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That was considered a big problem on the Leaf originally and s/h prices were very low up to four years ago. Back then I could buy a hardly used Leaf only 8 months old at only 40% of the new price But that's all changed now and those a few years old are sometimes even exceeding the s/h prices...

Indeed, but one serious fault, speaking of four year battery life. We already have e-cars running at up to 8 years on the original battery. .

True, but Mazda still have a lot of dependence, the Mazda 2 is largely the Ford Fiesta, the Mazda 3 the Ford Focus. They are moving apart though, anfd i daresxay Mazda aren't happy at Fords lack of progress on electric cars. I completely disagree. That from Mercedes doesn't surprise me...

Sour grapes, yet another article claiming e-cars are less environmental, and nonsense once again. Mazda are Ford of course, and Ford have been notably unsuccessful with their e-car attempts and are way behind on the design of them. They'd be saying the opposite if they were ahead of the curve. .

There will undoubtedly be E-camper vans anyway. The only reason for e-cars not towing is that, in the absence of a gearbox with multiple gears, they have to be designed for a given nominal load. A camper van can be designed for its typical load. .

But still a small minority though, the vast majority of cars aren't even equipped with a tow bar so never tow anything. We don't need everyone to dash into buying a e-car and couldn't supply them if they did. As long as enough are there to buy every one we can make, that's enough for the...

Thanks Ted. I've just re-sent my original to this address. .

You've posted this in the non electric bike subjects forum Raboa. Best repost it in the electric bikes general discussion forum to get replies. .

At present yes, and the future for motorbikes isn't settled yet. But the national bans on new ic sales begin with Norway in 2025, followed at intervals by other countries. Norway is already at over 50% of all new registrations being electric. That will be the problem from some date, not...

True for Andy-mat too, and Woosh who needs to drive to France. But you are part of minority groups. Most drivers don't have such needs or do these longer journeys. Average male mileage in the UK is some 9000 miles, average female mileage under 6000 miles. Clearly half covering less than those...

Batteries have proved to be not a problem, lasting far longer than initially expected. They use large lower density cells that dont suffer the stresses that the high density cells we have in our e-bikes do. I confidently expect to be driving on my original battery in ten years time if I'm...

Very nice indeed. Sadly I doubt the authorities will bend now they've chosen their path, type approval rules can easily be used to kill off two stroke, no matter how clean it's made. Exhaust gases are only one pollutant, exhaust noise is another, particularly in urban areas. .

The trouble is the way most have implemented PHEV hybrid. something buyers often don't realise until they've bought. Their electric side is very low powered, falling far short of true e-cars so losing most of the attraction. Put your foot down to join a traffic stream and the petrol engine...

Hybrid is just not worth pursuing any more. The large new lineup of e-cars about to enter the market include many models that can be bought with genuine ranges from over 300 miles to 500 miles on some. Add to that the ultra rapid charging adding another 200 miles in a 25 minute coffee break...

I think Al Bedwell is wrong in this remark at present: "However, he added that major efforts to increase sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) may not work in the absence of consumer demand." There's long waiting list for all e-cars and a big pent up demand. So much so that second hand...

There's partially historic aspect to this Andy. When the switch from NiMh to Lithium first occurred back in the mid 2000s, a two year life or even less was commonplace. This was mainly due to the simple cathodes at the time, but in some cases the most powerful e-bikes were greatly exceeding...

There are definitely possibilities for two stroke, but I fear that it's too late to turn the tide for anything other than racing. With all the impending e-car releases and many more planned, electric is already firmly sealed for future road car use and will become commonplace within five...

This is completely wrong and offensive. Danidl's long posting record shows very clearly his intense dislike of the IRA and of terrorist actions. Nor is he in any way anti UK, he maintains a strong interest in the UK and is concerned for its future following brexit. .

We have recently been friends with Iran and have just said we want to be their friends again. Such language is commonplace and limited in meaning in politics and Corbyn is a politician. And Israelis are hardly in a position to protest at such harmless use of the word friend, when they created...

This was obvious all along and why I protested at the time that it was nonsense, a fabrication simply to smear Corbyn. As soon as the election was over, it stopped. .