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Hydrogen is pointless takes so much energy to convert into a useable fuel for cars is huge. It has its place in say lorries or buses but passenger cars work excellent for batteries.Most new battery cars can do around 150 to 200 miles which at average traveling speeds is around 3 hours driving and most will charge to 80 percent in 20 mins which is enough time at a motorway service stations to get a drink and use a toilet and then get on the road again.
.... by those Cars that are Petrol etc. The charging spaces have become the new Disabled spots as they are really close t the front of the Stores (Asda Doncaster for example)
It's quite a different scene here with both hybrid and full electric cars they are expensive and so very few of them. I'm not even sure I've seen a charging point yet. Have just googled it and there some in the city and a few scattered around.
Quote from: SydneyRover on September 05, 2020, 08:08:17 amIt's quite a different scene here with both hybrid and full electric cars they are expensive and so very few of them. I'm not even sure I've seen a charging point yet. Have just googled it and there some in the city and a few scattered around.Here they are everywhere and as far as I know there are the following "just" in ThorneIn Thorne 10 or 12 at Aldi / B&M Car park 2 at Lidl 2 at Kings Chambers 1 or 2 Stanilands / The barge Inn 2 at M18/M180 Junction Services... and for those that know it there is even one at The Green Tree (now Stonehouse) just outside ThorneHere is a Map of Doncaster showing outlets https://www.zap-map.com/live/ or it will if you have to enter Doncaster
Latest UK sales figures now out;https://cleantechnica.com/2020/09/05/uk-in-august-9-75-electric-vehicle-market-share-more-than-2x-year-on-year/It will be interesting to see how it is boosted by VW entering the UK market in a big way into 2021.
Agree that they could monetise it but then again there are plenty of opportunities to do the same with :....people using Disabled spaces incorrectly - when they have no Blue Badge - when the person who is entitled to the Blue Badge ia not in the Car with them - when the Blue Badge Holder IS in the Car but the other person goes to the Shop etc etc.... people misusing Parent and Child spots in many ways.... people taking up more than one space in a Car Park sometimes even 4 if they park to maximise their chances of their car not being scratched (see Parking like a t**t in Donny on Facebook)All these cash cows offer potential for Stores to make money but I the Supermarkets ignore them so as to not rock the boat / offend their customersGood to see yesterday that daft people had left Cars parked on Yellow Lines but also half on Pavement at the Keepmoat Car Boot yesterday - one was literally 10 yards from the Car Park 2 Gate - and they had all picked up a Ticket. It was £1.50 to park I think but for that you had to walk from the Car Park near XP College of course - which is m-i-l-e-s ! It is cheaper than whatever they will have to pay now - £90 maybe... and yes I am great fun at parties
Many thanks for many very helpful replies. As an update I have actually gone ahead and agreed a trade with the Hyundai dealer whereby I get a one year old Ioniq with 10K miles, he gets my 4 and a half year old diesel Tiguan due an MOT and needing work, and the difference I pay is more or less the money I have unfortunately saved by having to cancel a luxury holiday in Crete with my wife being a shielded person (managed to get full refunds including from Easyjet).I am happy to be rid of my first (and last) diesel car and be greener. I am less happy with automatic but I am sure a couple of weeks will sort that out.
Automatic are brilliant just put your left foot against your seat otherwise if you go for the clutch which has happened to people I know which results in a emergency stop when catching the break pedal
Quote from: dknward2 on September 07, 2020, 09:34:36 pmAutomatic are brilliant just put your left foot against your seat otherwise if you go for the clutch which has happened to people I know which results in a emergency stop when catching the break pedalI'll tell you my favourite ever anecdote on that score when I've got time.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on September 07, 2020, 09:57:53 pmQuote from: dknward2 on September 07, 2020, 09:34:36 pmAutomatic are brilliant just put your left foot against your seat otherwise if you go for the clutch which has happened to people I know which results in a emergency stop when catching the break pedalI'll tell you my favourite ever anecdote on that score when I've got time. Always got time BST not like we got anything else on