February Magazine - Nick Lomas EVs

Should say discredit, not recredit

It is not the cost of charging an EV that puts many off buying/leasing an EV it will as  many others who do not have solar panels or access to economy 7 meters it is the national shortage of infrastructure that in this area as many others ,there is no way home charging can be accessed ,

Ps have just checked prices to charge jag i pace

home empty to full £11.97  70 +hrs?

public charge  20%-80% £13.34

so it depends on what the car is needed for, and they do not publisize towing figures

We have an EV, no economy 7 or solar and charging costs around £3, mostly less as it's often a part charge. 

Charging costs are available on the utility web sites.

I'm sure the Government won't keep the zero tax for electric vehicles for long once the sales of internal combustion engined cars drop in favour of electric sufficiently and they will also have to find a way of recovering the loss of fuel duty somehow. Don't expect electric vehicle running costs to stay low for long!

The cost of charging an EV does not concern me. The range and lack of facilities would.

It wouldn't quite go with their green credentials to tax electric vehicles? There is an issue here as you can't tax the fuel as that would mean cost of electricity would have to increase and the use of electricity for charging cars will only be one element of use. Perhaps they will be tempted to go for road charging which you could make a case for as it has the effect of encouraging people onto public transport and reducing congestion. Also any Government keen to get people to change over to electric vehicles wouldn't want to put that at risk by increasing the cost. It will be interesting to see how any future Government cope with the shortfall of fuel tax revenues. Perhaps a pound a bottle on wine might help!!!

David

Just been reading an article in my company (railway)magazine by a professor from Cornwall who has been studying claims by  ev makers of the distances their vehicles can cover on a single charge,

It seems the max miles per charge are based on an average speed of 30kph,   the chart then goes on to give mpk until the 70mph equivelant  being used, which could mean for every hour travelled it could mean a 45min recharge

That is without a caravan on the hook

Ps it was in answer to whether long distance travel in the future would see a resurgence in motor rail services

Fortunately there are lots of "real world" tests out there that give a fairly good impression of real range of EV cars. Whilst I accept that probably manufacturers figures should  be taken with a pinch of sort, a bit like Kia mpg figures . I rather fancy a Kia E-Niro but at £38000 for the long range version that would be an extravagance so it looks as if I will stick with petrol for a while longer.

Real world? I think this man is quite an expert on what he advises  

Ps as the review of the Nero states, the mile per charge is possible as long as it is not at motorway speeds