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Taipan wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 11:42 am I think I might have some fun with it and chav it up a bit.I'm thinking dechrome, black wheels, tinted windows and full body kit!
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 12:04 pmTaipan wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 11:42 am I think I might have some fun with it and chav it up a bit.
https://www.millteksport.com/products/tesla.html
You quickly get used to it. Tbh, I don’t notice it anymore.Taipan wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 12:10 pmMr. Dazzle wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 12:04 pmTaipan wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 11:42 am I think I might have some fun with it and chav it up a bit.
https://www.millteksport.com/products/tesla.html
No! I must embrace and find love for the stealthy silence that masks the unbridled power that lurks within!
I imagine you notice when you get back in a suck/squeeze/bang/blow car though.
) because they can and because of the slightly odd way electricity is bought/sold at grid scale.Something missing from that report. If they're not connected to the grid, where do they get the electricity from when the wind isn't blowing?Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 1:58 pm...
The wind turbines...they're not for show, they directly power the chargers (i.e. not via the grid) which apparently is/was a UK first. Sounds like a pedantic distinction but it means you don't have to sell your Turbine juice to the grid and then buy back juice at semi-fixed prices, you can just make and sell it for whatever you like.
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Taipan wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 12:10 pmMr. Dazzle wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 12:04 pmTaipan wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 11:42 am I think I might have some fun with it and chav it up a bit.
https://www.millteksport.com/products/tesla.html
No! I must embrace and find love for the stealthy silence that masks the unbridled power that lurks within!
Just a guess but a shipping container full of batteries?Saga Lout wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 4:14 pmSomething missing from that report. If they're not connected to the grid, where do they get the electricity from when the wind isn't blowing?Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 1:58 pm...
The wind turbines...they're not for show, they directly power the chargers (i.e. not via the grid) which apparently is/was a UK first. Sounds like a pedantic distinction but it means you don't have to sell your Turbine juice to the grid and then buy back juice at semi-fixed prices, you can just make and sell it for whatever you like.
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Great sales patter, we know they were a bit rubbish and way overpriced but that's all changed now so you can buy with confidence.Horse wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 4:17 pm On LinkedIn:
Ben Macdonald
Managing Director Nodum @ Nodum | Innovative EV Technology
There has been a lot of talk about the depreciation associated with the purchase of a new EVs over the last few years. So much of this is pony.
Firstly, there is still a legacy impact from the constrained supply associated with the pandemic. It is ECON 101. The supply was constrained as a result of difficulties with manufacturing during covid. This was combined with a surplus of discretionary income because people weren't spending money on other elements of their life (wining and dining amongst other things). As a result many of the cars now coming off lease were purchased when prices were high.
Secondly, many cars were (and still are) purchased with government incentives. While these may not always be direct incentives they are still incentives. This means comparing the sticker price with the second hand price is not valid. In the UK favourable BiK rates and the SalSac scheme result in the cost paid by a consumer or business of a new EV being significantly lower than the new price quoted at dealerships.
Thirdly, the depreciation with "expensive" or "premium" vehicles has always been legendary. Five years ago the majority of new EVs that had real utility value were certainly in the more premium price bracket. This is no longer the case. We are now reaching price parity for EVs and this is fundamentally changing the equation across all segments of the market - one only has to look at the pent up demand for the Renault 5 to understand this.
More affordable EVs will maintain their value better than internal combustion engines. This will likely even be the case for some more premium vehicles. This will primarily be a result of their running costs.
This post was partly inspired by an article sent to me about the depreciation of a 2024 Range Rover Autobiography LWB. It was purchased in the US for USD$191,520 and sold second hand one year later for USD$135,000 - despite only putting 4,900 miles on the clock. In just depreciation alone, this cost the owner USD$11.50 per mile.
Part of the reason for the depreciation of large and complicated cars such is the fuel and maintenance costs - I hypothesise that a switch to EVs will result in less downward pressure on the residual values of some of the large vehicles as a result of the cheaper running costs.
