EV general discussion

that ex JLR marketting team have a lot to answer for -

accompanying survey was interesting https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68aee8ae960e2d135b4c8e83/ev-driver-tracker.pdf
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE RECIPIENTS ONLY EV Driver Tracker Year 1 findings
was surprised only 40% of those in survey had sal sac bevs
21% of those surveyed had used vehicles though, so the sal sac percentage is probably nearer half of new purchases.

I'm all for data but that sample size is too small for the scale of the questions. Also the "granular" analysis of people's charging... A sample of 80 over a two week period. There is granular and there is pointlessly miniscule. In fact that part of the survey covered just 8 journeys of over 100 miles :rolleyes:

I wonder how much the DfT wasted on that?
 
21% of those surveyed had used vehicles though, so the sal sac percentage is probably nearer half of new purchases.

I'm all for data but that sample size is too small for the scale of the questions. Also the "granular" analysis of people's charging... A sample of 80 over a two week period. There is granular and there is pointlessly miniscule. In fact that part of the survey covered just 8 journeys of over 100 miles :rolleyes:

I wonder how much the DfT wasted on that?
Agree, it's like those face cream adverts on telly, 75% of 80 people given free face cream liked the face cream they were given.....
 
Has anyone who isn’t a journalist got an iX3 yet?

With the two of us looking into new jobs, BEVs have been looked at for a possible newish car for a 30ish mile round trip each day. For some reason I've taken a fancy into the iX3, saw a nice 22 plate in M Sport Pro. Does anyone have any personal experiences with one? It's very very early stages. No real requirements of the car either, no kids, etc.
 
My question was in relation to the new model which is due in March. It is a big improvement over the outgoing model in terms of the ‘EV bits’.

I’ve not actually sat in the outgoing model.
 
You've seen what it looks like though right?...
Sure the old iX3 isn’t exactly a looker but I drive a Tesla Model Y so it’s hard for me to take an outright stand on looks alone :cry:

In fairness the old iX3 is not completely offensive, the iX on the other hand takes it to another level. The new iX3 is much better :p
 
Yeah the new design language for BMW is a shocker for me as they can still make very good looking concepts...

Like I say, it's a bit off yet but was something I liked the look of!
 
Sure the old iX3 isn’t exactly a looker but I drive a Tesla Model Y so it’s hard for me to take an outright stand on looks alone :cry:

In fairness the old iX3 is not completely offensive, the iX on the other hand takes it to another level. The new iX3 is much better :p

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Lets be honest most cars on the market today, outside of sports or super cars, are a bit meh looking. The only pretty EV is the Etron GT or the R5, the rest are an acquired taste, for eg, i think the ionic 5 is cracking looking car, but many think its a minger. Im keen to see the 3 series replacement though, i think the BMW design language isnt terrible, kind of, sorta etc etc :p
 
The ionic 5 looked decent in the pictures when it was launched but in the flesh not so much, 4-5 years later and it hasn’t aged so well.

Admittedly I went Polestar 2, but always liked the Ioniq 5 - reminds me of a Delta Integrale a tiny bit (not sure this is a good reference point re aging well mind)
 
The ionic 5 looked decent in the pictures when it was launched but in the flesh not so much, 4-5 years later and it hasn’t aged so well.
I think it looked better IRL, and when we had one for a week it was great. I don't think a car like that ages as its looks stands out so much in the first place, it's not an SUV blob it actually is a bit different.
 
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