meant no dependency on a charging network. It was a take anywhere car 140-180 Kms range on EV and the Rex would take over when needed, I could turn the Rex on once the charge reached 70% on the Motorway and use battery on slower roads or in town.

With an average speed of 56 Km/h you got to be joking ? of course you're get 400 odd Kms at that speed lol.

Yeah well said but seems there's a lot of pro liberal earth soldiers here in the EV section now that will tell you EV is going to save the earth, that the tech is good enough to replace ICE and all that which is BS, I'd say the majority of EV owners have an ICE at home and yes, the EV is a good 2nd car, it's probably perfect to replace the 2nd car actually but that's about it.

Perhaps if solid state batteries become a reality in the next decade or so then maybe but this is not going to be cheap.

No point in the E.U banning ICE sales until the tech is as good, it won't happen.

I didn't say electric cards are the ideal ICE replacement.

As I explained on the threads I have a lovely big diesel.

So the first post of thread is nonsense, the rest is the standard noise you post on every thread, even if the thread has nothing to do with electric cars, e.g. HVO thread

What are these unaddressed fundamental issues?

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It'll be another couple of years before the second hand market starts to get a decent amount of the many new EV models that have launched in the last 4 years, and people who can't afford to buy new are able to purchase one.

I think there's also an element of our govt not wanting the takeup of EVs to happen too fast with the idea that gradual takeup would be better for the national electricity grid. Maybe a bit conspiracy theory but was 2023 the correct time to reduce the grants to the public?

Just to nail my colours to the mast, I'm EV driver bit thats a very important point by @MrMusician18 above not to overstate range.

I could get 400kms out of my EV before absolutely having to plug in again if I really really really try but I cant go somewhere 200kms away on a motorway and return without charging either of them. They will be out if zip 100kms before I get home at least. Not that charging is difficult, its actually pretty easy to do a small top up.

Thats a 58kwh Cupra Born which I would do well to get under 20kwh per 100kms on a motorway and an extremely inefficient 95kwh etron which won't see under 30kwh per 100kms

To answer and I have a simple mind, charging is not a problem by the way

(a) A huge number of people can charge from home, a lot less than currently drive EV

(b) Public charging is more expensive but I refer back to (a) when you shouldn't need public system, especially with the new long range cars. 99% of time people should never need to use public system

( c) I have yet to see any diesel give a range of 1000km, anyway I refer to point (b) when you shouldn't need to use public charging the odd time and the overall saving should make it worthwhile, we have to remember people spent thousands swapping diesel for diesel to save a few hundred quid for years now

(d) the grant for chargers have been available for years, before that a free charger was available and didn't increase the uptake

(e) In reality we could swap thousands of cars now and not need to increase the charger numbers because most people do short journeys all week and never touch the range of an electric car, then have a full tank each morning

I know this is not what you want to hear and it's a very simplified view. I have a cousin who drives a toyota for the simple reason once a year they might(not every year) drive to Mayo. Apart from that they have a house with driveway, the ability to add a charger, drive about 40-50km per day max but won't change because of that one trip which they don't do yearly.

Yet I have family who live in what most peopel would describe as back of beyond and are full electric. Love it and will never change back. Figure that one out