As soon as the warranty reflects that, I'd agree.
When are you going fully electric?
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Unfortunately, not everyone can access that rate.Yeah, my previous diesel car didn’t do so well on MPG for these short trips either !
Also, my charging rate is 7.5p
So in this short trip scenario it costs me 6.4p per mile, rather than about 2p per mile on a longer journey. That’s the point !
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Anyone with an EV can.
With who? the guys i know who have Tesla's dont get it.
That’s because they haven’t bothered moving.
Octopus go, available to anyone with an EV, the rate is 30p/7.5p, fixed for a year. EDF have an equivalent also?
I don’t use it but that’s only because I am fixed at a much lower day rate and it’s not worth it but if I wasn’t or my mileage increases to make it worth it, I’ll move.
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If they can afford a Tesla they don't need cheap electricity.
Or as already said they just haven't bothered looking, there is also a Tesla specific Tariff available as well which might even work out better for them.
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100,000 miles is still more than most ICE car warranties. In fact I’m not sure of any ICE vehicles that have more than that. I would expect most ICEs have much lower warranties. The average age of a scrapped vehicle is 106k miles so ICEs don’t last anything like as long.
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Why would the warranty need to reflect that?
Most products you buy are designed to last much longer than just the warranty period.
Your car hasn't had a warranty for almost a decade yet you're still driving it?
Equally… Why is the car bothering to try warm up the battery too?
Very few manufacturers offer a warranty of under 100k, so I don't think this is true.
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The only ones I’ve seen do that only offer it for a very limited time frame like BMW with its 3 year unlimited miles warranty. Kia is one of the longest and has 100k 7 year warranty.
I did read somewhere in the manual for the x5 that the petrol engine is pre heated by the battery pack so its "warm" ready for when its needed. Ill see if I can find it.
Octopus do a special EV Tesla Tarrif : https://octopus.energy/tesla-energy-plan-faq/
For everyone else with an EV Octopus Go is available @ 7.5p for off peak overnight use : https://octopus.energy/go/
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i doubt the trips will get a petrol 30mpg anyway. Nothing like a bit of data skewing.
mate diesels in town stink. The end.
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it won’t be.
that’s probably the issue. The car they have…
cos it’s “legacy automakers” crap (code for doesn’t want to thrash the HV components unlike others)
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We still have a petrol car in my wifes car so we are covered on that. As i said also i will most likely charge it at work every week/fortnight for free. They have 3.3w(?) Chargers. If it proves to be a problem I can get one installed. Hopefully they will get cheaper to install the more evs become common and the more companies start doing it.
I don't need my current car (octavia vrs) just can't do without that acceleration hit
. The 208e isn't much slower to 60 so should still get it and hopefully run it for free.
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You're right. It's probably not for you.
Its not "the end" though is it.
I 100% agree, diesel stinks. same for petrol imo.
BUT, and here is the real issue. 90% of joe public, dont give a rats arse.. as long as the car is cheap. (EV isnt cheap, esp second hand.. fear of needing a new battery too. expensive stuff)