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Martyn1981

michaels said:

I'm so glad I pay my licence fee for this garbage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54989167

You're not kidding, WOW:

The consumer organisation Which estimates the average driver will use between £450 and £750 a year of additional electricity charging an electric car.

So, ignoring PV, and buying all the leccy, the UK average mileage is 7,900 pa. I think it's fair to use 4 miles/kWh, so approx 2,000kWh. At 15p, again a fair start I think, that's £300pa. If you go onto E7 or one of the clever variable rates, then 10p or even 5p is a perfectly reasonable price to 'assume', so £100 to £200pa.
To get to their average driver figure you would need to be paying 22.5p/kWh to 37.5p/kWh.
I hope I'm not cheating here, isn't it reasonable to assume that a household incurring such a large increase in leccy demand would consider cheap rate deals, and the 'average' driver, probably wouldn't do much expensive rapid charging.
Perhaps, their figures represent an average BEV driver, who might do a lot more than the average annual mileage, and bought the car to reduce their high fuel costs? Or they are considering those with no ability to charge at home, but again I'd suggest that would not be an average today, where BEV purchases would be weighted towards households with home charging atm.

PS. EVand PV, yep, great advert for the Zoe then whose ~238 mile range has been supersized.

JKenH

Tesla gets snubbed as GM, Lucid bag EV wins at AutoTech’s inaugural awards

The company did not list the nominees it received for the segment, but it did announce that General Motors won the “Auto Battery Technology Innovation of the Year” award. 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-snubbed-against-gm-lucid-autotech-awards/

Martyn1981

Couldn't decide where to put this, as what peeked my interest was a 'side' issue.
So we have JCB expanding their BEV range, which is not only lower carbon, but also allows for quieter working environments, less health issues especially if indoors etc etc:

JCB launches electric telehandler and dumper

JCB has launched its first-ever electric site dumper and telehandler expanding its offer from the one-tonne excavator launched three years ago and its small tracked dumpster in the E-Tech range.

But what caught my eye was the end of this sentence, and the 'box' in the photo's:

Both machines are being sold as clean air and low noise alternatives and JCB has extended operating times launching a new universal standlone charger unit for sites and hire depots.

A kind sole on the Navitron forum has found more info on the product:
JCB Power pack

At 23 or 46 kWh, it's a tad smaller than I thought it would be, but it is 'stackable', so my mind went racing with all the potential uses, and the benefits of it over an on-site gennie. I wonder how much it costs, and if it could be used domestically as a standalone unit - perhaps too messy, but for off-grid use?

Hexane

Martyn1981 said:

michaels said:

I'm so glad I pay my licence fee for this garbage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54989167

You're not kidding, WOW
PS. EVand PV, yep, great advert for the Zoe then whose ~238 mile range has been supersized.

Credit where credit is due, the author given for this piece of journalism (or garbage, depending on your point of view), published 18 November 2020, is Justin Rowlatt, who is the BBC's "Chief environment correspondent". Apparently he's on Twitter as @BBCJustinR

Martyn1981

Putting aside the Tesla element, this article makes for interesting reading on the benefits of driving a BEV police vehicle, reduced stress, clearer radio comms, and hoped for longer working life expectancy (for the vehicle).

Fremont Police Dept. Releases Uplifting EV Pilot Program Results

In March 2019, the Fremont Police Department began testing a Tesla Model S 85 that was customized for patrol operations. Testing ended one year later, and yesterday, the Fremont Police Department (PD) released the test results and emailed them over to CleanTechnica (and surely other media outlets).

Just my musings, but when the Cybertruck was launched one of my first thoughts was what a great police vehicle it would make. It would also seem to solve most of the issues raised in this article, such as head room, initial cost, 'prisoner' space, ground clearance etc, and I assume repairs for minor scuffs, or nudges. Even offer an enhanced element of occupant safety via the thicker skin, and 'deliver' 6 cops when necessary. Might even make for a good European motorway vehicle, able to carry huge amounts of kit, like the big Volvo's and Land Rovers, but too large for city driving.

