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From: Api 500+bhp MD321T @91dB Probably SN's longest owner of an Impreza Turbo
something equivalent
BMW 3 Series Saloon M340i xDrive (MHT) Sport-Auto
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Vehicle benefit tax
Tax year to 5th April 2021/222022/232023/24 P11D value £49,960 £49,960 £49,960 Percentage charge 37% 37% 37% Benefit in kind £18,485 £18,485 £18,485 Tax payable at 20% £3,697 £3,697 £3,697 Tax payable at 40% £7,394 £7,394 £7,394
Fuel benefit tax
Tax year to 5th April 2021/222022/23 P11D value £24,600 £24,600 Percentage charge 37% 37% Benefit in kind £9,102 £9,102 Tax payable at 20% £1,820 £1,820 Tax payable at 40% £3,641 £3,641
2017 Focus 1.5d estate
179098 miles
That's a average 44,774 miles a year!
It would be higher it wasn't for the lockdowns!
And it gallivants across the country to various sites where charge points aren't readily available (unless stopping off at services en-route; not productive when the driver is 'on the clock' ).
It'll do over 600miles per tank (real world average consumption is 58mpg) so can do a return leg and fill up at the depot (so cheaper fuel). Its simple to work on so brake pads and service costs are reasonable, it also runs sensibly sized "normal" tyres which are cheaper than run flat/eco/acoustic low profile tyres. And it costs less than £21k when new; The closest pure electric equivalent with adequate boot would be a Skoda Enyaq which is about £32K new and can only manage 250miles (claimed)... its just not quite there yet.
From: Api 500+bhp MD321T @91dB Probably SN's longest owner of an Impreza Turbo
The 600 mile journey would include some comfort stops produce 85kg of C02 52grams of NOX. Serving required every year or 12.5k miles. Serviced 14 times in 4 years at around £250 so £3.5K.
Not cost of fuel approx 3000 gallons of diesel currently around £6 so £18000.00
Electric would have cost around from £2.5k to £9k if used peak electric pricing.
Using worst scenario of charging costs. Well on the way to completely cancelling any price difference.
Zero C02 whilst driving. Far less servicing. Then there is BIK which EVs are hugely beneficial at the moment.
No comfort breaks as they go from destination to destination then back to base where they are refuelled (they run HGVs so buy fuel in bulk), so rarely refuel en-route.
A 250 mile range and wasting hours having top up charge is currently their main reasons for not buying. They do have a few 32amp charge points at the base, but these are to serve the office staff that don't really drive anywhere.....so ironically the lowest polluters (by miles driven rather than urban stop start vs motorway use) are the ones going to drive 'leccy cars.
From: Api 500+bhp MD321T @91dB Probably SN's longest owner of an Impreza Turbo
Only a slight change of habit charge when having comfort break. Nobody drives 300 miles non stop-if they do its highly dangerous for themselves and every other person who crosses their path. Policy change at the office or install further 7/11kw chargers-we are going to need to do that anyway.
I was checking out reviews for some UK based kiln dried firewood suppliers as I have a wood burner, which I don't use much but keep some wood for when its mega cold outside, if the heatpump glitches or power cuts - like last weekend as I'm on overhead power and our HV circuit goes through woodland so a tendency to get shorted by branches in storms).
Turns out some of the popular nationwide companies import it from Latvia and Lithuania!!
So, what's the carbon footprint of that? Kiln drying it, transporting it thousands of miles and then burning it?
They cite on the websites that its sustainably sourced but how can they guarantee that?
Well if they aren't runflats, then you are screwed. Especially if you opt for big rims and sub-40 profile tyres
I can attest to seeing runflats driven to near complete destruction over hundreds of miles and the car remains surprisingly stable -I'm both impressed and disgusted by both the tyre's ability to remain driveable and the driver's sheer ignorance at ignoring the dash warnings for several weeks.
We've been slowly "conditioned" into not having a spare tyre with silly excuses saying they add weight (10kg is naff all) or take too much space when modern cars with no spare have no extra boot space...the wheel well is now taken up by a giant exhaust silencer or batteries and electronics). A lot of interior space in cars is wasted; So much void area behind quarter panels, under front carpets and dashboards.
Weight is a big issue on many cars, and it's not all due to safety. Its got so bad that older VAGs out-handle their newer counterparts on Elk tests because the weight distribution screws up the ESP.
From: Api 500+bhp MD321T @91dB Probably SN's longest owner of an Impreza Turbo
Originally Posted by ALi-B
I quite like his Corvette engined Model S
So do I. Looks very well thought through, nice little design features. Its his kick in the nuts to Tesla after cancelling his referral bonuses. Je jad enough for a Roadster.
Over 100,000 miles with EV in 3 years. No punctures, just a set of tyres for each of our vehicles.
Utter codswallop, clickbait.
