Battery Electric Vehicle News / Enjoying the Transportation Revolution

Verdigris

I guess PHEVs are useful for people who want to drive an ICE car in central London, for example. I think PHEVs will largely die out in line with range anxiety.

JKenH

The electric part of PHEVS is good for the town stuff leaving the petrol engine to operate where it is most efficient at steady speed cruising. I suspect most people don’t drive them properly. 

Martyn1981

Just some little items that I found interesting.

1. A nasty crash of a Mustang Mach-E at about 70mph into a parked pick up, and everyone walked away. Goes to show how safe BEV's can be.

Ford Mustang Mach-E Proves Incredibly Safe In Crash

2. Variation on the leccy loco. Smaller autonomous units that transport shipping containers - imagine a train that can join up, or split up with multiple loads heading off where needed. And a 500 mile range.

A bunch of former SpaceX engineers are making electric and autonomous railway vehicles




3. Another eVTOL story, but perhaps this one has more chance than some of getting off the ground.

Skyportz signs agreement with airport parking company to build 400 eVTOL vertiports

Exiled_Tyke

I know two people who are both very happy with their hybrids. Both use them for local town driving and have reported never needing to use the ICE for their regular daily use but then need it for their longer journeys that current BEVs can't comfortably cover.  As we've reached price parity and ranges of BEVs continue to increase, I'm sure we can all be confident that hybrids will disappear quite quickly and probably have already had their day. That said, I reckon they've served their purpose very well for those who've had the right mix of usage. 

EVandPV

This could take some of the pain out of public charging .....

https://youtu.be/gjYbWbWcwxI

Andyjflet

JKenH said:

Andyjflet said:

HI Guys, happy to contribute, I'm an EV specialist for Audi UK and also run my own instagram page Complete_EV

Hi Andy, can you shed any more light on the proportion of EVs that are private sales? 

Hi and sorry for the delay, just found my way back, I'm unsure as the exact figures, certainly most of my business is driven by company car BIK rates currently. 

Andyjflet

Andyjflet said:

HI Guys, happy to contribute, I'm an EV specialist for Audi UK and also run my own instagram page Complete_EV

Hi Andy, nice of you to offer, hope I don't make you regret it. Can I ask you a complicated, or perhaps 'tricky' question, to which you might only be comfortable answering 'it's complicated'?

Herbert Diess seems to get an absolute tonne of love from the Youtube channels covering EV's. The picture painted is that he's driving VWG forward as hard as possible towards BEV's, having apparently spotted that the transition is going to be faster and more brutal than many/most in the legacy auto sector suspected.

Now, clearly that drive can't just come from one man, but is the picture fair(ish) that's he's pushing forward whilst many are less positive, even a few somewhat reluctant? Just wondering if he's seen as positively from the inside as the media seems to paint him, and I suppose the same goes for VW/VWG too, since they appear (to me) to be making a massive effort with regard to BEV's.

I also assume/suspect that VWG, like all of the legacy automakers, needs to be positive about BEV's, but have to walk a very thin line not to undermine their ICEV offerings, since that's the vast bulk of their revenue and profits at the moment - money that's needed for the shift to BEV's, and investment in battery technology?

Sorry if this is a bit too full on, but as you've probably guessed, I'm a huge fan of this technological shift, and have so many questions to ask, and gaps to fill as I ponder my way through it all.

Thanks again for saying hello.

Mart.

PS - A neighbour of mine is getting an E-tron any day now. He's so excited, and I've been promised a ride.

Hi Mart

I cant comment on the internal side of anything Audi obviously, from my point of view its very much BEV, with the focus on staff training, both Techs and sales etc to ensure we are geared up. 136 product lines have been removed from this years price list already to cut back on ICE production. 
In the industry ICE is very much being pushed away as we have to geared up for BEV to hit commitments. At dealer level 1 in every 3 enquiries is now on the Q4 alone. 
25 new products will also hit the market in the next 4 years, with Q6 and A6 e-tron hitting the streets first, however there is a backlog of new cars to be built first after the semiconductor issues, so don't expect too much from Audi this year. 

