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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 14,754 Forumite
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    No idea on the mpkWh (is that a thing? Perhaps m/kWh - still looks wrong), but, having watched a few blogs of the electric news channels and their views/opinions, the important takeaway seems to be that Ford is serious, it's absolutely not a compliance car ...... hopefully!

    Good news I suspect, but don't all shout at me if I've been fooled again (nobody mention the Chevy Bolt, please.)
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  • silverwhistle
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    Also interesting is the news out of Volkswagen that the new ID3 is 40% cheaper to build than the Egolf: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric/vw-ceo-says-new-id-3-car-40-cheaper-to-build-than-electric-golf-idUSKBN1XS1BN


    Let's hope that is reflected in customer pricing!
  • Martyn1981
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    Fanboi warning - but I saw this last night and couldn't stop chuckling at just how much different the BEV World is v's ICE.

    Following an over the air update, the power output of the TM3 has been increased resulting in the mid-range model's 0-60mph dropping from 5.6s to 4.9s and the performance TM3 drops from 3.2s to 2.8s.

    You buy a car, and it gets better ............ mind blowing, but I love it.
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  • Zarch
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    Skoda has revealed pricing and specification details of its new Citigo iV pure-electric citycar. Featuring a range of up to 170 miles on a charge, the Citigo iV starts at £20,455 excluding £3,500 Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG). So £16,995 with grant.

    https://www.zap-map.com/skoda-citigo-iv-prices-announced/
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  • JKenH
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    Zarch wrote: »
    Skoda has revealed pricing and specification details of its new Citigo iV pure-electric citycar. Featuring a range of up to 170 miles on a charge, the Citigo iV starts at £20,455 excluding £3,500 Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG). So £16,995 with grant.

    https://www.zap-map.com/skoda-citigo-iv-prices-announced/

    Thank you. That sounds just the ticket for my wife to replace her Picanto. She likes driving the Leaf but not parking it. The price seems much more reasonable than the old VW eUp.
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kw west facing panels , 3.6 kw east facing), Solis inverters, Solar IBoost water heater, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted Inverter Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner)
  • NigeWick
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    almillar wrote: »
    How on earth can they know that?
    Like a lot of "news" on BEVs, it's just an estimate.
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  • EVandPV
    EVandPV Posts: 2,106 Forumite
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    Zarch wrote: »
    Skoda has revealed pricing and specification details of its new Citigo iV pure-electric citycar. Featuring a range of up to 170 miles on a charge, the Citigo iV starts at £20,455 excluding £3,500 Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG). So £16,995 with grant.

    https://www.zap-map.com/skoda-citigo-iv-prices-announced/


    That's not bad at all considering the batteries are around £6k.
    Decent range too.
    Scott in Fife, 2.9kwp pv SSW facing, 2.7kw Fronius inverter installed Jan 2012 - 14.3kwh Seplos Mason battery storage with Lux ac controller - Renault Zoe 40kwh, Corsa-e 50kwh, Zappi EV charger and Octopus Go
  • almillar
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    Like a lot of "news" on BEVs, it's just an estimate.

    But it's a very low estimate, as above. So what did they base it on? As I said, they'd be better not 'estimating' these things, and we just won't know the range (that we can compare against other cars) until it's been through the official testing. Worthless otherwise and just gets people whooped up.
  • joefizz
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    A short vid on the Arcimoto (think Twizzy on three wheels). Loads of potential for inner city commuting.


    Have a look at the US NEV sector, had a go in the GEM which is owned by polaris which make loads of different sort of small vehicles in the US (quads, atvs etc). Unfairly compared to a golf cart but used widely in various commercial applications and adopted by some communities as the local get around transport option.



    One I would have loved to have a go in but didnt get the chance was the polaris slingshot, ice powered but could well be an ev platform. Wouldnt really suit our climate (even with the grand tourer version).
  • Zarch
    Zarch Posts: 393 Forumite
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    Zarch wrote: »
    Skoda has revealed pricing and specification details of its new Citigo iV pure-electric citycar. Featuring a range of up to 170 miles on a charge, the Citigo iV starts at £20,455 excluding £3,500 Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG). So £16,995 with grant.

    https://www.zap-map.com/skoda-citigo-iv-prices-announced/

    Known prices (after govt grant) of the upcoming small electric mini-cars from the VW group.

    Citigo E iV (SE) - £16,955
    Seat Mii Electric - £19,300
    Citigo E iV (SE-L) - £19,315
    VW e-Up - £20,150

    Tempting? Or frustrating that these electric models are £8k to £10k more expensive than the ICE versions?

    That's a hell of a lot of miles needed each year to make up the price difference?
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