Comment on Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Going full EV will never happen with today’s tech. They just don’t meet the need of too many drivers outside the middle class. Unless you don’t need to take longer trips often and you can change at home, EVs suck.
PHEVs with 80 miles of range will be the sweet spot IMO.
peter@feddit.uk 10 months ago
In the UK the range of an EV will get you quite a significant distance. Some EVs advertise a range over 400 miles. Even half that is more than most brits travel in a day.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If it’s not useful for car trips, the average lower income family isn’t going to rent a car or fly. Nobody drops 30k so they can rent a car every time they want to leave the island.
peter@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Cornwall to Aberdeen is 700 miles, you’d only have to stop to charge 4 times even with a 200 mile range. You’re probably stopping more than that to take a piss. And I can’t imagine too many people are making that journey.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Taking a piss and grabbing snacks for an entire family is 5-10 minutes and gas. Not 30 for a full recharge. Or an hour if the supercharger isn’t available.