Battery Electric Vehicles - General Discussion Thread :-)

1961Nick

Share your views on news, buying, ownership, driving, charging, or anything else to do with a BEV. Everything welcome whether it's good, bad or ugly.

JKenH

Now we’ve got 2😀

1961Nick

I've tried to delete mine but can't figure out how to do it.

shinytop

Shall we use JKenH's one - I like the fact it's not restricted to BEVs.  Because who knows what the future holds?

1961Nick

2 leading articles on BBC news this morning:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919581

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919424

I suspect that had these vehicles not been electric, the words "ICE" or "petrol engined" would not have appeared in the headline.

JKenH

1961Nick said:

I've tried to delete mine but can't figure out how to do it.

I don’t either. Could be VCR/Betamax all over again.

Martyn1981

Many thanks Nick. I think the choice will help greatly.

1961Nick

Martyn1981 said:

Many thanks Nick. I think the choice will help greatly.

I guess we should all be happy that BEVs are now so popular that 'Pure news' & 'Discussion' needs splitting. The future will hopefully require more division of BEV topics.

michaels

1961Nick said:

2 leading articles on BBC news this morning:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919581

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919424

I suspect that had these vehicles not been electric, the words "ICE" or "petrol engined" would not have appeared in the headline.

Toyota sabotage their own EV to 'prove' that there isn't the demand there and the tech isn't ready - is surely not the only explanation for why there would be a problem with something as basic (and non-ev specific) as wheel bolts....

1961Nick

michaels said:

1961Nick said:

2 leading articles on BBC news this morning:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919581

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919424

I suspect that had these vehicles not been electric, the words "ICE" or "petrol engined" would not have appeared in the headline.

Toyota sabotage their own EV to 'prove' that there isn't the demand there and the tech isn't ready - is surely not the only explanation for why there would be a problem with something as basic (and non-ev specific) as wheel bolts....

Elon did say that designing EVs was easy but manufacturing was difficult... I doubt he had attaching the wheels in mind when he made that statement.

2nd_time_buyer

I suspect that this is a sign of things to come as production is dramatically ramped up to meet demand. With rose tinted glasses it is a sign of succees:-)