This is a long overdue addition to the forum. Yes, I know, Petrolheads and electric. No exhaust or induction noise. No manual gearbox.
But what we gain is 100% torque from standstill, torque vectoring, substantially cheaper running costs. Ideal for daily drivers. Plus government, world market forces, the manufacturers, the environmentalists... Greta Thunberg. That's where the mass market is going, and whether we like it or not, there it is [insert Jeff Goldblum].
I must admit, several times I've came close to swapping out the daily for a BEV. The 'good ones' - Tesla, I-Pace, are a bit out of my price range. The second hand market is low volume, high demand. NI public charging infrastructure is grim. However I'd bet in the next 5 years that will drastically change, and I'll be humming my way to work on top of dynamo and duracells.
Oh and I've hastily thrown together a brief article on EVs and some subjective commentary on NI electrification:
Anyway, I know we have many members with EVs, so post up your experiences and let us know how great life is on the dark side.
Andy
But what we gain is 100% torque from standstill, torque vectoring, substantially cheaper running costs. Ideal for daily drivers. Plus government, world market forces, the manufacturers, the environmentalists... Greta Thunberg. That's where the mass market is going, and whether we like it or not, there it is [insert Jeff Goldblum].
I must admit, several times I've came close to swapping out the daily for a BEV. The 'good ones' - Tesla, I-Pace, are a bit out of my price range. The second hand market is low volume, high demand. NI public charging infrastructure is grim. However I'd bet in the next 5 years that will drastically change, and I'll be humming my way to work on top of dynamo and duracells.
Oh and I've hastily thrown together a brief article on EVs and some subjective commentary on NI electrification:
Northern Ireland Electric Vehicle Market Update - RMS Motoring
With the launch of our new Electric Vehicle Forum section I thought it was high time RMS provided a roundup of the current state of the Electric Vehicle (EV) market in NI with a peek at the used market and a vague comment on the local charging infrastructure, or you guessed it, lack of. If
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Anyway, I know we have many members with EVs, so post up your experiences and let us know how great life is on the dark side.
Andy