When are you going fully electric?

[SkodaMart]

@SkodaMart do you actually have anything to offer this thread other than trolling / baiting etc?

The last time I looked the UK was in Western Europe. One of the values we embrace is free speech.
If you want to turn this thread/forum into a circle jerk please feel free to do so.
I think EVs are a lie & a folly. My better solutions were already suggested (and ridiculed) on these forums.
I will continue to oppose this false lie until the majority realises the truth or I am proven right. (Or banned - which is easier and more likely)
Time will prove I was right either way.

 

[m4rmite]

Energy crunch: UK's largest gas supplier warns output is at capacity

Equinor is not a household name in the UK but its commentary on constraints in the market are important amid fears Europe faces another scramble to secure enough supplies ahead of winter 2023-24.

news.sky.com

Oops That wasn’t mentioned above was it?
Charge your EVs guys - who cares about granny’s heating anyway?

Anything to scaremonger high prices come the EPG renewal date.
HAve a look on this forum and you will see plenty of information on how well LNG is being shipped into the uk and europe.

Electricity Prices: Where to now?

www.speakev.com

And for the ICE people just remember, if we have power cuts then that means fuel stations won't be able to dispense fuel - be it petrol/diesel or electric.

What i hear you say? ICE drivers don't run their cars to empty so they will be ok?

We're all at it​

More than 70,000 drivers a month in the UK are breaking down due to running out of fuel. Of those unfortunate and silly souls, 6 out of 10 are men and it's under-35s who are most likely to be left standing despairingly by the roadside

Why running out of fuel is a very, very bad idea - Young Driver's Guide

The bottom line to running out of gas is you won't get very far without it. But letting the tank depleat could end up costing you MUCH more in the long run.

blog.ingenie.com

Only EV drivers do that surely?

 

[Fuzz]

@SkodaMart do you actually have anything to offer this thread other than trolling / baiting etc?

If people didn't reply to the bait........

 

[Journey]

Anybody look at the new Volvo XE90 yet?

Looks massive, but pretty awesome specs on it, I am surprised that they have gone very Tesla style on the interior. Looks like it has massive storage under the bonnet as well, which is always welcome in a car that is designed for carrying lots of people/stuff.

Volvo EX90 rallies against ‘super-annoying’ driver monitoring | Autocar

New Driver Understanding system aims to remove the nagging of many current attention warnings

www.autocar.co.uk

Some much better pictures here, there are almost no controls on the dash etc.

New 2023 Volvo EX90: specs, pricing and performance - pictures | Auto Express

Pictures of the Volvo EX90

www.autoexpress.co.uk

 

[SkodaMart]

If people didn't reply to the bait........

I’m gone now anyway.
I’ve got it off my chest.

 

[peige]

I don't really care if people don't want an BEV or are even anti them, I only get annoyed when those people spout absolute bobbins about them in defence of their point of view. I get it, you don't want one and that's absolutely fine, don't get one and stick with ICE for as long as you can and enjoy it.

 

[dlockers]

Anybody look at the new Volvo XE90 yet?

Looks massive, but pretty awesome specs on it, I am surprised that they have gone very Tesla style on the interior. Looks like it has massive storage under the bonnet as well, which is always welcome in a car that is designed for carrying lots of people/stuff.

Volvo EX90 rallies against ‘super-annoying’ driver monitoring | Autocar

New Driver Understanding system aims to remove the nagging of many current attention warnings

www.autocar.co.uk

Big portrait screen has been Volvo for a while, no?

 

[Kill_Phil]

The last time I looked the UK was in Western Europe. One of the values we embrace is free speech.
If you want to turn this thread/forum into a circle jerk please feel free to do so.
I think EVs are a lie & a folly. My better solutions were already suggested (and ridiculed) on these forums.
I will continue to oppose this false lie until the majority realises the truth or I am proven right. (Or banned - which is easier and more likely)
Time will prove I was right either way.

