Zero emission road vehicles.

[pre65]

I had to use a car park in Wickford the other day to do an errand for my Mum.

There was a 2 charger bay for EVs, but they needed a specific membership card or use an ap on a smart phone.

If I were in an EV I could not have used it. No membership and no smart phone.

Would it not make sense to have them accessible by common credit/debit cards ?

[Nick]

It seems that there are issues with multiple charging networks (yep, another thing that Tesla seem to have sorted), but I think the intersection between people with EV's and people without smart phones is effectively the empty set. No reason for a company to make an effort to reach non existing customers.

[Daniel Quinn]

Charging at home .

A luxury that makes widespread EV ownership a myth .

[pre65]

It's a little long winded, but interesting.

[Paul Barker]

Charging at home .

A luxury that makes widespread EV ownership a myth .

Exactly. A showoff toy for the rich. Useless to the commoners.

[vinylnvalves]

Isn’t the long term plan.. that commoners cannot afford to have cars, so we all have live in cities/towns, and leave the rich free to do as they please.

[Daniel Quinn]

We couldn't afford one if it wasn't for motorbility.

Not only do I pay for the car with some of my monthly pip , but motorbility paid for a home charger .

Also our house was electrically untied from next door years ago because of a fault . The rest of the street as tied electrical supplies and need untying if they are to have a home charger. This is a nationwide issue .

Untying require major work in which the outside of the property is dug up

[pre65]

Harry's Garage on sustainable fuel. (petrol alternative).

[Neal]

Excellent, Harry hits the nail head yet again.

[vinylnvalves]

Harry's Garage on sustainable fuel. (petrol alternative).

Not being pedantic... sustainable fuel is not zero emissions. But allegedly carbon neutral.

[pre65]

Harry's Garage on sustainable fuel. (petrol alternative).

Not being pedantic... sustainable fuel is not zero emissions. But allegedly carbon neutral.

Correct.

[jack]

Tesla founder Elon Musk has announced technology that he says will make Tesla batteries cheaper and more powerful.
At a live presentation that Mr Musk labelled 'Battery Day' he also teased the possibility of a $25,000 (£19,600), fully-autonomous Tesla "in about three years time".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54244612

Well, he's got just over 6 months to deliver ..

[pre65]

How about an electric Ford "pop" (1954) ?

Just seen this on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266149054850 ... R5Cgld3RYQ

[andrew Ivimey]

Love it!

[rowuk]

I think that there are a lot of wrong assumptions here. Electricity is not evil at the car level. The production of electricity as well as the transport to wherever will be able to charge can be evil. Internal combustion engines were never good for the environment but they did allow the middle class mobility that would not have been possible at the time in any other way.

What I believe that the middle class must learn: range is what costs money and affects the "charge at home" capabilities. We will have to analyse our real needs and make adjustments to accept an automobile with 150-200km range - maybe even less for the commuter.