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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1140 on: March 15, 2019, 07:48:18 AM »
Tesla have announced their new Model Y, with 300 mile range (EPA estimate).

https://www.tesla.com/modely


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« Reply #1141 on: March 15, 2019, 07:52:32 AM »
Tesla have announced their new Model Y, with 300 mile range (EPA estimate).

200 mile real world range then,  they are getting there slowly...
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« Reply #1142 on: March 15, 2019, 02:13:33 PM »
Stagecoach are introducing new hybrid buses on my local service. I will have to look out for them. The brand new double deck buses are low floor easy-access and fully equipped with leather seats, seatbelts, free wi-fi, USB charging points and contactless payment facilities. And 19 reg!

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/new-electric-buses-added-to-key-fife-service-1-4890160


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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1143 on: March 16, 2019, 06:48:22 PM »
Saw one of my hybrid buses today. The only deckers Stagecoach let me drive had 1,000,000 miles plus, and counting!

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« Reply #1144 on: March 16, 2019, 10:35:05 PM »
Stagecoach are well behind the curve if they’ve only just started using these buses. First Bus have been using hybrids with similar bells and whistles in Bristol & Bath for some years now. Latest wheeze in Bristol is buses that automatically switch to battery-only in the Air Quality Management Areas:
https://www.firstgroup.com/bristol-bath-and-west/routes-and-maps/electricity

First are not doing this out of any sense of altruism, they’re being forced to innovate by measures like the Clean Air Zone planned for next year in Bath which would add £100/day to the operating costs of any non-compliant buses:
https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/bath-breathes-2021-overview/overview-scheme
Bristol is looking at something similar but has yet to decide. Expect more of this sort of thing in major cities.

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1145 on: March 17, 2019, 08:38:29 AM »
Stagecoach have been using "green" buses for a while. This is the first of them appearing on my local route.

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1146 on: March 17, 2019, 08:44:11 AM »
Sydney ( Aus ) were using gas powered buses and taxis when we were living there in the 1980's and 90's and had been using them for quite a while before that.  Problem with the taxis though was that gas tank took up a lot of space in the boot where your suitcases etc. needed it.  I don't know if taxis switched from petrol to gas when they went into city or if the gas tank would not fit into original fuel tank space.
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Re: Electric cars
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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1148 on: March 17, 2019, 11:04:56 AM »
If we're getting into that sort of exotica ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bio_bus

Not sure if it's deployment on the "No.2 route", it's registration number, and the graphics on the side of it, helped or hindered public acceptance, but at least someone had a sense of humour. That particular vehicle is no more, but it looks like it's legacy lives on:
https://www.bristol247.com/lifestyle/environment/bristol-launches-bio-gas-bus/

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« Reply #1149 on: March 18, 2019, 10:02:15 AM »
Honest John has a horror story with a Nissan Cashcow ...
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My son has a new Qashqai with manual transmission (3 weeks old) and on the motorway this week had a problem with the cruise control. It was set at 70mph and, as traffic slowed in front, he applied the brake but the cruise control did not disengage. He ended up causing damage to another car and some scrape damage to his own. The cruise control was still active on the hard shoulder. Can you help? Have you had any reports of problems with cruise control? Also, on the same journey, as he tried to join the motorway with the road completely clear in front, the car automatically did an emergency stop. The car is being repaired this week and then Nissan will test the cruise control. Any advice for him?

KP, Walsall "

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What price fully automated car reliability? :P

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« Reply #1150 on: March 18, 2019, 10:26:27 AM »
Any advice for him?
Reject it and tell them he wants his money back.

This is more a post for Autonomous cars thread than Electric cars.
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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1151 on: April 04, 2019, 10:11:04 AM »
75% of pre-orders for the new Peugeot 208 are for all electric versions of the car. It just demonstrates the demand and desire for pure electric versions of mainstream cars.

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« Reply #1152 on: April 04, 2019, 10:31:38 AM »
Well we knew it would happen,  government was not going to let all that motorist revenue slip through their fingers.. they have to get money to waste on stupid things from somewhere - pretty much wipes out the savings people buying BEV were hoping to make..

It was obvious that people will be lured to BEV and then the cost of running them will be made up to about the same as running an ICE car by greedy government schemes.

The next step will be to increase road pricing depending on battery size, vehicle weight etc. etc...........

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/new-fuel-tax-annual-road-toll/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CHUB_MEMSIN_A_W1_2019-04-03_160446_10175229&cid=eml-email-CHUB_MEMSIN_A_W1_2019-04-03_160446_10175229-Drive_NL_MEMB_1st_Feature
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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #1153 on: April 04, 2019, 02:22:12 PM »
I don't mind paying for miles driven if the taxation comes off the petrol. That way I can go back to a big, luxury car. The reason I ditched the Volvo was primarily petrol costs.

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« Reply #1154 on: April 05, 2019, 07:07:45 AM »
A report today says that electric car uptake is now outstripping public charging facilities, with councils falling behind on supplying infrastructure. Mind you, if they cannot afford to empty the bins how are the supposed to supply and maintain charging points.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47696839

Central Scotland seems to do quite well, but the North West of Scotland is poorly catered for. Mind you, you can go 50 miles between filling stations up there, and then pay through the nose for what petrol there is!

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