Maybe just create who owns the best hairdresser car thread that you can jerk off to and stay out of this one? Everyone wins

 

[m4rmite]

The last time I looked the UK was in Western Europe. One of the values we embrace is free speech.
If you want to turn this thread/forum into a circle jerk please feel free to do so.
I think EVs are a lie & a folly. My better solutions were already suggested (and ridiculed) on these forums.
I will continue to oppose this false lie until the majority realises the truth or I am proven right. (Or banned - which is easier and more likely)
Time will prove I was right either way.

Is this you in the ICE corner?

FACT CHECKED: Jeremy Vine “Electric cars are the biggest con trick inflicted on society.”

#jeremyvine #channel5 #electriccarsOn January 19 2023, The Jeremy Vine Show broadcast an interview with Mike Parry on the subject of electric cars. While we ...

www.youtube.com

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Anybody look at the new Volvo XE90 yet?

Looks massive, but pretty awesome specs on it, I am surprised that they have gone very Tesla style on the interior. Looks like it has massive storage under the bonnet as well, which is always welcome in a car that is designed for carrying lots of people/stuff.

Volvo EX90 rallies against ‘super-annoying’ driver monitoring | Autocar

New Driver Understanding system aims to remove the nagging of many current attention warnings

www.autocar.co.uk

Some much better pictures here, there are almost no controls on the dash etc.

New 2023 Volvo EX90: specs, pricing and performance - pictures | Auto Express

Pictures of the Volvo EX90

www.autoexpress.co.uk

There isn't much not to like. The XC90 has always been a great 'proper' SUV and this doesn't look to be any different.

Perhaps just the price (£100k) and the range being a little sub par for towing, every XC90 owner I've known has also owned a caravan

It will be interesting to see what JLR can do with the range rover.

 

[sandys]

I like it but wonder about that wide centre console, this kills the Polestar 2 for me as its in my knees.

 

[SDK^]

Energy crunch: UK's largest gas supplier warns output is at capacity

Equinor is not a household name in the UK but its commentary on constraints in the market are important amid fears Europe faces another scramble to secure enough supplies ahead of winter 2023-24.

news.sky.com

Oops That wasn’t mentioned above was it?
Charge your EVs guys - who cares about granny’s heating anyway?

You posted this in the wrong forum - gas supply and home heating issues aren’t caused by EV’s. Majority of EV owners charge overnight, where most of this demand is met by renewables. This is a peak time of use issue, the article mentioned that!

Also, why is this news now?
The reason energy prices spiked last August was due to fears of lack of supply to meet Winter demand across Europe. Welcome to summer 2022

 

[FerretBoy]

Just liberally use the ignore function

 

[SkodaMart]

Some common sense from Harry Metcalfe.

 

[Kenai]

Oh look, a new and exciting video that definitely hasn't been posted before.

 

[SkodaMart]

You posted this in the wrong forum - gas supply and home heating issues aren’t caused by EV’s. Majority of EV owners charge overnight, where most of this demand is met by renewables. This is a peak time of use issue, the article mentioned that!

Also, why is this news now?
The reason energy prices spiked last August was due to fears of lack of supply to meet Winter demand across Europe. Welcome to summer 2022

Sorry. I do apologise. Despite working in the electricity industry I had clearly forgotten that the electricity used in homes and factories was different that that to used to charge vehicles.

 

[SkodaMart]

Oh look, a new and exciting video that definitely hasn't been posted before.

Who posted it? Link? I will smash the like button.

Bad news when the mainstream supporters are abandoning it as folly.

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Sorry. I do apologise. Despite working in the electricity industry I had clearly forgotten that the electricity used in homes and factories was different that that to used to charge vehicles.

 

[SkodaMart]

Yes, something like that.
Here's my current project. I have done both the mechanical fitting and electrical wiring:

 

[rodenal]

What's the current consensus on the best "one stop" option for an app or charging account with access to the biggest variety of chargers?

On the odd occasion I'm travelling far enough to stop and charge I don't really want to have to find and download a new app each time if avoidable.

Octopus electroverse looks like it covers a good few of them

Edit - accepting that chargeplace Scotland and Tesla will always be separate