Maddie Goes Electric - A Beginner’s Guide - Fully Charged -
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I’m sure there are lots of people on PH, and their friends and family members, who maybe wondering about the transition from petrol/diesel to electric cars, and how an electric car could fit into their life.
Fully Charged has just launched a six part mini series which is going to be a guide following one of their presenters, Maddie, as she researches electric cars and then ultimately buys/leases one and starts using it.
I’ve just watched episode 1 and think this series could be pretty useful for people who may now be considering an electric car, or maybe aren’t yet but are interested and who are open to the possibility.
https://youtu.be/9A4ytljB-jo
Fully Charged has just launched a six part mini series which is going to be a guide following one of their presenters, Maddie, as she researches electric cars and then ultimately buys/leases one and starts using it.
I’ve just watched episode 1 and think this series could be pretty useful for people who may now be considering an electric car, or maybe aren’t yet but are interested and who are open to the possibility.
https://youtu.be/9A4ytljB-jo
Edited by MaxSo on Thursday 16th January 11:20
I thought the first episode was well done as it at least appears to have been filmed sort of in real time as she learns about the basics, some of the terminology and the cars on offers... rather than her acting it out after having already done loads of research and test drives etc, or just regurgitating press packs.
This is the sort of YouTube link I would send to my sisters, for example, whereas I wouldn’t have sent them most other YouTube efforts about EVs etc - they are mostly just far too nerdy or generic for the general public to take any interest in.
I would like to see her go into more detail about the economics of it all - so, working out the total cost of ownership of different cars (inc. petrol/diesel alternatives) for her circumstances, looking at different electricity tariffs to reduce costs, getting insurance quotes etc and then being upfront about her findings. Just simply having a rep from Driving Electric or the EV Experience Centre say it can work out cheaper isn’t going to convince a lot of people, and may not be true in some circumstances. I’m guessing this will be covered in more detail in later episodes.
This is the sort of YouTube link I would send to my sisters, for example, whereas I wouldn’t have sent them most other YouTube efforts about EVs etc - they are mostly just far too nerdy or generic for the general public to take any interest in.
I would like to see her go into more detail about the economics of it all - so, working out the total cost of ownership of different cars (inc. petrol/diesel alternatives) for her circumstances, looking at different electricity tariffs to reduce costs, getting insurance quotes etc and then being upfront about her findings. Just simply having a rep from Driving Electric or the EV Experience Centre say it can work out cheaper isn’t going to convince a lot of people, and may not be true in some circumstances. I’m guessing this will be covered in more detail in later episodes.
NDNDNDND said:
I did suggest an electric car to my retired mother, but the additional purchase costs weren't outweighed by her marginal running costs.
The boat has probably sailed by the sounds of it, but was she set on buying - just as there have been some pretty good value lease offers on slightly older / run out models (eGolf, Leaf 40kWh) where the TCO could be lowish and without a high initial outlay - obviously a lot depends on mileage though.I’m reminded of this spreadsheet I made a while back for my own purposes to compare the costs of different ICE lease deals a few years back, and then about a year ago I used it to compare the estimated costs of potential used car purchases, and then more recently to compare the costs of the i3 I've now got.
Anyway, I thought I'd post it here as it could possibly be useful for others.
All you should need to do is fill in the relevant sections and it should automatically calculate the "amortised" monthly, and the overall monthly cost, and the average cost per mile taking into consideration all factors.
It was created with ICE cars in mind, so it needed some work to adapt it for EVs, but it can be made to work.
For my i3 - which I've added into it - I've manipulated the 'MPG' to reflect the actual average electricity cost of 2.5p per mile that I've experienced to date.
As far as I understand Google Sheets, you need to download a copy of the spreadsheet via the link so that you can then use it as you wish in your Sheets account, Excel or Apple Numbers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
(Note - most, if not all of the lease deal offers in it already are probably old ones that have expired now)
Anyway, I thought I'd post it here as it could possibly be useful for others.
All you should need to do is fill in the relevant sections and it should automatically calculate the "amortised" monthly, and the overall monthly cost, and the average cost per mile taking into consideration all factors.
It was created with ICE cars in mind, so it needed some work to adapt it for EVs, but it can be made to work.
For my i3 - which I've added into it - I've manipulated the 'MPG' to reflect the actual average electricity cost of 2.5p per mile that I've experienced to date.
As far as I understand Google Sheets, you need to download a copy of the spreadsheet via the link so that you can then use it as you wish in your Sheets account, Excel or Apple Numbers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
(Note - most, if not all of the lease deal offers in it already are probably old ones that have expired now)
Edited by MaxSo on Thursday 16th January 13:47
SWoll said:
I'd suggest 90% of my 'circle' have shown a huge amount of interest in EV's with quite a few making the switch or planning to do so next change of car, so should I assume that 90% of people want an EV?
Like I explained to 'Terminator', “all the demand” is mostly around Birmingham!
EVLATECOMER said:
Sadly this info is completely misleading, it's some idiot journalist getting some info from DVLA about where the most EVs were registered.
The bit they didn't look at being that Lex Autolease register all their vehicles in the B postcode and 95% of those "EVs in Brimgham" are iPace pistonhead director lease deals.
Yeah I thought the same The bit they didn't look at being that Lex Autolease register all their vehicles in the B postcode and 95% of those "EVs in Brimgham" are iPace pistonhead director lease deals.
Watch some of these 1000km challenge videos if you want an idea of where we are already (at least in parts of mainland Europe).
Pretty painless long distance driving is easily doable in quite a few EVs now, provided the chargers are there. Even in something like this...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqKx2qnB8Xv...
Pretty painless long distance driving is easily doable in quite a few EVs now, provided the chargers are there. Even in something like this...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqKx2qnB8Xv...
Edited by MaxSo on Friday 17th January 13:41
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