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JKenH

JKenH said:

Tesla Slashes Prices of Entry-Level Model 3 and Model Y

Well, not exactly slashing prices but a cut. I expect this is related to the constricting factor of battery supply (which has been mentioned by Tesla as delaying the roll out of the semi). Diverting sales away from the bigger batteried cars to those with smaller batteries to shift more units overall seems logical to me.

https://hypebeast.com/2021/2/tesla-model-y-model-3-price-slash-announcement

Tesla Cancels Cheapest Version Of Model Y: Kills Off Standard Range RWD

What is going on? First they cut the price then they drop the model.

https://insideevs.com/news/489607/tesla-cancel-model-y-standard-range/

JKenH

Tesla owner faces winter wait as Supercharger station gets blocked en masse

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-supercharger-mass-iceing-canada-images/

Solarchaser

ASavvyBuyer said:

EVandPV said:

JKenH said:

Scots councils plan EV charging tariffs

More councils in central Scotland are preparing to introduce tariffs for electric vehicle drivers using public chargepoints. As well as reducing the authority’s own electricity costs, the councils hope charges will encourage the private sector to install more chargepoints.  

West Lothian’s tariff for rapid (over 43kW) chargers will be: £1 minimum charge, £0.30 unit rate/kWh, maximum stay limit of 45 minutes, and an overstay charge of £1/minute.

For fast and standard chargers (7-22kW), the tariffs will be: £1 minimum charge, £0.16 unit rate/kWh, no maximum stay.

https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/68123/scots-councils-plan-ev-charging-tariffs/

Yup, it was nice while it lasted but it had to come. Maybe a little bit too soon though, imho. Could have perhaps done with another year or 2 without fees to help with the uptake of EV's.
Personally, I haven't used a public charger in over a year since we got a home charger. We don't do particularly high mileage so home charging is all we tend to need. Probably a good percentage of the population in the same boat.

Those charges look quite reasonable compared with some other companies.

It will also mean the chargers are available for those that need to use them, rather than people using them when they don't need to, just because they are free.

The overstay charge, by the minute, should also help to stop charger hogging.

Bit disappointing for those of us who will be needing to use them as part of business, but will have to leave the car for an hour or two.

Well let's face it, I won't be leaving it for an hour or two, so I guess you could say, mission accomplished. 

Actually looking again at Kens post, it's the over 43kw chargers, so that's fine, I'd expect to use the 7kw chargers most of the time, when not home charging 

Martyn1981

Watched a great vid yesterday looking at the emissions from BEV's v's ICEV's, and more importantly the enormous amount of energy consumed just to get the fuel to an ICEV (where of course 70%+ is then wasted). One example is the leccy consumed by pump jacks in the US which pump oil out of the ground, it's around 50TWh pa, for context, the UK consumes about 350TWh pa.
The link here is just from another site, but the original vid is open source, and appears to be voiced by Robert Llewellyn.

EV vs ICE pollution - Let’s get this straight

Coastalwatch

Martyn1981 said:

Watched a great vid yesterday looking at the emissions from BEV's v's ICEV's, and more importantly the enormous amount of energy consumed just to get the fuel to an ICEV (where of course 70%+ is then wasted). One example is the leccy consumed by pump jacks in the US which pump oil out of the ground, it's around 50TWh pa, for context, the UK consumes about 350TWh pa.
The link here is just from another site, but the original vid is open source, and appears to be voiced by Robert Llewellyn.

EV vs ICE pollution - Let’s get this straight

Wow Mart, that's qutie an eye opener. The reality is shockingly disturbing!

Superscrooge

Martyn1981 said:

Watched a great vid yesterday looking at the emissions from BEV's v's ICEV's, and more importantly the enormous amount of energy consumed just to get the fuel to an ICEV (where of course 70%+ is then wasted). One example is the leccy consumed by pump jacks in the US which pump oil out of the ground, it's around 50TWh pa, for context, the UK consumes about 350TWh pa.
The link here is just from another site, but the original vid is open source, and appears to be voiced by Robert Llewellyn.

EV vs ICE pollution - Let’s get this straight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vh9qnEl4OY  The original link doesn't seem to be working. But I have found another copy of this excellent 12 minute video

Martyn1981

I may be biased (we have a Hyundai BEV), but this looks like a great package, and probably a great BEV as Hyundai do seem to build good ones. I'm not sure about the looks, but that's a minor quibble.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 Outcompetes Tesla Model Y On Price And Charging Speed, But Not Ease-Of-Charging Nor Production Volume

Hyundai has upped the ante in the battery electric vehicle stakes with the new IONIQ 5 midsized cross over, giving range up to ~500 km WLTP, 18 minute recharging, and prices starting in the low €40,000 range. The IONIQ 5 offers a similar size, similar range, similar efficiency, and faster charging than the Tesla Model Y, usefully pushing the EV technology frontier forwards and encouraging other manufacturers to keep up, ultimately benefiting consumers (and the EV transition).

Pricing and Availability
The IONIQ 5 is available for pre-order now in Europe, for delivery in summer 2021:

“Customers in Germany, UK, Norway, The Netherlands and France will soon have the opportunity to reserve one of 3000 IONIQ 5 Project 45 Limited Edition vehicles in Europe for an exclusive head start into the future of mobility. Available as a special introductory offer, it comes fully equipped with the highest trim and the complete range of cutting-edge smart tech including an advanced solar roof.” (Hyundai UK)

The generously loaded “Project 45 Limited Edition” launch variant (which presumably has the larger battery) will sell for £45,000 in the UK (price already includes the £3,000 government incentive). The price is estimated to be around (or just under) £40,000 for the entry versions which will come later. Germany pricing is estimated to come to around €50,000 (again already including incentives) for the “Project 45” launch variant, and around €42,000 for the later entry versions. These prices compare well to the Tesla Model Y Long Range which is currently listed to start from €58,000 in Germany.

Coastalwatch

Martyn1981 said:

I may be biased (we have a Hyundai BEV), but this looks like a great package, and probably a great BEV as Hyundai do seem to build good ones. I'm not sure about the looks, but that's a minor quibble.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 Outcompetes Tesla Model Y On Price And Charging Speed, But Not Ease-Of-Charging Nor Production Volume

Just watched a fully charged vid with Robert Llewellyn raving about its m/kWh. Apparently he drove a Jaguar Ipace and his oppo drove an Ioniq 5. They followed one another, ie same distance same speed etc. At the end of the days run the Jag averaged 2.6m/kWh while the Ioniq doubled it with 5.2!

ASavvyBuyer

Ohme have a page for asking & voting for new features for their EV charger.

https://ohmeapp.featureupvote.com/

isvana

Coastalwatch said:

Just watched a fully charged vid with Robert Llewellyn raving about its m/kWh. Apparently he drove a Jaguar Ipace and his oppo drove an Ioniq 5. They followed one another, ie same distance same speed etc. At the end of the days run the Jag averaged 2.6m/kWh while the Ioniq doubled it with 5.2!

Pretty sure that was the Kona. The Ioniq is a bit bigger than the Kona so may be worse... see 2:36 in 
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