Strange, since that description fits the Brexit referendum!
With many of the new generation of e-cars commonly offering a genuine 220 mile range and with a few at from 300 to even 500 miles, you'd have no problem. As I posted, like many e-car owners I charge at approaching half empty, which on a 220 mile car means you have your 100 miles plus in the tank, just like the diesel.
Indeed, that's absolutely right gw8izr. I'm sure that's what is behind the government's wish to urgently upgrade home insulation standards, not that this will be sufficient to make up the shortfall. And of course what was behind the urgent push to smart meters, in the vain hope that would encourage a cut in consumption.
A few months ago we received notification that our local substation (might not be the exact term - but some grid connection/transformer equipment) is overloaded, and is reaching end of life and needs replacement. Until it is replaced, we might have supply issues - though they hoped to do the actual changeover either live or almost instantly.
I don't suffer anything like that, despite my car being stuffed with electronic features. On the odd couple of occasions I've left mine unused for a week, it hasn't lost anything noticeable.
I know my (petrol) car progressively shuts things down - the longer it is left, the more is shut down. Never really taken much notice of exactly what but sometimes, after it has not been used for several days, things start up differently. I take that as evidence of it having reduced its battery usage. So far, never left it unused for as long as weeks.
do you know how much is the usage cost (of adding 125 miles in 15 minutes) of one of those ultra rapid chargers?
I bet there are already, and there's plenty of options.
And for sure electric heating isn’t the only solution, it was only making the point about whether the network can support charging electric cars. But unless some infrastructure changes are made the default will bimble down to the least effective solution of electric heating and all that entails. I think I calculated at one point that we would need something in the order of an extra 80 GW of generating capacity to heat our homes albeit only in winter. Now that was back of an envelope calculation and clever people will come up with a different figure but nonetheless a big chunk of power needed.
I don't, my car from 2018 can't use their full rate.
On an s85 it's free, but vampire drain is unique to tesla, meaning one has to leave it plugged in at home, which isnt free.
There will ultimately have to be a shift from taxing diesel and petrol to electric used for transportation.
I have not paid much attention to electric cars, my first and only encounter being with the first generation of Nissan Leaf. That was a very capable car in terms of performance, but quite short on range, only about 60 miles moderately careful driving, less is driven in a sporty way. The owner also reported a slight, but noticeable drop in range after around three years.
And by then it could well be viable for all your use, such is the pace of progress. It's been like the earlier computing days, buy one this year and next year it's out of date.
But unlike computers, which rapidly lost value after a year, the second hand E-car market seems to be holding up well.
And used prices will likely become more affordable (a used leaf go for as little as 6k, in usa used s85s for around 17k $)
I don't think that can easily happen, the snag being that they can be charged from a home 13 amp point. Indeed I do half my charging that way to give the battery the easiest possible life.
