EV Novelty

[S2red]

Spotted in the charging bays on Bothwell St 4 totally different cars Mitsubishi i-MiEV Nissan Leaf Renault Zoe & BMW i3 first time since bays were installed I've seen the 4 bays full

[phoenixz]

considering their growing popularity in America and the fact that they are now the most popular choice in Norway:
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2014/4/7/Norway-is-Now...

I would have said that these "novelties" are going to become a more prevalent sight in the coming years

Personally i'm looking forward to seeing what the manufacturers can come up with. Even the best Supercars have electric motors nowadays

[Abbott]

The reason EVs have taken off in Norway is the infrastructure is there. With the cold environment there are a lot of parking spaces already having power supplies that are usually used to supply sump heaters.

[Abbott]

The reason EVs have taken off in Norway is the infrastructure is there. With the cold environment there are a lot of parking spaces already having power supplies that are usually used to supply sump heaters.

[Robert Burns]

In Norway they are also push by the government. Tesla's are a hell of a lot cheaper than here because of help from the government.

[ModernAndy]

If only all EV's were as good as the Tesla Roadster (well ok, maybe more practical) everybody would have one by now.

[ShaunTheSheep]

Has anyone had a shot of the EVs in the SSE showroom on Waterloo st? I keep thinking about popping in to see what the score is. There was a Tesla when it first opened, haven't seen it in a while though.

There's a Zoe, an Ampera, an e-Bini, i think there's a Leaf, a Prius and... i'm sure i've seen other stuff, a van too once i think. Not all the cars are always present so i guess they shuffle them around with another showroom somewhere.

[S2red]

Never noticed that before

must detour on road home tonight

[alangla]

ShaunTheSheep said:

Has anyone had a shot of the EVs in the SSE showroom on Waterloo st? I keep thinking about popping in to see what the score is. There was a Tesla when it first opened, haven't seen it in a while though.

There's a Zoe, an Ampera, an e-Bini, i think there's a Leaf, a Prius and... i'm sure i've seen other stuff, a van too once i think. Not all the cars are always present so i guess they shuffle them around with another showroom somewhere.

I did it a couple of years ago, got a good wee test drive in their iMiev, mix of Expressway & normal roads with a fair few stops & starts. Shows off the EV pretty well. (very quick off the mark)
I think some of the cars (including the Tesla IIRC) were privately owned, SSE used to do (probably still do) free indoor parking/charging for EV owners, apparently the Tesla was used by someone as his daily hack & they charged it for him if he was working in the city centre.
SSE used to park a few of their own battery powered vans (Kangoos?) in there too.

Anyway, if you want a drive, try here - you can also try their battery powered bikes if you want. http://www.scottish-hydro-centre.co.uk/electric-ve...

[More Steam]

It's rediculous the amount of Tesla's I spotted in Norway last week. They cost about £80k, which when you consider a friend of mine paid that for a 2.0 TDi Audi Q5, is a bit of a bargain. The other thing is the charging stations are provided by Tesla and are free to use. Another friend of mine just bought one. He said it costs about 80p to fully charge it at home.