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Whether people living in flat complexes or don't have off road parking should even own cars is another debate. Why should the local community be paying for these peoples storage problem?... See I also can be illiberal. But actually there is a point. The newly appointed marketing manager for VW...

Ahh.. but you don't know my income.

The UK is not the only country in the world... Yes we have two diesel cars and we do get discounts on each others insurance, but a new Kia would be at the 40K euro level and its comprehensive insurance would be high. When we do get another car, it will be an EV. We do have expensive tax on...

I have a professional familiarity with this topic... . And I have great faith in the resilience of my fellow engineering professionals. Lets see now who was it who claimed that Wind couldn't cope with 5% ,10% 20%, 40% of Grid demand, without creating instabilities?. Who claimed that an entire...

Well taxation was not on the agenda... But of course you are co rrect. It is typical for a State to offer tax concessions at the start of a new technology bin order to" prime the pump ",and because economies of scale have not swung into action. You might need to consult a more erudite...

Look at fleccs timings. The on street user will have the car plugged in all night. But the reality is lots of people have garages or driveways. The none grant cost of installation is under 1grand for a nice shiny new socket. Now that is less than a garage door or a glass porch and is a once...

There are other countries in the world than the UK, with different legislation. In Ireland the EV road tax is 120 euro pa whereas it is 280 for my diesel.. But it is the insurance which would hurt. That would typically be another 600.

Yep.. like I say the only problem, for many of us would be the double standing charges for road tax and insurance. Tidy that up , by say using the same insurance for multiple vehicles and it's a runner. What the last year has shown is that ice cars can be left standing with little usage, and...

I think you are looking at this the wrong end on. You would have e noticed in France, and Spain those rural San Permis cars . They totter along the 30 Kms from the local village to the local big town , bringing the pensioner in to their medical appointment or weekly shop. The little seat...

Zathlan, I know you are a petrol head, and I most assuredly am not. Now an electric car is fundamentally an incredibly simple device. The only expensive part at present is the battery pack. At present the various manufacturers are loading up their cars with unnecessary gizmos ,in order to give...

Yes the National Grid can manage the ramp up in demand. .. particularly as it is all off peak. . I am marginally on your side in this debate, as my travel to France would be problematic at present. Ferries arrival time slippage is regular, I can see lithium being replaced with another cheaper...

Careful now. That survey on electric cars referred to California.. so I checked. California is longer than the UK, is 40% bigger land mass, and has around 1/2 the population. Moreover the majority of the population are clustered into the coastal zone, with vast areas of low population. Now...

You might also include Ireland in that list.

Prime Ministers do not make mistakes . They head an entire civil service , they have competent advisors in every discipline. They are the spokesperson for a very well oiled machine . They articulate GOVERNMENT policy. Its what the job title means. The situation in September 2018 was that...

Look I don't bother with UK politicans as a rule, and it is yer decision whether Tweedledee or Tweebledum occupies a certain flat. However BJ was fundementally responsible for the current situation in NI. He lied over his intentions regarding a border in the Irish Sea, Foster et al stomached...

The trivia .. is that NI today" Celebrates " its 100 year anniversary, with the DUP in convulsions. The FM Ms Foster has lost the confidence of her party, for being too liberal!!!. The front runner is a person who believes in a 4000 year old earth. Now if the prospect of a civil war or at...

You know what is a real guilty pleasure?. Their Drinking Chocolate with Cream... Anyway I am now spoiled in the coffee department. My avaricious soul will not allow me buy coffee in any of these outlets now . The Nespresso Vertuo machine at home produces better at 50 cents a mug.

Well the only point he has is that it does take longer. Now any USA house using the 120 outlet is doomed to irritation. .. Even their washing machines let alone electric stoves use the biphase 240 V . I contribute to an Audio audiophile forum, and it seems to me that the major problem in the...

I see that a lot of our postal vans .. called using extreme originality An Post are now full electric.

I never ever liked the noise.. not just in my dotage. The only thing worse is the high speed whine of a high speed electric motor ..brush noise.