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j77 Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Fife Posts: 2909 |
In the next couple of years I will more than likely switch to electric, now that the range is starting to improve it makes an electric car more appealing to me. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200 |
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6th Feb 2017 4:56 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
dont worry wind farms will supply the needed electricity
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6th Feb 2017 5:01 pm |
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Yorky Bob Member Since: 28 Apr 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4561 |
Ask your GP for a second pinion. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current |
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6th Feb 2017 5:09 pm |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1053 |
you could have fully independent suspension with a motor on each wheel, make it awesome off road. Common sense isn't very common.
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6th Feb 2017 5:56 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
The reliability is there and its the same half price servicing each year, my daughter runs the only electric fleet of taxis in Cornwall and is retiring her first one bought in 2013.
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6th Feb 2017 10:58 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Petrol stations will start selling electricity as well as all the other fuels. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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7th Feb 2017 12:29 am |
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tenet Member Since: 23 Jul 2009 Location: cotswolds Posts: 1081 |
Trying to imagine the chaos at motorway service stations with hundreds of cars all waiting to recharge - look how busy the motorway petrol pumps are today and I would imagine most of these are long haul motorists otherwise you would fill up in town.
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7th Feb 2017 9:27 am |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4353 |
Given the time it takes to charge a vehicle then we can expect to see more coffee shops in garages plus supermarket cut price charging while you do your shopping (spend £x and get £y worth of free electricity etc). The big shock will come when the government decides that it is losing fuel duty revenue and finds a way to tax electrons used for transport. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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7th Feb 2017 9:30 am |
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tim_roberts Member Since: 10 Aug 2013 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 215 |
The owners of electric cars are currently living in a dream world, being subsidised by us, the owners of gas-guzzlers.
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7th Feb 2017 9:31 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Our government is already talking about it. Road usage by distance, GPS tracking of all cars. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device! Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18 |
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7th Feb 2017 9:37 am |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4946 |
How much would a petrol car cost to run if you removed all taxation so as to make a rough comparison with an electric car ? Jules |
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7th Feb 2017 9:37 am |
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RogB Member Since: 16 Dec 2014 Location: Mansfield Posts: 3880 |
you mean similar to the campaign against diesel cars now ?
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7th Feb 2017 9:38 am |
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Yorky Bob Member Since: 28 Apr 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4561 |
Correct RogB better people than them will find a way round that,......and so on.........and so on.......
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7th Feb 2017 9:46 am |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
If there was PHEV that would tow 2000kg then i would look towards it, if the cost was sensible, its a shame the Outlander can only do 1500kg
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7th Feb 2017 10:28 am |
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