Increase in Anti-EV Media Articles

In fairness its not just Ashford motors that have this policy. They won't even trade an ev even if it means selling a car they currently have in stock.

I would hate to own a car that only certain garages will accept as a trade in. Unfortunately I currently own a Landrover discovery 5 and I will have that issue down the line.

I was disappointed that Matt Cooper cut the interview after that bomb shell comment. He didn't look for an explanation or a comparison. Is it €0.5m per charger or for a bank of 4/6/8 chargers? Comparisons then like how much does it cost for petrol/diesel pumps and what is the "break-even" year for fuel pumps?

Overall I got the impression that the representative wanted more charging infrastructure and was having a moan about the planning and connections process

Scrapping it 😱. I paid almost 70k for it a few months back. Alot of those car buying sites offer a pittance of real value.

I honestly can’t see the Irish population swayed by some “article” or other to the degree that it’s stifling growth of the EV car market- it’s likely the vast majority haven’t even bothered reading such articles whether good bad or indifferent to EVs

Blaming articles on the very low uptake of EVs is just daft in my view - everything from increased numbers working from home, increased costs such as mortgages etc taking away income that could be used to buy a new car, increased costs of everything - all of the above and more besides are all significant factors - in addition, the EV new car prices are well above what people would pay for equivalent ICE cars a few years ago - so maybe these people are continuing to buy ICE- I know 6 people who brought new cars this year- not one of them purchased an EV

It's not just Ashford motors. I could list at least 5 large garages that refuse Ev motors.

As I said like ev's. We had one but the residual values are a lottery.

https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news/ireland-in-a-day-1-day-1-ev-4-corners-of-ireland

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it Anti EV Media

I think another problem is that EVs do not provide any real advantages over an ICE for the average consumer. People want to be 'climate conscious' and are hence choosing hybrids

Obviously EVs are the best solution for a lot of people. But they are not the best and only solution for the rest of people. It seems EVs do not have the 'one size fits all' effect that was once anticipated despite many technological improvements.

One thing that I haven't really seen in the news is that from 2025 the road transport fuel usage will have to be tracked and from 2028 at the latest, but probably aleady from 2027, the carbon credits are required to be purchased for all the fuel used by the transport sector. This levels the playing field with electricity for which this is already in place:

https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-emissions-trading-system-eu-ets/ets2-buildings-road-transport-and-additional-sectors_en

This will also affect home heating bills.

I can only imagine the cries from the people whose 2024 ICE will be targeted by the greens and the FF. "We were not told."

I’m an average consumer, who now has two EVs. Sure, I like the climate stuff but it wasn’t a key driver for me.

The very real advantages to me include that it costs buttons to fill them up, a filling station in my driveway, cheaper motor tax, cheaper insurance, quicker acceleration, lots of gadgets and technology, and a nice smooth relaxing drive. Absolute no-brainer.

BYD will be launching hybrid PHEV in europe soon so all the tech without the FUD anxieties. I didn't know this but supposedly BYD were the first car maker with PHEV.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/new-byd-hybrid-can-drive-non-stop-more-2000-kilometres

BYD unveiled a new hybrid powertrain capable of travelling more than 2,000 kilometres without recharging or refuelling, intensifying the electric vehicle (EV) transition war against Toyota Motor and Volkswagen.

The upgraded tech, which aims to put more distance between BYD and its legacy rivals, will be launched in two sedans immediately that cost under 100,000 yuan (S$19,013), the automaker said at an event live-streamed from China on Tuesday (May 28) evening.

The longer range means some of BYD’s dual-mode plug-in electric hybrid cars can cover the equivalent of Singapore to Bangkok, New York to Miami or Munich to Madrid on a single charge and a full tank of gas. The milestone marks BYD’s latest achievement in slashing fuel consumption since debuting hybrids in 2008.

I'd ignore the 2.000 Klm range as business websights always tend to overexaggerate to get attention.

Are European car makers going all EV though? They've still plenty of ICE models with EV versions like the Dacia Spring, but I reckon the likes of VW might be blindsided by consumers getting more bang for their buck with a BYD PHEV as an gateway towards eventual EV ubiquity.