The Electric Vehicle Thread

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I’d go for this but I have to go to Dublin once a week. What electrical car would get me there? 280km trip up. Would be able to charge during the day.

Wouldn’t trust any pure electric car to do it consistently. Too many variables bring the range down. Weight, temperature, heat, light etc.

http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/recommended/best-electric-cars

edit, the new leaf looks great

Who’s going to generate all the extra electricity needed for the electric cars?

Diesel fueled power stations

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Who’s going to sort out the issue with battery life?

The Duracell bunny.

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Cork - Dublin motorway is served very well with fast chargers.

If you were going to stop anyway for food or to break up the journey.

Naas - Beside Tesco in Monread. Costa, Subway. Beside McDonalds.
Portlaoise - Midway. O’Briens, Subway, Chipper.
Ballacolla - Motorway Exit Stop. Shop + Deli, Supermacs
Urlingford - At the back of a Centra I think.
Cashel - Motorway Exit Stop. Shop + Deli, McDonalds
Fermoy. Can’t remember this one. Not sure I’ve been there.

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He’s at nothing if he has to stop both ways to charge.

In a older Leaf maybe. In an Ionic, you could stop for 20 mins and boost by 100km range and have a coffee or sandwich and be on the road again.

And newer models coming out soon will have a 250km, 300km, 350km range.

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I looked at the Golf just there. Says 196km range with no fast charge option. I’ve no problem factoring in a stop in Cashel or Ballacolla as I’d stop for a coffee at any rate on my weekly trips up to the capital

One issue is that the public chargers are likely to be sold. Which means they’ll likely no longer be free in the near future.

It’s doable @Locke but the devil is in the detail.

Oxford starting banning all petrol and diesel in 2020
:-0

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https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/1012/911758-paris-combustion-engine-ban/

And Paris by 2030.

medium term that wont be an issue mate, between ranges and motorways that charge the cars

that luddite @padjo will be seething

2020 doesn’t leave much time for reaction, but it’s a bold and quite correct move.
I’d start by banning diesel on everything personally, and take it from there quite quickly.

yep, diesel is disgusting