Shall we talk of the thousands saved in not buying petrol
I don't think it's clickbait as such, just very poor interpretation of the data. My take on it is this - there's far less else to go wrong on an EV than on an ICE vehicle, so that's why wheels/tyres make up a higher % of call-outs. Not because their wheels/tyres fail more often in absolute number terms.
So you didn't read the article then. Tesla has supplied necessary information to the French authorities. By the way, the Tesla was stopped at traffic lights- before it accelerated towards the crowd of people.
Now
I could make up a completely different outcome using your pluck it out of the sky theory. It was a terrorist attack, the driver who having lived in the west became disillusioned with Tesla's meteoric rise and wanted revenge to appease his dog
So you didn't read the article then. Tesla has supplied necessary information to the French authorities. By the way, the Tesla was stopped at traffic lights- before it accelerated towards the crowd of people.
Now
I could make up a completely different outcome using your pluck it out of the sky theory. It was a terrorist attack, the driver who having lived in the west became disillusioned with Tesla's meteoric rise and wanted revenge to appease his dog
There have been dozens of cases in the US of Tesla's unexpectedly accelerating! Another example of Tesla's lapse attitude to safety and using the public as beta testers!
From: Api 500+bhp MD321T @91dB Probably SN's longest owner of an Impreza Turbo
Originally Posted by BMWhere?
There have been dozens of cases in the US of Tesla's unexpectedly accelerating! Another example of Tesla's lapse attitude to safety and using the public as beta testers!
So the French one on realizing his mistake decided to smashed it up against the nearest bins / pedestrians instead of coming off the gas and onto the brake !?
From: Api 500+bhp MD321T @91dB Probably SN's longest owner of an Impreza Turbo
Originally Posted by IdonthaveaScooby
So the French one on realizing his mistake decided to smashed it up against the nearest bins / pedestrians instead of coming off the gas and onto the brake !?
I dont know, you certainly dont know. However Tesla definitely will know having real time telemetry
From https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...nt-2021-12-15/
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) did not consider software defects in its investigation, and French investigators need to look at software as a potential cause."
Tesla wouldn't blame their car, would they? That's why an outside investigator should be involved.
Had some amusing chat with some AA recovery guys last week. A lot of their call outs now are punctures on cars without spares, but increasingly EVs - whose owner seem to shred the tyres beyond repair rather than stop/re-inflate etc. Whether thats the type of people that drive them (like stereotypical Dacia drivers, Audi drivers etc) treating them like a white good appliance and never checking tyre conditions/pressures, or they are just more of them about. Problem is a quick temp plug repair is impossible with a wrecked tyre so they end up being flat-bedded to a tyre supplier/fitter...so a 30min job with a van end up being several hours waiting for a flatbed recovery truck. They won't tow a FWD EV on a specs truck due to the electric parking brakes self applying mid-tow (they don't trust "tow modes" - nor would I - got cars stuck in the workshop due to park/brakes auto applying when they shouldn't) and obviously AWD is a nono anyway.
The other issue is dead battery and low battery shut down. Seems a lot of the people they get called out are the ones that like to live dangerously and run the battery below 20% and thinking the range is enough for them to limp home. Then find themselves stuck as the real range vs. indicated isn't accurate (obviously...no different to ICE cars). It's possible that these driver are also the ones that used to drive their previous ICE car with the fuel light on all the time and wondering why £10 of petrol won't turn off the warning light anymore (as they've only bought 7litres ). Anyhoo they end up with their EV car shutting down.
Now the recovery vans are equipped with booster packs that are supposed to supply enough power to get the car up and running again to drive to a nearby charge point (or home)....in theory. They don't work! They smell/feel like they are going to melt when charging the car, but the net result is the same; Dead car. And a wait if several hours for a flatbed to come available to drag it home. Which lies another issue...the electric parking brake being stuck on! Which means it can only be unloaded to directly behind where the truck can park. Now think about recovering back to home in a tight cul-de-sac. And also not wanting to leave skid marks on the owner's drive. So it gets unloaded in the road...problem is the charge cable won't reach from the house!!
Then there's is one of a total battery electrics failure on a warrantied Jaguar. Flatbeded to dealership...who wouldn't accept it. Taken to another, who wouldn't accept it either. A third, same. Senior management get involved, say take back to first garage as it's been ok'd with them. Get there, nope, they still don't want it! More phone calls ensue and it eventually gets left outside the dealership with the owner turning up (had being dropped off home earlier) to have a rant at them.
So if you have a genuine break down (I blew a coolant pipe and lost all my coolant in the fast lane of the M5 - sh*t happens on 15yr old car ) and your recovery guys have no flatbeds available...chances are they are all out dragging flat tyres and flat EVs somewhere.
). Anyhoo they end up with their EV car shutting down.
) and your recovery guys have no flatbeds available...chances are they are all out dragging flat tyres and flat EVs somewhere.