High cost for a few miles

Posted on 28/10/2020 15:38 by JohnM20

Did anyone else note the letter in the latest magazine from a guy who has bought a Mercedes EQC 400 Sport. This is an all electric car which costs in the region of £65,000. For that price it is possible to pull a caravan of 1500kg for all of about 100 miles before needing to be recharged ! It might be super quiet and well built but at that price I would hope it is.

For the life of me I cannot see diesels being phased out during my lifetime. There isn't anything at present that is a viable equivalent that could take the place of a diesel engine that most people would be able to afford. 

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against electric vehicles, our milk used to be delivered in one every morning, but there are so many things that will need to be addressed before they can be universally accepted. I see a great future, though, for companies making very long heavy duty extension leads !!

Posted on 28/10/2020 15:38 by JohnM20

Did anyone else note the letter in the latest magazine from a guy who has bought a Mercedes EQC 400 Sport. This is an all electric car which costs in the region of £65,000. For that price it is possible to pull a caravan of 1500kg for all of about 100 miles before needing to be recharged ! It might be super quiet and well built but at that price I would hope it is.

For the life of me I cannot see diesels being phased out during my lifetime. There isn't anything at present that is a viable equivalent that could take the place of a diesel engine that most people would be able to afford. 

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against electric vehicles, our milk used to be delivered in one every morning, but there are so many things that will need to be addressed before they can be universally accepted. I see a great future, though, for companies making very long heavy duty extension leads !!

Posted on 28/10/2020 22:13 by redface

It may be that our government, keen to show it's green credentials, has over estimated the power of electricity and our ability to spend £50K+ on a suitable tug.

Let alone the capability of manufacturers to produce electric cars, vans and lorries etc., that would hasten the demise of petrol and diesel by their suggested date.

Although I will not be there to see it, I doubt very much that our world will be sgreen as they had hoped.at the time anticipated.

Posted on 30/10/2020 09:09 by cyberyacht

Realistically, at the current state of play, EV's are only practicable as city/commuter cars. Distance touring/towing/motorhoming have entirely different requirements that electricity cannot, at the present time, satisfy.