Would you have an electric car if you had the money for a new car and were in the market for one?

[v8-powered]

I'd be worried about the standard of the repair, not a great start.

I shall give it a look over with my finest comb.

Get a pack of these ordered as it'll do yer brain in when people keep asking how to open the door.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167606548630 ... 7220448588

Are people that stupid???

[Horse]

I shall give it a look over with my finest comb.

Get a pack of these ordered as it'll do yer brain in when people keep asking how to open the door.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167606548630 ... 7220448588

Are people that stupid???

Do a bit of Googling to find out how well hidden some of these catches are. IIRC, they're in different places in different vehicles.

Then imagine being in a burning car you've never been in before, at night.

[Taipan]

I shall give it a look over with my finest comb.

Get a pack of these ordered as it'll do yer brain in when people keep asking how to open the door.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167606548630 ... 7220448588

Are people that stupid???

Its a stupid design (as are the outer door handles) as it's a small black press button on a black background. People simply cant see them, especially at night and of course they are quite different from other cars. People look for a handle to pull rather than a button to press.

[IccyV2]

I had to work it out and at first I pressed the wrong one, which is the emergency release and I got a warning saying this doesn't drop the window and could cause damage, so I had to look again to see which was the actual button I'm supposed to use to open the door.

I'm still sold on the EV thing though, they're so practical and easy to use, I'm not sure I'd buy an ICE car for normal daily A to B driving anymore and to be totally honest if there was something like a Porsche Cayman EV that was 1000kg and as fast as my Tesla then that would probably make the perfect sports car too, there is definitely a character thing about the petrol engine in my GT3RS for example and I don't plan to get rid of them, but I think I could live without an internal combustion engine.

[Rockburner]

Get a pack of these ordered as it'll do yer brain in when people keep asking how to open the door.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167606548630 ... 7220448588

Are people that stupid???

Its a stupid design (as are the outer door handles) as it's a small black press button on a black background. People simply cant see them, especially at night and of course they are quite different from other cars. People look for a handle to pull rather than a button to press.

I'd agree. I've been a guest in 2 Teslas now - I still can't be sure where the door button is. Doesn't help that the window button is in a position where you'd think a door handle would be on any other car, AND is exactly the same button in look and feel as the door button.

[v8-powered]

Lol, looks like I'll have to give my occasional passenger a pre-flight briefing before each trip then

[KungFooBob]

if there was something like a Porsche Cayman EV that was 1000kg and as fast as my Tesla then that would probably make the perfect sports car too

You're not going to get anything that light with a half decent battery, until solidstate batteries become a thing.

The closest you're going to get is the MG Cyberster, but the fast one is 1985kg (and the slightly slower one is only 100k lighter cos it's got no front motor).

Silly name, but it looks great and it's got scissors doors!

[IccyV2]

if there was something like a Porsche Cayman EV that was 1000kg and as fast as my Tesla then that would probably make the perfect sports car too

You're not going to get anything that light with a half decent battery, until solidstate batteries become a thing.

The closest you're going to get is the MG Cyberster, but the fast one is 1985kg (and the slightly slower one is only 100k lighter cos it's got no front motor).

Silly name, but it looks great and it's got scissors doors!

I know, that's why I made a point of the weight, the Tesla is quick but you can feel the weight, it's like the new Porsche GTS, it's hybrid and almost 600bhp but again you can feel the weight. I'm having a 911 race car built that will be about 1000kg and 350bhp(ish) and that will be lively, so once they get the batteries sorted and they can put an EV with 600bhp on the road at 1000kg it will be fun.

[Taipan]

if there was something like a Porsche Cayman EV that was 1000kg and as fast as my Tesla then that would probably make the perfect sports car too

You're not going to get anything that light with a half decent battery, until solidstate batteries become a thing.

The closest you're going to get is the MG Cyberster, but the fast one is 1985kg (and the slightly slower one is only 100k lighter cos it's got no front motor).

Silly name, but it looks great and it's got scissors doors!

I want one of those. A bit less so now though, as the guys at RevComps said its not very suitable for tall people as the screen height is very low.

[Saga Lout]

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I know, that's why I made a point of the weight, the Tesla is quick but you can feel the weight, it's like the new Porsche GTS, it's hybrid and almost 600bhp but again you can feel the weight. I'm having a 911 race car built that will be about 1000kg and 350bhp(ish) and that will be lively, so once they get the batteries sorted and they can put an EV with 600bhp on the road at 1000kg it will be fun.

It's not going to be much fun on the road. Legal speeds will feel like walking pace and "fun" speeds will get you so many points on your licence that either you won't want to do those speeds any more or you won't be able to. The most fun cars I've owned were a Suzuki Cappuccino (63 bhp) and a MG Midget (56 bhp). Both were fast enough to have fun without risking a driving ban.

[IccyV2]

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I know, that's why I made a point of the weight, the Tesla is quick but you can feel the weight, it's like the new Porsche GTS, it's hybrid and almost 600bhp but again you can feel the weight. I'm having a 911 race car built that will be about 1000kg and 350bhp(ish) and that will be lively, so once they get the batteries sorted and they can put an EV with 600bhp on the road at 1000kg it will be fun.

It's not going to be much fun on the road. Legal speeds will feel like walking pace and "fun" speeds will get you so many points on your licence that either you won't want to do those speeds any more or you won't be able to. The most fun cars I've owned were a Suzuki Cappuccino (63 bhp) and a MG Midget (56 bhp). Both were fast enough to have fun without risking a driving ban.

The thing with a light and zippy car is that you can have fun at legals speeds, if 0-60 is about 2 seconds then it's enough of a thrill that you don't need to be doing triple figures.

[Taipan]

Lol, looks like I'll have to give my occasional passenger a pre-flight briefing before each trip then

Once you've told/shown people that normally covers it, but the stickers will help at night. Unless its old people. They just wont get it. Ever.

[ZRX61]

[ZRX61]

[ZRX61]

Drove past a field full of identical brand new cars yesterday, was too far away to see what they were. Later I was closer & got to ID them:
10 acres of E Jags just dumped in the desert.

[KungFooBob]

Drove past a field full of identical brand new cars yesterday, was too far away to see what they were. Later I was closer & got to ID them:
10 acres of E Jags just dumped in the desert.

The I-Pace is subject to a massive recall at the moment due to dodgy LG battery packs. Owners have been advised to park outside, probably related in some way.

[ZRX61]

The I-Pace is subject to a massive recall at the moment due to dodgy LG battery packs. Owners have been advised to park outside, probably related in some way.

That'll be them then. Must have been damn near 1000 of them, maybe more.

[Count Steer]

Looks like more and more people will have an electric car and rising petrol prices aren't quite the motivator that explains it all.


https://theconversation.com/electric-ve ... l%20prices

[Saga Lout]

Looks like more and more people will have an electric car and rising petrol prices aren't quite the motivator that explains it all.


https://theconversation.com/electric-ve ... l%20prices

As my learned friend pointed out in another post:

It's an opinion

[Count Steer]

Looks like more and more people will have an electric car and rising petrol prices aren't quite the motivator that explains it all.


https://theconversation.com/electric-ve ... l%20prices

As my learned friend pointed out in another post:

It's an opinion

An informed opinion rather than vox pop type.