Must try harder!

jokono

I drive electric. My first one was a 66 reg Renault Zoe with a 100 mile range in town or 60-70 on the motorway. It was great for town, horrible for long trips. Only car and we had very little long trips so we made do for 4 years. Now I'm driving a Hyundai Kona electric with a 250-300 miles range, it is amazing! Compared to the last one anyway It charges from 20% to 80% in 45 minutes, not too bad!
There's a cheaper one with about 180 miles range which is still great. Kia eNiro is similar. But electric are generally more expensive than their conventional counterpart, the one I'm driving is almost double. I just keep telling myself there's no road tax and on a sunny day I can get 250 miles for free as we're having solar panels.

WinterWarrior

@Onebrokelady you might surprise yourself 🤣 I’m so laid back with other peoples mistakes and never get the rage. I love driving on my own and happily chunter to myself/dog or sing loudly as I go along, but I hate even the slightest whiff of criticism from my passengers (yes mr WW I’m looking at you) 😁

elbree

I worry about that too, yet we all have to have them by 2030 is it? I live in a flat in a town house right on the beach of a busy tourist town. Just finding and squeezing into a parking space is a nightmare most days - the thought of trying to find a charging post thingmebob every week brings me out in a cold sweat! 😂 

WinterWarrior

@jokono the new one sounds much better. Sadly I love the big gas guzzlers with a lot of power...to make up for it I’m actively reducing my plastic use 🤭

Onebrokelady

elbree said:

I worry about that too, yet we all have to have them by 2030 is it? I live in a flat in a town house right on the beach of a busy tourist town. Just finding and squeezing into a parking space is a nightmare most days - the thought of trying to find a charging post thingmebob every week brings me out in a cold sweat! 😂 

My council is putting some electric charging points on various roads around our city. One of the roads is mine and all my neighbours are up in arms because it will mean the loss of four parking spaces on our road,the road is also where the local school is situated so every weekday there are loads of extra cars trying to park in every available spot. I don't think it's one of our councils brightest ideas 🙄

Onebrokelady

WinterWarrior said:

@Onebrokelady you might surprise yourself 🤣 I’m so laid back with other peoples mistakes and never get the rage. I love driving on my own and happily chunter to myself/dog or sing loudly as I go along, but I hate even the slightest whiff of criticism from my passengers (yes mr WW I’m looking at you) 😁

Nope  you can't persuade me 😀😀 I actually couldn't afford a car even if I could drive so that's another factor 

dawnybabes

WinterWarrior said:

Onebrokelady said:

I also know which diary you are referring to 😟 I vowed not to read it anymore but got sucked back in to the new one which I now regret because as I commented I'm really worried about the child involved, it gave me a sleepless night 😟  the diary has now been removed. 
I also like reading your diary 😊by I don't have to worry about petrol because I've never learned to drive 😀

I didn’t know it had been removed. Good in a way, but I wonder what outlet he’ll have now 😞 and yes it was worrying.
would you like to learn to drive? It’s never too late if it’s something you want to do. Not that it’s necessary, just if it’s something you’d like to do. I do remember a friends mum giving us a lift from school and going miles out of our way...it turned out she didn’t like to turn onto a particular busy main road and avoided most right turns 😁

My Aunty was like this, she’d go miles rather than turn across traffic ! 

elbree

We've got one on our long road - ONE! 😂 For maybe 500 flats + tourists. However, I'm sure the government/council have got a sensible plan for how it's all going to work (she sniggered) 🙄🤦😂😂

WinterWarrior

@elbree and you can almost guarantee charging will be dearer than petrol or diesel as soon as there’s no choice! Parking must be a nightmare for you in tourist season, but it must have lots of good points living where you are. 

elbree

Also someone will have to show me (multiple times) how to work the thingmebob - I still HATE getting petrol and gave been driving over 20 years, for goodness sake! Yes @WinterWarrior it is a wonderful place to live - spent day at the beach with daughter (7) and half a million holiday makers but it's a lovely atmosphere when the sun shines and everyone's having fun.