EV general discussion

JonRGV250 · 2026-03-23T10:52:13+0000

Should be the other way round.

lordrobs · 2026-03-23T11:05:14+0000

Maths was never my strong point.

...or science.... or banging for that matter

VincentHanna · 2026-03-23T15:17:45+0000

2026 Mercedes EQC

ver01@ · 2026-03-23T15:34:14+0000

Are any EV batteries manufactured in the UK?

VincentHanna · 2026-03-23T15:53:13+0000

ver01@ said:
Are any EV batteries manufactured in the UK?

We only really make 2 EV's and they aren't great ones (Leaf and Mini)

I think the only EV batteries made here are for the Leaf.

tom_e · 2026-03-23T18:23:31+0000

Not had an email yet but someone's posted one they've received on Reddit regarding the variable IOG prices from April.

Looks like we've basically been bumped up to just under the new customer prices then had the 3.5p removed.

Edit: or not as it looks like new customer prices have gone up again, so not quite as bad.

Journey · 2026-03-23T20:38:07+0000

Ford not-Capri 77kWh can be had on 1+35 PCH for £270 with 5k miles pa

Just an announcement don't 5 care if it is a good/terrible/waste of space car, is in stock for immediate delivery

ver01@ · 2026-03-23T21:03:17+0000

More people will jump on the EV bandwagon now. Would be interesting to see what happens with used ICE sales.

jpaul · 2026-03-23T22:07:19+0000

VincentHanna said:
2026 Mercedes EQC

new ev C class saloon end of April, apparently, will be interesting against I4 ...
maybe a sweet spot in saloon/estate sizing, it's got to be bigger than CLA, more like ID7 hopefully, with adult rear legroom.

Journey said:
Ford not-Capri 77kWh can be had on 1+35 PCH for £270 with 5k miles pa

these are all under the luxury car tax now which makes them much cheaper to run .. 2nd hand older ones must have taken a hit which would still have ~£400 tax supplement.