Martyn1981

Article on a real life range test of BEV's. Nice to see our car come in second.

You May Be Surprised: Real-Life EV Range Test Compilation By Danish Motorist Association

So, sales are certainly pointing toward inevitable BEV dominance in the future, but while waiting for solid legislation, the Danish Motorist Association (FDM) — through its magazine Motor — thought it would be useful for potential EV buyers to compare real-life range of EVs on the market. What a great idea! FDM is very consistent in its testing, and since it has now tested so many EVs, it has produced a nice table in its news feed.

Martyn1981

That ain't gonna buff out!
Folk may have seen this on the news, but after an horrific accident, the driver of this TM3 was able to run away (but was later caught) with minor injuries.
All hail the safety of Tesla's, but more importantly, all BEV's designed from the ground up (not ICE conversions) are so, so much safer, and this really needs to be pushed as a value to everyone when considering a BEV v's ICEV purchase.

Tesla Model 3 Gets Absolutely Demolished, Driver Walks Away With “Minor Injuries”

Earlier this week, a Tesla Model 3 driver in Oregon was reportedly speeding along at 100 mph (160 km/h) while high on marijuana and lost control of his car. The Model 3 struck an electricity pole, a couple of trees, and a utility box, getting absolutely demolished in the process. It was getting smashed to bits for 300 feet after leaving the asphalt as it was “shearing a power pole off at the base as well as striking and knocking over two trees and a telephone junction box.”

Even many of the small batteries packed into the battery pack came flying out, some hitting and entering homes near the roadway. “The force of the crash sent many of the cells into nearby homes, with one of them even landing in the lap of an occupant inside. Another landed on a bed, setting the bed sheets on fire,” Drive Tesla Canada writes. “A tire was ripped from the car during the collision and struck the second story siding of a nearby apartment complex with such force that it ruptured the water pipes within the wall, destroying the bathroom to the apartment and flooding the downstairs portion of the apartment as well,” the the City of Corvallis Police Department wrote in a Facebook post (I guess that’s how some press releases are published these days).

The driver was apparently effective at fleeing the scene on foot, but was found a bit later. He is said to have gotten only minor injuries.

Solarchaser

Thats pretty darn mangled right enough.

Ectophile

Martyn1981 said:

That ain't gonna buff out!
Folk may have seen this on the news, but after an horrific accident, the driver of this TM3 was able to run away (but was later caught) with minor injuries.
All hail the safety of Tesla's, but more importantly, all BEV's designed from the ground up (not ICE conversions) are so, so much safer, and this really needs to be pushed as a value to everyone when considering a BEV v's ICEV purchase.

Tesla Model 3 Gets Absolutely Demolished, Driver Walks Away With “Minor Injuries”

Earlier this week, a Tesla Model 3 driver in Oregon was reportedly speeding along at 100 mph (160 km/h) while high on marijuana and lost control of his car. The Model 3 struck an electricity pole, a couple of trees, and a utility box, getting absolutely demolished in the process. It was getting smashed to bits for 300 feet after leaving the asphalt as it was “shearing a power pole off at the base as well as striking and knocking over two trees and a telephone junction box.”

Even many of the small batteries packed into the battery pack came flying out, some hitting and entering homes near the roadway. “The force of the crash sent many of the cells into nearby homes, with one of them even landing in the lap of an occupant inside. Another landed on a bed, setting the bed sheets on fire,” Drive Tesla Canada writes. “A tire was ripped from the car during the collision and struck the second story siding of a nearby apartment complex with such force that it ruptured the water pipes within the wall, destroying the bathroom to the apartment and flooding the downstairs portion of the apartment as well,” the the City of Corvallis Police Department wrote in a Facebook post (I guess that’s how some press releases are published these days).

The driver was apparently effective at fleeing the scene on foot, but was found a bit later. He is said to have gotten only minor injuries.

Looking on the Euro NCAP web site, a 2019 Renault Clio comes out just as high as a Tesla Model 3 for driver safety, and even slightly better for passenger safety.

JKenH

Autocar launches new digital home for EVs

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/technology-news/autocar-launches-new-digital-home-evs