Didn't notice him saying they were 'a bit rubbish'.Mussels wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 9:20 pmGreat sales patter, we know they were a bit rubbish and way overpriced but that's all changed now so you can buy with confidence.Horse wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 4:17 pm On LinkedIn:
Ben Macdonald
Managing Director Nodum @ Nodum | Innovative EV Technology
There has been a lot of talk about the depreciation associated with the purchase of a new EVs over the last few years. So much of this is pony.
Firstly, there is still a legacy impact from the constrained supply associated with the pandemic. It is ECON 101. The supply was constrained as a result of difficulties with manufacturing during covid. This was combined with a surplus of discretionary income because people weren't spending money on other elements of their life (wining and dining amongst other things). As a result many of the cars now coming off lease were purchased when prices were high.
Secondly, many cars were (and still are) purchased with government incentives. While these may not always be direct incentives they are still incentives. This means comparing the sticker price with the second hand price is not valid. In the UK favourable BiK rates and the SalSac scheme result in the cost paid by a consumer or business of a new EV being significantly lower than the new price quoted at dealerships.
Thirdly, the depreciation with "expensive" or "premium" vehicles has always been legendary. Five years ago the majority of new EVs that had real utility value were certainly in the more premium price bracket. This is no longer the case. We are now reaching price parity for EVs and this is fundamentally changing the equation across all segments of the market - one only has to look at the pent up demand for the Renault 5 to understand this.
More affordable EVs will maintain their value better than internal combustion engines. This will likely even be the case for some more premium vehicles. This will primarily be a result of their running costs.
This post was partly inspired by an article sent to me about the depreciation of a 2024 Range Rover Autobiography LWB. It was purchased in the US for USD$191,520 and sold second hand one year later for USD$135,000 - despite only putting 4,900 miles on the clock. In just depreciation alone, this cost the owner USD$11.50 per mile.
Part of the reason for the depreciation of large and complicated cars such is the fuel and maintenance costs - I hypothesise that a switch to EVs will result in less downward pressure on the residual values of some of the large vehicles as a result of the cheaper running costs.
At least he's confirmed what I thought of them so far.
You are correct, I think that crept into my head when I read 'Range Rover'.
Mussels wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 9:20 pmGreat sales patter, we know they were a bit rubbish and way overpriced but that's all changed now so you can buy with confidence.Horse wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 4:17 pm On LinkedIn:
Ben Macdonald
Managing Director Nodum @ Nodum | Innovative EV Technology
There has been a lot of talk about the depreciation associated with the purchase of a new EVs over the last few years. So much of this is pony.
Firstly, there is still a legacy impact from the constrained supply associated with the pandemic. It is ECON 101. The supply was constrained as a result of difficulties with manufacturing during covid. This was combined with a surplus of discretionary income because people weren't spending money on other elements of their life (wining and dining amongst other things). As a result many of the cars now coming off lease were purchased when prices were high.
Secondly, many cars were (and still are) purchased with government incentives. While these may not always be direct incentives they are still incentives. This means comparing the sticker price with the second hand price is not valid. In the UK favourable BiK rates and the SalSac scheme result in the cost paid by a consumer or business of a new EV being significantly lower than the new price quoted at dealerships.
Thirdly, the depreciation with "expensive" or "premium" vehicles has always been legendary. Five years ago the majority of new EVs that had real utility value were certainly in the more premium price bracket. This is no longer the case. We are now reaching price parity for EVs and this is fundamentally changing the equation across all segments of the market - one only has to look at the pent up demand for the Renault 5 to understand this.
More affordable EVs will maintain their value better than internal combustion engines. This will likely even be the case for some more premium vehicles. This will primarily be a result of their running costs.
This post was partly inspired by an article sent to me about the depreciation of a 2024 Range Rover Autobiography LWB. It was purchased in the US for USD$191,520 and sold second hand one year later for USD$135,000 - despite only putting 4,900 miles on the clock. In just depreciation alone, this cost the owner USD$11.50 per mile.
Part of the reason for the depreciation of large and complicated cars such is the fuel and maintenance costs - I hypothesise that a switch to EVs will result in less downward pressure on the residual values of some of the large vehicles as a result of the cheaper running costs.
At least he's confirmed what I thought of them so far.
They seem to be popular with the all electric dwellings around here but not really heard of them apart from that. Not particularly a subject i immerse myself in though!