How long will it be...
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...before someone manages to manufacture an electric car that will do over 100 miles on one charge at motorway cruising speed?
This is a hypothetical question, but one that I would be interested in hearing opinions on for a couple of reasons. Firstly, although this isn't a PH thing to admit, I kinda like the idea of a fully electric vehicle - save the puppies and quieten down the roads a little (I live near a noisy main road). Secondly, I drive about 100 miles a day, at motorway cruising speeds (generally....) and it costs me about £70 a week at the moment, and doubtless this will be up at £100 a week in the not too distant future. If I were to invest in an electric car to get me to work and back, it would save me enough to afford the mortgage on a rental property that could give me enough income each month to fund a V8 habit that I'm thinking of developing.
Apologies if this isn't really 'PH' enough for everyone, but it's a genuine question!!
This is a hypothetical question, but one that I would be interested in hearing opinions on for a couple of reasons. Firstly, although this isn't a PH thing to admit, I kinda like the idea of a fully electric vehicle - save the puppies and quieten down the roads a little (I live near a noisy main road). Secondly, I drive about 100 miles a day, at motorway cruising speeds (generally....) and it costs me about £70 a week at the moment, and doubtless this will be up at £100 a week in the not too distant future. If I were to invest in an electric car to get me to work and back, it would save me enough to afford the mortgage on a rental property that could give me enough income each month to fund a V8 habit that I'm thinking of developing.
Apologies if this isn't really 'PH' enough for everyone, but it's a genuine question!!
You're probably right actually. Ultimately, a lot of people (myself included) would buy one purely because of the cost saving, but it's that cross-over where it becomes more economical to keep shelling out for fuel instead of spanking £30k on one.
Would be interesting to find out, at an average mileage (12k p.a?), how long it would be before electric started paying for itself over standard fuel. I would hazard a guess that the answer would be somewhere in the 'fekkin ages' category!
Would be interesting to find out, at an average mileage (12k p.a?), how long it would be before electric started paying for itself over standard fuel. I would hazard a guess that the answer would be somewhere in the 'fekkin ages' category!
PoleDriver said:
There are other ways of generating electricity!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-131...
I've just stared saving!http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-131...
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