EV Owners Thread

[icowden]

As long as everyone maintains a steady 10mph through Central London all will be cleaner and greener and it'll be happier days. But that's not how averages work.

Quite right. Some people may drive as fast as 20mph on very rare occasions.

 

[DRM]

Exactly, it's unlikely an HGV driver will go "sod the M25 - I'm going to cut across central London". If you are driving an HGV in London it's because that's where you are delivering to.

Exactly, plus the costs just get passed on to the end consumer

 

[CXRAndy]

EVs cause toxic pollution too via particulates from their tyres.

Do you really believe that. We have have several Evs in the family. My wife's Model 3 has only had 4 sets of tyres in 110k miles, this car has over 300hp

My models S has 600hp and has more than 25k miles on its original set of tyres.

Our Nissan leaf, goes through tyres around 24k miles.

With over 250,000 miles in Evs. They don't use tyres any quicker than ICE vehicles

 

[Gunk]

My models S has 600hp

why on earth do you need 600bhp for a road car?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Do you really believe that. We have have several Evs in the family. My wife's Model 3 has only had 4 sets of tyres in 110k miles, this car has over 300hp

My models S has 600hp and has more than 25k miles on its original set of tyres.

Our Nissan leaf, goes through tyres around 24k miles.

With over 250,000 miles in Evs. They don't use tyres any quicker than ICE vehicles

My point was that it's now well established that tyre particulates are a major source of pollution. Lots of articles and papers published on the subject.

As you say, EVs wear tyres just like other cars.

So yes, I really believe that, as I put it 'EVs cause toxic pollution too via particulates from their tyres'

 

[icowden]

why on earth do you need 600bhp for a road car?

Because that's how you sell a £100,000 car.

 

[CXRAndy]

why on earth do you need 600bhp for a road car?

I could have got a Plaid, but there were non left

 

[CXRAndy]

Just at the supercharger with my trailer.

Guy next to me pulled up and started using the Gridserve supercharger. I got chatting asking why he's using those. He said he's a car trader and the V5 is in the post, he's already sold this car so was delivering it. Hes bought and sold 3 model 3 last week. Hes told me there is strong demand for the Teslas

 

[icowden]

Hes told me there is strong demand for the Teslas

The second hand ones because they are cheap.

 

[CXRAndy]

Ever wondered about longevity of battery life and degradation, then worry not. A 220,000 mile Tesla 3 V 18,000 Tesla 3 V a new Model Y

Almost identical power usage over a 200 mile journey

Video starts at the analysis

View: https://youtu.be/i0mJg6PgNPQ?t=735