Electric Car what a Joke!

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Just swapped over vans at a well know hire company's Exeter branch
Someone has left their Tesla in the compound as they are using a petrol hire car to go long distance up the road as it is easier ???

 

[Mark T Jones]

We are at the start of long and interesting journey (pun intended)


Us oldie-petrol heads will never really be part of it. Amusingly, many of the people trying to sell us EVs also don't get it, and are as much dinosaurs as we are in their own way. The whole EV vs ICE thing is just a small detail of the change

Abridged version - car loving, enthusiastic drivers will never really appreciate EVs.we may experiment or might be swayed be social concerns or incentives - history shows that environmental concerns take a poor third place to price and convenience.

Even if we buy an EV, we will always compare, and our driving/ownership habits won't change.

Today's 25 year old will be far more fluid in their choice. Choosing between EV or ICE will be like choosing between BMW or Audi. They are already less hung up on car ownership than we are. In cities, may won't own a car but will use ZipCar

Today's 12 year old will be horrified at the thought of exhaust emissions. The idea of car as status symbol on the driveway will be completely alien to most. Access and utilisation will be more important than ownership.

This is already happening I will enjoy being an ICE dinosaur whilst watching with interest

 

[fisicx]

The idea of car ownership is already changing. Many young people now use an Uber, get deliveries and so on. They see no need to own a car.

They won’t need to chose between ICE and EV. They won’t want a car.

 

[MikeJ]

Just swapped over vans at a well know hire company's Exeter branch
Someone has left their Tesla in the compound as they are using a petrol hire car to go long distance up the road as it is easier ???

Really no different to hiring a van. Renting a different vehicle for a specific, rarely performed task is something we've always done.

 

[Mr D]

Just swapped over vans at a well know hire company's Exeter branch
Someone has left their Tesla in the compound as they are using a petrol hire car to go long distance up the road as it is easier ???

Not uncommon.

We have tended to own a small car - great for getting round town or even day trips.

For longer trips we tended to hire a bigger car. Its easier than trying to cram luggage and food all over the car and pack the boot full.

If I was to get an electric car then likely would look at something small and cheap - longest trip most of the time is about 7 miles each way. Couple of times a year we'll perhaps do 40 mile round trip. Hence no need for a car with long range.