Electric cars

[Elpenor]

All this enthusiasm for electric cars

Electric car sales targets could be eased as demand flags

The government faces pressure from the industry to make changes to electric vehicle sales quotas.

www.bbc.co.uk

Shame the spending and effort has not been targeted at public transport

 

[Chz]

All this enthusiasm for electric cars

Electric car sales targets could be eased as demand flags

The government faces pressure from the industry to make changes to electric vehicle sales quotas.

www.bbc.co.uk

Shame the spending and effort has not been targeted at public transport.

'London-style' bus services planned for England with £1bn boost

The Department for Transport says funding will be allocated based on levels of deprivation and population.

www.bbc.co.uk

They're trying, at least. I can't judge if 1B is enough to make a difference or a drop in a very large bucket though.

 

[T & P]

Interesting claims in this article about the expected life expectancy of batteries in electric cars.

Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think

Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves.

www.wired.com

If true, one might be able to find a bargain in the second hand EV market, at least until everyone gets wind of it.

 

[Chz]

Interesting claims in this article about the expected life expectancy of batteries in electric cars.

Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think

Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves.

www.wired.com

If true, one might be able to find a bargain in the second hand EV market, at least until everyone gets wind of it.

If you're like us and do 3-4k miles a year, I imagine they last a very long time indeed. If I could home charge, we'd have probably got one but I'm invested into another 10 years of petrol for now.