Re:West London faces new home ban as electric grid at capaci...
by Lutger on Thursday July 28, 2022 @11:35AM
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Where is your 50 miles number based on? Seems really far off to me.
Re:West London faces new home ban as electric grid at capaci...
by paulb73 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @12:22PM
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I was looking at old EVs, 10+ years old, that my daughter could afford herself for £3k - £5k.
It might be that more recent cars retain their range better after 10 years, but then they may also retain their price.
However, what choice does she have? Any used EV will have a range of 50 miles, and that is after a full 8 hour charge. Fixing/replacing the battery will cost far more than the vehicle itself.
More recent EVs 2nd-hand price is still higher than a new petrol-based one.
I can't see how the market can support itself, without efforts to create batteries that can be recycled easily, but the manufacturers don't seem to have an interest in that.