Zinger549 Â Â 232 #73 Posted April 27, 2021 16 hours ago, geared said: Â Does solve the problem of trailing cables everywhere. Â Question is who will be responsible for the upkeep of the units? I assume the council. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MICK BADGER Â Â 21 #74 Posted April 27, 2021 4 hours ago, FoxLady said: And after we've all plugged into street lamps/private drives/regulated car parks/fuel stations and/or anything else that's dreamed up in the intervening 10/15 years and it's time to say goodbye to your vehicle, we may face another headache... Â https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56574779 Â interesting reading that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   268 #75 Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Zinger549 said: I assume the council.  Could get quite costly, which raises the question is it a good a proper use of public money. Edited April 27, 2021 by geared Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #76 Posted April 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, geared said:  Could get quite costly, which raises the question is it a good a proper use of public money. Proper use of public money is phrase that does at lot of heavy lifting at the moment. But it depends on which Council. I might be wrong, but perhaps Zinger549 is in that there London where it could well be GLA or tfl who are charged (geddit!) with installing ev charging points- I've seen a few when I've been in London.  Could be a private company doing it, they'll make money in the fullness of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99 Â Â 771 #77 Posted April 27, 2021 Lotus are giving up on petrol driven vehicles. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56906504 Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   268 #78 Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, tinfoilhat said: Proper use of public money is phrase that does at lot of heavy lifting at the moment. But it depends on which Council. I might be wrong, but perhaps Zinger549 is in that there London where it could well be GLA or tfl who are charged (geddit!) with installing ev charging points- I've seen a few when I've been in London.  Could be a private company doing it, they'll make money in the fullness of time.  There's money to be made in the correct charging locations, decent money, but back streets, residential areas in smaller cities, thats pretty certain to be a net loss.  A city wide network would have pretty big maintenance costs, I just don't see the council or the public putting up with it. Not everyone is a car driver, they never will be. They will have the loudest voices against. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   771 #79 Posted April 27, 2021 Thought I remembered something like this from a report on Look North last year but this is a trial in Nottingham. https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/what-is-electric-car-wireless-charging-wevc-and-how-does-it-work-/  Induction loops but the cost to put this infrastructure in place would require a massive investment.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zinger549   232 #80 Posted April 28, 2021 16 hours ago, tinfoilhat said: Proper use of public money is phrase that does at lot of heavy lifting at the moment. But it depends on which Council. I might be wrong, but perhaps Zinger549 is in that there London where it could well be GLA or tfl who are charged (geddit!) with installing ev charging points- I've seen a few when I've been in London.  Could be a private company doing it, they'll make money in the fullness of time. My local council is Redbridge. Don't know who installs/repairs them just seen a few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   268 #81 Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Zinger549 said: My local council is Redbridge. Don't know who installs/repairs them just seen a few.  With alot of the current public EV infrastructure installs it's all or part funded by the Government, but on goign costs aren't covered.  So it's all good when it's nice and new, but a few years down the line someone's gotta decide if they want to pay to fix it or lob it away.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke   17 #82 Posted June 15, 2021 https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1449607/Carbon-Battle-Bus-electric-coach-tourists-Eden-Project-Cornwall-charging https://cornishstuff.com/2021/06/14/electric-coach-stranded-in-cornwall/  The Planet Mark `Zero Carbon Tour` electric coach, travelling from London to Cornwall, managed a grand distance of 263 miles before discovering that the charging infrastructure in Cornwall is as good as non existent.  A part of says they should have researched this beforehand.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   514 #83 Posted June 15, 2021 800km on a 10 minute charge with batteries that need replacing half as often as now.  Not quite there yet but a guy who co-invented the technology that makes Li-ion batteries practical[1] has developed a way of fully charging them in 10 mins (as opposed to Tesla's best of 70 mins) in a way that makes the batteries last twice as long too.  Even with current EV car ranges you'd likely need a loo break by the time you need to recharge anyway so 10 mins for recharging means you'll barely notice the time.   [1] i.e. He has a lot of credibility when it comes to battery technology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bassett one   440 #84 Posted June 15, 2021 we have enough charging stations as we are at the moment,i also believe new ones are being built at a fast rate,so we will be okay,most cars go 300 miles,so i dont think it will be a big problem,i think we will be okay by the time most are electric. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...