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Solarchaser

JKenH said:

EV owners drive them much less than gas-powered cars

https://www.axios.com/electric-vehicle-gas-powered-cars-f1748194-89fc-40eb-964f-391362c237bb.html

People concerned about environment,  are less likely to make as many needless journeys shocker. 

Also estimates about distance based on electricity usage of the house.... that seems ridiculous. 

My energy consumption has went down since I bought an ev, does that mean I drive the car in reverse (wee ferris beuller throwback) or is it maybe because I also did more with the solar,  added house batteries,  had moved to more efficient white goods etc etc.

It's akin to me watching one petrol pump one one forecourt and saying people use less petrol, ignoring all the other pumps on every other forecourt. 

I believe this is what Mart would call FUD

EricMears

Solarchaser said:

Also estimates about distance based on electricity usage of the house.... that seems ridiculous. 

Indeed !  If of course you're making long journeys in an EV,  the majority of the energy used won't have come from home.  Equally obviously,  EVs supplied by an employer are likely to be charged at work or from a rapid network that supplies receipts.

JKenH

Pure electric cars the UK are driven an average of 9,435 miles per year

Not current news but on the subject discussed above, here is an article from last year relating to UK car usage. As expected Teslas cover the most miles in a year.

https://electriccarsreport.com/2020/04/pure-electric-cars-the-uk-are-driven-an-average-of-9435-miles-per-year/

JKenH

China: Tesla MIC Model 3 Sales At 15,000 In January 2021?

Looks like we will be getting the LFP battery cars here in the UK. Will that affect orders/sales of the SR here?

Troy Teslike reports that around 8,000 of the cars were exported to right-hand-drive markets (mostly UK):

https://insideevs.com/news/486669/china-tesla-model-3-sales-january-2021/

JKenH

Polish e-car batteries set to become export hit - daily

I hadn’t realised Poland were a player but in the third quarter last year exported almost €0.5bn batteries. 

https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/polish-e-car-batteries-set-to-become-export-hit---daily-19688

JKenH

How to maintain and service your electric car

Contrary to assumptions, EVs should be cheaper and easier to look after than ICE cars

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/advice-electric-cars/how-maintain-and-service-your-electric-car

JKenH

NEW EV CHARGING PARK UNVEILED AT EXETER LOGISTICS PARK

That’s more like it!

The commercial property business has developed the new 415-space facility on behalf of an existing occupier at Hayes Farm, East Devon.

The park is equipped with 100 EV charging stations and has the infrastructure in place to become fully electric in the future. 

https://www.insidermedia.com/news/south-west/new-ev-charging-park-unveiled-at-exeter-logistics-park

JKenH

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV to make its debut on Feb 14

This can’t come soon enough but what will GM do with the massive inventory of unsold old models? 

https://paultan.org/2021/02/09/2022-chevrolet-bolt-euv-to-make-its-debut-on-feb-14/

Coastalwatch

No doubt great news for those wishing to prove process capability of their new developments with battery technology. Lets hope it gets well utilised and heralds forth the next generation of batteries produced here in the UK along the road to net zero.

Can't help thinking though that Nissan and Tesla have a decade's start on us. But hey, you've got to start somewhere.

Battery line operational at UK battery centre

In the UK, the upcoming Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) in Coventry has revealed that the facility’s Module and Pack suite of specialist battery manufacturing equipment is now operational.

With this step, the £130 million UKBIC has moved a step closer to opening its doors for those looking to develop batteries to the mass production stage. The planned battery facility aims to provide testing facilities for new battery technologies and training for experts in a publicly funded ‘open access’ 18,500 square metre battery development facility. The Module and Pack assembly line is the first of UKBIC’s battery manufacturing equipment to have been installed and commissioned.

https://www.electrive.com/2021/02/09/battery-line-operational-at-uk-battery-centre/

JKenH

Tesla range estimates called into question in independent tests

https://electrek.co/2021/02/10/tesla-range-estimates-put-into-question-independent-tests/