Yes, they will. But if there is a major disconnect between what consumers need and what they are allowed to buy they might be telling the government to go royally feck themselves.
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Yes, they will. But if there is a major disconnect between what consumers need and what they are allowed to buy they might be telling the government to go royally feck themselves.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Ifs and buts and why’s.
There are brilliant engineers and designers out there who will develop ideas that we can’t even imagine today. I’m looking forward to it all. In the meantime, I’ll keep my ten year old diseasel and play the waiting game.
There are brilliant engineers and designers out there who will develop ideas that we can’t even imagine today. I’m looking forward to it all. In the meantime, I’ll keep my ten year old diseasel and play the waiting game.
Being an early adopter is seldom a good idea.
mindlagoon
pfm Member
The way they vandalise garage forecourts and lamposts?? You have a pretty bleak view of society.
The days of attractive hatchback-sized cars with 500 miles on a single charge are not far off. There will be a mindset shift in how people 'top up' their cars. And attitudes to personal transportation will probably need to change, but they are already, amongst younger people. Where is the sense in owning a vehicle that spends 80% of its life parked up, losing value? It's an appalling waste of resources. There will come a time when people will be able to call electric driverless taxis from their phone - a fleet of small pods will bimble about between charge points and customers, and everyone will wear silver suits and have flowers in their hair. Alright, maybe not the flowers, and maybe it's a bit fanciful, but we have had over 100yrs of personal transportation by burning hydrocarbons. It can't last. Creating little explosions inside cylinders over and over to generate torque is archaic, and long past its use-by date.
gingermrkettle
Deep vein trombonist
Type 2 connectors have a locking mechanism at both ends.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
I just had to check.. the Toymota Pious has been in the U.K. for over twenty years.
At least I don't imagine a society that doesn't exist. I was just wondering, how do you vandalize a lamp post, when I realized that they do. A walk through the housing schemes around me will regularly find posts with the covers missing. A few years ago a dog was killed when it peed on one! Made the paper. But if you live in a place where you never see a broken parking meter I envy you.
I didn't think people bought cars as an investment.
How many types of connector are there?
gingermrkettle
Deep vein trombonist
Type 2 is the mandated connector for AC charging for EU spec cars. So unless we decide to deviate for stupid reasons...
I was at a service station a few years ago and noticed quite a few different types of charger. Tesla had one, there were others for different brands. So do they all use the same type of charger now?
davidsrsb
pfm Member
SE Asia is now a huge car market. We have to deal with heat, so air conditioning is a drain on both EV and ICE cars.
Few Asian countries allow domestic cars to tow at all.
EVs are coming because of the air pollution from ICE engines is hopeless.
Johnnycab is coming.
gingermrkettle
Deep vein trombonist
DC charging is being standardised around the CCS connector, previously people like Nissan had a different type.
Tesla is different, that is separated by software availability (you need a Tesla account to access) rather than physical connection. However, there is a rule on the way that all new public chargers need contctless payment options.
Wobblybob
pfm Member
I agree but I’m 62, have a Range Rover and want to run it into the ground. I really don’t want to buy another car, ever. You can sense the rules closing in around you.
forester
pfm Member
Not wishing to diss the Range Rover, but I can't see it lasting another 20 or 30 years. Surely better to buy the last proper one they build in 2029. Personally I'm thinking about buying the last Landcruiser.
I reckon caravans will need to carry a battery to supplement the towing vehicle, would be interested to know what the caravanners think.
I reckon caravans will need to carry a battery to supplement the towing vehicle, would be interested to know what the caravanners think.
Ian M
pfm Member
No, most new cars, including Tesla, can charge anywhere there is is CCS. Nissan use a Chademo connector. Most rapid chargers have been installed with CCS and Chademo but later ones are being installed with CCS only. Chademo will probably die out eventually. The exception being that only Tesla can charge on a Tesla Supercharger, this may change and Tesla may allow other manufacturers to use them.
I am surprised your neighbour is not charging his car during the night and taking advantage of the cheaper economy 7 rate? Most domestic car chargers are 7Kw types and require a separate isolated feed direct from the other side of the meter. This feed to the charge point is required before the charge installation company will fit the charger. This will need to be done by your electricity supplier as it needs to be connected to the meter side of the supply. You normally have to show a picture of this to the charge point company before they will come out to install the charger.