Denis99

No need to use the term “paki”. Not in the 1960’s now, should know better than to use should a racist term.

The FIT has been reduced by the government, to the present day that makes it less unattractive. I was fortunate that when we installed the panels, the FIT was reasonable and guaranteed for the next 25 years.

Range anxiety is not really a problem, batteries are increasing in size, hence mileage. I speak from experience, had a Leaf 24kw battery for over two years. Never run out of energy once. Just requires a little planning if you need to travel longer distances, not difficult really. Just another myth that people throw up. Do you really need a full tank of fossil fuel just to feel happy about the ability to drive say 400 miles? As Bob Dylan said “ The times they are a changing”

Is your car economic? Nothing looses value quicker than motor vehicle depreciation. Sure, PW2 is about £6000. But, I still get about £1000 FIT. This year to date we have saved about £500 in electricity that I would have purchased without the PW2. PW2 makes long term sense, won’t have another ICE car, so my car will be charged via the PW2. Think long term, certainly makes more sense than throwing the money at a depreciation on a car. Forgot to say, we were spending about £800 a year on diesel, so add that to the savings.

Requires a massive change in regards to how we consider “fuelling”. Charge points at place of work, car parks, hospitals etc. Anywhere where people visit, that way the cars are charged whilst not in use. Still doesn’t address congestion though.....

In a similar vein to the post directly above. The Tesla Powerwall 2 battery allows you to store the enrgy produced by the solar panels, instead of exporting this energy to the grid. Battery capacity is 14kwh. You still get paid for the Feed in Tariff as well. Attached is the data for this year. Detached house, 4 bedrooms, and includes all the energy used for running a Nissan Leaf

Seems as though the thread has been slightly detoured, but I”ll throw my thoughts in. I have had a Nissan Leaf 24kw Tekna for over two years. Driven about 12,000 miles in that time. Let’s get the more contentious issues out of the way. Range, yep about 80 miles. Home charging is great, all this talk about filling up at a petrol station taking say 10 minutes only, yep, home charging whilst the car is not in use. You can even set the timer overnight to make use of off peak charge rates. Yep, long distances take some planning, but most people ( not all), drive within the range most of the time. Oil is running out. Burning fossil fuels are bad for the environment, especially in built up areas with high population density, they are bad for us. People say the environmental cost of an EV car is the same as a fossil fuel car..... Taking the initial manufacturing environment cost as being about equal, the EV car can “burn” any type of electricity....nuclear, coal,gas, wind, solar, hydro . The fossil fuel car burns oil, which uses a lot of energy just to produce. Then it is typically sent around the world in big tankers. Then it is transported to petrol stations, then it is burnt by cars. All this energy is burnt into the environment. So, new technology to reduce emissions need to be invested in green energy, new charge network etc, will need time to achieve. Zero road tax, very much reduced service costs. No DMF,no particulate filter,no oil. Longer life brakes due to regen on the EV. Virtual silent. We get typically four miles for every one kWh of energy. One kWh is approx 16p. Made the commitment to being “more green” a while ago. Solar panels on the roof, plus bought a Tesla Powerwall battery to reduce the strain on the grid and cost of electricity. Electricity is going to cost more in the future. Won’t suit everyone, but EV cars would suit a large proportion of the population.

Some of the better equipped bike shops have a bottom bracket facing tool. This is primarily usd to ensure that the bottom bracket shell faces are parallel to each other , and sometimes removing excess paint etc. Could be used to trim the one side of the bb shell in this instance with some cutting fluid.

I haven’t ramped the crap out of any bike I have ever owned. I’m just an ordinary rider, wheels on the ground type. Never broke a frame, never bust a wheel, worst I have had in nearly 55 years of riding is a broken mech hanger.

For me, this thread shows the real longer term cost of running an Mountain ebike. I had a Bosch powered mountain ebike with the CX performance motor. Fine for the first 500 miles, and then nothing but trouble. Error codes, motor cutting out, plenty of distance help from Bosch UK, but the problems never disappeared. Eventually the bearings rumbled and the manufacturer decided to accept the bike back and give me a replacement bike. 50 miles into its second ride, error codes and motor failed. Got my money back. However, I am not convinced that ( from my Bosch experience), that the motors are up to the task of real off road trail centre riding. A typical bike will need maintenance, headset, bottom brackets chain, cassette etc. Front and rear suspension is reasonably easy and cheap , Orange 5 is probably the simplest design. However, eMobile motor bearing strip downs, increased drive chain wear due to the higher torque makes you wonder about the real cost. Even a road bike looks expensive long term considering a typical road bike can be ridden for many thousands of miles with reasonably minimal maintenance and cost. And we haven’t even considered the battery losing its capacity over time. Expensive to buy, and very expensive to run. On the road, ok, just about justified, off road, no thanks.

Now sold

Your opinion, not mine. Will look forward to any for sale posts you make in future. You seem to be the decider on what price should be advertised.

Not a very helpful response really. Someone who might be genuinely wanting to buy the bike will see your response and think they can drive the price down even lower. Wouldn't mind if you sent me a private message, or was considering to buy it yourself. All you have done is harm the sale at half price.