Electric cars

[Kremmen]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

[ColinS]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

Made in China!  No thanks.

[John Ratsey]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

This incident highlights a major omission from all vehicles without a mechanical key. They need a physical "kill switch".

[Westy36]

Blimey, what a horrible thing to happen to Mr Morrison. I'm surprised the poor bloke didn't have a heart attack. He had "no control over the speed and you're completely stuck inside, it's terrifying." "The car was just running away on its own, there was nothing I could do," 

So, lets invisage that happening near a school at kick out time....?? Not being able to stop a weightly EV? Frankly terrifying. Busy high st on a Saturday....etc etc etc

VOSA need to be on this tomorrow. MG need to get a full recall done tomorrow. GOV uk need to be on this tomorrow. Who is this months Transport Minister?  Scary stuff.

Chinese electronics are in most new cars. I reckon our roads will become much more dangerous in the future. Bring back basic ICE motors.

Was the MK2 Jazz peak car in term of simplicity and safety? Perhaps the MK3?

[madasafish]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

Made in China!  No thanks.

SO are UK Teslas.

[Kremmen]

First thing I thought of was that post about a remote kill switch to disable all EV's

What if this is the same in reverse, let's just disable all controls at whatever speed they are travelling at

[richardfrost]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

Made in China!  No thanks.

If you’re going to boycott stuff made in China, you’re not going to have much left you can buy.

[ColinS]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

Made in China!  No thanks.

If you’re going to boycott stuff made in China, you’re not going to have much left you can buy.

That is very true and unescapable because the electronics in most cars (and many other devices) have a Chinese element in them.  But if I have the choice I will always buy from elsewhere.

[Kremmen]

Electric cars risk becoming effectively uninsurable as analysts struggle to put a price on battery repairs, the researcher for the car insurance industry has said.

Jonathan Hewett, chief executive of Thatcham Research, the motor insurers’ automotive research centre, said a lack of “insight and understanding” about the cost of repairing damaged electric car batteries was pushing up premiums and resulting in some providers declining to provide cover altogether.

Electric cars can be particularly expensive to repair, costing around a quarter more to fix on average than a petrol or diesel vehicle. Experts have previously warned electric vehicles are being written off after minor bumps because of the cost and complexity of fixing their batteries.

Mr Hewett said: “The challenge is that we have no way of understanding whether the battery has been compromised or damaged in any way.

“The threat of thermal runaway means that a catastrophic fire can take place if the cells of the battery have been damaged in a collision.

“What we’re struggling to understand at the moment is how we approach that diagnostic technique.

“It’s like a doctor trying to understand what’s wrong with you without any notes or an X-ray.”

This EV insurance price hike seems to have only kicked in in the last few months. There's going to be some unhappy EV and PHEV owners come their next insurance renewal

[Westy36]

Tesla were selling the model 3 at the start of 2023 for £50k. They're now £39k. 20% off list in under a year? When is the last time a manufacturer did that? Wouldn't fill me with confidence if considering and EV.

https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/tesla-again-slashes-prices-of-model-3/291512

[Kremmen]

Not sure if this has been posted already :

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/electric-vehicles/article-12662175/Toyota-EV-solid-state-range-745-miles.html

[olduser1]

Still fancy a MG EV ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67005620

Made in China!  No thanks.

If you’re going to boycott stuff made in China, you’re not going to have much left you can buy.

Yes but you would be surprised at availability of quality products from UK. I avoid all C* made items - poor copies and no service .Don't join the drive to the bottom of the swamp buying the cheapest

[Jazzik]

Will this be our next (and probably last) new car in some 3, 4 years? https://www.byd.com/uk/car/dolphin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rik6rDkx5Hg

I really like the Dolphin!

[Kremmen]

Never heard of them, must be Chinese

[peteo48]

The revolving infotainment screen is pretty cool.

I liked the presenters orange trousers.