Soldato
No I said although road load goes up 40% that doesn’t mean trip consumption goes up 40% as your journey is completed 20% faster.
When are you going fully electric?
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No I said although road load goes up 40% that doesn’t mean trip consumption goes up 40% as your journey is completed 20% faster.
yes 40% although it is (60/50)^2 is a bit aggressive, since the ev drivetrain has some losses so maybe only 33%,
assuming it's not a winter caravanning trip using the heater, too.
but, what you save on journey time maybe lost on recharge times - the classic dilemma
assuming it's not a winter caravanning trip using the heater, too.
but, what you save on journey time maybe lost on recharge times - the classic dilemma
Soldato
That’s not quite the point I was making.
Soldato
The govt doing their level best to slow down EV uptake, i would have thought they would at least want lots of company cars in circulation, that then feeds into the used market. Dropping the reimbursement rate for electric and upping it for ICE. For both, the rates are too low in reality.
www.fleetnews.co.uk
HMRC cuts electric company car mileage rate | New AFRs from September 1
New Advisory Fuel Rates have been published by HMRC for company car drivers claiming back fuel costs from their employer.
www.fleetnews.co.uk
Soldato
@Jonnycoupe do you still have your Honda insight?
Johnny Smith puts out a fair bit of stuff regarding his these days and I absolutely love them.
Johnny Smith puts out a fair bit of stuff regarding his these days and I absolutely love them.
They just reflect the lower price of electricity and higher price of fuel.The govt doing their level best to slow down EV uptake, i would have thought they would at least want lots of company cars in circulation, that then feeds into the used market. Dropping the reimbursement rate for electric and upping it for ICE. For both, the rates are too low in reality.
HMRC cuts electric company car mileage rate | New AFRs from September 1
New Advisory Fuel Rates have been published by HMRC for company car drivers claiming back fuel costs from their employer.
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Soldato
Yeah, been in my mums garage since Collecting Cars Coffee meet last April!
Hes doing some good PR with the car, ill get it MOT'd this month and get some miles on it.
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#engineeringYeah, been in my mums garage since Collect Cars Coffee meet last April!
Hes doing some good PR with the car, ill get it MOT'd this month and get some miles on it.
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It wasn't clear what you were saying that's why I was asking for clarification, which your first reply didn't really give. I'd like still to see actual figures with real world tests, and with differing ambient temperatures.
Soldato
If i have to explain it then you wont understand it, its pretty basic maths nothing to do with EV. Its like assuming walking the shops takes the same time as running.
Soldato
Agreed, average speed over a trip was given or the steady state motorway cruise!. Ie simple as possible. Overcomplicating it guys. Normally the conversation is a 70-80 mph change.
If you are shed dragging to Cornwall down the M5 to the A30 this is a use case, not much shed dragging in urban environments.
If you are shed dragging to Cornwall down the M5 to the A30 this is a use case, not much shed dragging in urban environments.
British Transport Police have some marked and unmarked so it may have been one of theirs (along with some Tesla Model 3s and Polestar 2s), they have a no pursuit policy however.
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Most cars with over 100k miles have very low residual vales left. Is it really that difficult.
I’m also assuming you have saved a lot compared to petrol? What does the total cost of ownership look like?
Soldato
Is what really that difficult?
Saved £12-14k on fuel after accounting for charging costs I would say.
Cost of ownership is good.. On third set of tyres with plenty of life left. Brakes have very little wear. The only disappointment is the 40k miles battery/inverter coolant change. Which is circa £400.
Soldato
Not sure but I don't think so. We have a pretty good salary sacrifice scheme in work, and I did look at different ways of financing. The problem was that once you are getting quotes for 35k miles a year they start to become staggeringly uncompetitive.
As it happens, I bought my car before the used car market went nuts. So I bargained hard, got the government grant and a deposit contribution from Hyundai for using their finance....which I then paid off.
Overall I'm pretty happy with the way it worked out and very happy with the car.
I enjoy driving it every day and it drives like new.
OK had glanced at your earlier posts, and thought you'd pcp'd so potentially, from earlier market a big balloon to your advantage - yes it didn't make sense at 35K/pa - even a full fleet lease must be hefty
Did you stick to a 20/80 charging regime, and had you run it to near zero sometimes to see what capacity battery demonstrates.
The problem is that they don't reflect the cost of public charging which people who use their company car for business often have no option to avoid.
They need to simply get rid of advisory fuel rates for EV. The system doesn't work when the fuel is many times more expensive from one source than it is another.
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