rider Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I'm planning on having an outside power point alongside my garage installed next time I get a leccy out ready for the day when the first electric car turns up on my driveway in the next not so many years. I'm thinking Tesla seeing its got the range, fast and getting affordable with sub £50k options becoming available. Has anyone been in one, driven one - loved it, loathed it? I know someone with a Nissan Leaf and they love it but I like the Tesla lines better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I have had Teslas in at Autodoc, brilliant bits of kit. Saying that I haven't driven one more than 100m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Had a go in my mates leaf pritty nippy well upto 60 then get pritty slow from there but if you drive it fast the battery drains just as fast , It reminded me of my dads old 2.8 granada with the aircon just watching the fuel gauge go down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullthrottle Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Electric crap I have been in a couple and in my opinion I don't think the build quality is that good plus the continuous buzzing noise from the motors I find to be annoying. And in my opinion I don't think the governments are thinking it through correctly what it cost to build electric cars plus run them people are moaning now about Hinckley so I don't see them liking more of them. Plus do you think the powers that be will allow the oil company's to go out of business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Contact Pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Go to Tesla and drive one, can't say I heard any annoying noises in my mates model S, he's had some issues with it but Tesla were straight on it and sorted the problems very quickly If I had the cash I'd have a Tesla, very quick off the mark and kills most petrol powered cars with ease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Terrible, terrible build quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Im looking forward to my first electric car I want the under floor charger (wifi) on my drive so I don't have to worry about leads .. It is the slower charger to have but I will get the adapter to just plug into the wall just in case I need a quick charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 I want the under floor charger (wifi) on my drive so I don't have to worry about leads .. It is the slower charger to have but I will get the adapter to just plug into the wall just in case I need a quick charge A friend of my daughter is a physicist working on induction charging for electric vehciles. They are looking into charging areas under road, at traffic lights and the inside lane of motorways. A wifi electric meter will be required for billing, maybe in the future it could all be incorporated with the household bill and for city dwellers there would never be any need for home charging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 A friend of my daughter is a physicist working on induction charging for electric vehciles. They are looking into charging areas under road, at traffic lights and the inside lane of motorways. A wifi electric meter will be required for billing, maybe in the future it could all be incorporated with the household bill and for city dwellers there would never be any need for home charging? I have heard of having motorway lanes for charging .. I think its would be nice leaving the house on a full charge though just in case you hit traffic due to an accident somewhere where there is no lane charging lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The efficency of wireless charging is terrible , and even worse the greater the distance away so the 8 inches ground clearance under the car does cause a issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 A friend bought a new one, and took family to London in it as its first long journey. It stopped on the motorway, leaving them stranded for hours whilst the recovery firm decided what to do with it, and Tesla said that the range quoted was only with virtually no ancillaries running. It was minus 6 degrees, snowing and dark, so using no ancillaries was not an option! He got rid of it as it was a liability planning journeys around the few charging points away from the Metropolis. As others say, neither the infrastructure nor the battery technology is up to speed to make electric more than for local usage. Gimmicks, and expensive ones at that, IMHO. I seem to recall him saying trade in value was lousy, too. - - - Updated - - - The efficency of wireless charging is terrible , and even worse the greater the distance away so the 8 inches ground clearance under the car does cause a issue We amateur radio buffs hate wireless charging, they spread noise all over the spectrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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