Martyn1981

Andyjflet said:

Andyjflet said:

HI Guys, happy to contribute, I'm an EV specialist for Audi UK and also run my own instagram page Complete_EV

Hi Andy, nice of you to offer, hope I don't make you regret it. Can I ask you a complicated, or perhaps 'tricky' question, to which you might only be comfortable answering 'it's complicated'?

Herbert Diess seems to get an absolute tonne of love from the Youtube channels covering EV's. The picture painted is that he's driving VWG forward as hard as possible towards BEV's, having apparently spotted that the transition is going to be faster and more brutal than many/most in the legacy auto sector suspected.

Now, clearly that drive can't just come from one man, but is the picture fair(ish) that's he's pushing forward whilst many are less positive, even a few somewhat reluctant? Just wondering if he's seen as positively from the inside as the media seems to paint him, and I suppose the same goes for VW/VWG too, since they appear (to me) to be making a massive effort with regard to BEV's.

I also assume/suspect that VWG, like all of the legacy automakers, needs to be positive about BEV's, but have to walk a very thin line not to undermine their ICEV offerings, since that's the vast bulk of their revenue and profits at the moment - money that's needed for the shift to BEV's, and investment in battery technology?

Sorry if this is a bit too full on, but as you've probably guessed, I'm a huge fan of this technological shift, and have so many questions to ask, and gaps to fill as I ponder my way through it all.

Thanks again for saying hello.

Mart.

PS - A neighbour of mine is getting an E-tron any day now. He's so excited, and I've been promised a ride.

Hi Mart

I cant comment on the internal side of anything Audi obviously, from my point of view its very much BEV, with the focus on staff training, both Techs and sales etc to ensure we are geared up. 136 product lines have been removed from this years price list already to cut back on ICE production. 
In the industry ICE is very much being pushed away as we have to geared up for BEV to hit commitments. At dealer level 1 in every 3 enquiries is now on the Q4 alone. 
25 new products will also hit the market in the next 4 years, with Q6 and A6 e-tron hitting the streets first, however there is a backlog of new cars to be built first after the semiconductor issues, so don't expect too much from Audi this year. 

Many thanks Andy, that's really great to hear. I think 2021 was the year BEV's became unstoppable, and 2022 is looking very exciting. Best of luck to you and everyone else at Audi.

PS - My friend's gorgeous blue Audi has arrived. Last time I spoke to him he still hadn't managed to push the GO pedal to the floor, just too quick.

Grumpy_chap

Martyn1981 said:

PS - My friend's gorgeous blue Audi has arrived. Last time I spoke to him he still hadn't managed to push the GO pedal to the floor, just too quick.

IMO, Audi currently make the most desirable cars that happen to be EV.

Tesla still make the most desirable EV cars.

The reason being is the simplicity and availability of the charging network plus the app-functionality and full integration of the Tesla.

Given that no other company has this anywhere near the mark, if not buying a Tesla, I'd be buying an MG5 as it has the same drawbacks as the Audi but half the price or less.

I'm not an EV-owner, but a prospective EV-buyer, and that's my take on it.  I count myself lucky that current low mileage (because of COVID) means that I am likely to have more choice than Tesla or MG by the time I come to needing a new car.

JKenH

Grumpy_chap said:

Martyn1981 said:

PS - My friend's gorgeous blue Audi has arrived. Last time I spoke to him he still hadn't managed to push the GO pedal to the floor, just too quick.

IMO, Audi currently make the most desirable cars that happen to be EV.

Tesla still make the most desirable EV cars.

The reason being is the simplicity and availability of the charging network plus the app-functionality and full integration of the Tesla.

Given that no other company has this anywhere near the mark, if not buying a Tesla, I'd be buying an MG5 as it has the same drawbacks as the Audi but half the price or less.

I'm not an EV-owner, but a prospective EV-buyer, and that's my take on it.  I count myself lucky that current low mileage (because of COVID) means that I am likely to have more choice than Tesla or MG by the time I come to needing a new car.

All that glisters is not gold

Gilded tombs do worms enfold.