dpb

Smashes ev record....

dpb

If he'd charged the batteries up with solar , that morning , I'd have been impressed

BMWhere?

VW ID.R All Electric = 6:05
Porsche 919 Petrol Hybrid = 5:19

When an EV can win Le Mans, then I'll be impressed!

andy97

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Electric car take up has increased rapidly with Tesla listing at no 3 on sales last month in the UK of overall vehicle sales.

Decline in hybrids is gathering pace

Good news

dpb

Sales of electic Doubled in a year

up to 1% of all sales !

andy97

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Its a bit like apple v Android. Just give it a little time.

lozgti1

All they simply need to do is price them properly. In fact, just slightly less than a normal car

Everyone would buy one. Someone could make a fortune and the Middle East would stop buying our football teams.lol

dpb

But how many of these are solar powered ?

its only rich and poor people can run them presently

Tidgy

any pollution sky rockets.

andy97

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We pick up our Tesla Model 3 next week

dpb

I dont know how anybody can claim this is a low cost car

was it delivered on a electric transporter ?

andy97

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Space X I believe

jaygsi

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This is the fuel of the future

Tidgy

you pollutionist you, hahahaha

please tell me you didn't buy it because of its 'green' credentials?

dpb

I can't helping thinking buying a new car every year is the real problem here ,regardless of its credentials

andy97

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Something like 90% of all new vehicles seen om UK roads are leased. Alot by people who cant afford to lease

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...FCg1EjJvLnjjLy

In the meantime driving an EV will help against this upsetting research

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...lacentas-study

Tidgy

some are worse that others, electric being the worst of the bunch unless you go above something the size of a 5 series bmw

dpb

So its better for a few rich to buy new rather then the many to rent ?

andy97

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It is just a financial time bomb, like sub prime mortgages. It will come back to bite those who can least afford to lease a car.

Live within your means, whatever level rhat maybe

jaygsi

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Fully agree watched a programme explaining it. Plus I believe it said it would back lash on the car manufacturers and explained why. It's on YouTube somewhere.

lozgti1

Felt like a weight off my shoulders when I paid mine off.

And I'll keep it for another 5 years now...

dpb

All deals i can see involve people never owing the vehicle

andy97

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Thats the whole point. You sign upto 3 years to pay for a vehicles- nice and new- coz people like to show off their lovely new motor they're driving, paying quite alot each month Lease cars are restricted on mileage, require the borrower to service and maintain thee vehicle as per agreement. Then come the end either pay a big balloon payment to actually own the car or give it back. The person is then stuck with either pay balloon (which most haven't got). Have no car, either sign up to another lease deal or buy a cheaper older car- folk invariably wont do the latter for fear of community standing. Meanwhile owning a lease car has a drain on finance for other commitments.

All well and good if income can meet the never ending lease treadmill.

lozgti1

Watched a video the other day " people buy cars to impress people they don't even like"

Lol

dpb

i hope youre not claiming its more expensive than the depreciation on a new car

andy97

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They're paying for the depreciation in the first 3 years which is the greatest amount, then asked to buy a car with an inflated balloon payment.

PCP, lease all benefit those who sell them not the user of the car.

Unless you're leasing through a business where tax breaks can be of benefit

dpb

Well you wouldnt make the ballon payment , that would be crazy

andy97

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Vote labour, get lots more EVs and charge points

lozgti1

dpb

He'd have to become a remainer !