Electric cars

tweety said:
And from my limited research with AI home charging starts at 7p/kWh whilst motorway charging can be as high as 89p/kWh. On those figures nearly 13 times more expensive.
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So using the cheapest home price (you can get it cheaper BTW) against the highest you could find at a motorway charging station (where BTW, the petrol costs way more as well).

I'm using the average cost from the RAC which is a bit more reliable than "AI".

EV public charging costs | RAC Charge Watch

RAC Charge Watch is the RAC's initiative that monitors the average cost of charging an electric car so that you get a fair price. Read more about it here.
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There are not many petrol cars that can do a real "average" of 50mpg with short journeys. Maybe on a motorway run. Even then it will be a small engined petrol. Hybrids could do that though, but defeats the object of the topic. I average 45 mpg in my 1.6 DCi diesel. Yet can easily get 60 mpg on a motorway run. I don't baby it either.

There is no denying public rapid charging is too expensive. The top rates are a disgrace, with some service stations now charging £0.89kw.
They use the same argument. Installation and infrastructure costs. Price wars will break out eventually though.

In the meantime, there are things you can do. You can sign up to discount schemes. It does restrict you to certain chargers. But there can be significant savings.

I feel the government should be stepping in more with price caps. I think they are afraid to this in fear of scaring infrastructure investors. If they don't do something, it will mean a slower uptake for those who cannot home charge.

You then end up with arguments like on here. The haves and have nots etc. Many on here have almost free motoring, and never have to wait to charge (done overnight). While others will see not cost benefits and actually have more hassle to have to sit and wait.

The thing is, it will get better. By 2030/2035, charging and range should be non issues.
 
fulabeer said:
There are not many petrol cars that can do a real "average" of 50mpg with short journeys. Maybe on a motorway run. Even then it will be a small engined petrol. Hybrids could do that though, but defeats the object of the topic. I average 45 mpg in my 1.6 DCi diesel. Yet can easily get 60 mpg on a motorway run. I don't baby it either.

There is no denying public rapid charging is too expensive. The top rates are a disgrace, with some service stations now charging £0.89kw.
They use the same argument. Installation and infrastructure costs. Price wars will break out eventually though.

In the meantime, there are things you can do. You can sign up to discount schemes. It does restrict you to certain chargers. But there can be significant savings.

I feel the government should be stepping in more with price caps. I think they are afraid to this in fear of scaring infrastructure investors. If they don't do something, it will mean a slower uptake for those who cannot home charge.

You then end up with arguments like on here. The haves and have nots etc. Many on here have almost free motoring, and never have to wait to charge (done overnight). While others will see not cost benefits and actually have more hassle to have to sit and wait.

The thing is, it will get better. By 2030/2035, charging and range should be non issues.
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Yeah but my petrol car does do 50 mpg on short journeys. Only exception is in winter when it probably loses 1 or 2MPG. But I understand EVs are far more effected by cold weather than petrol cars.

And I would say I pass 90% of cars on the road. So definitely not babying it either.

I wonder how long before a equivalent EV that can maintain the same speed at the same energy costs without home charging will appear? Maybe never.

And including purchase price of the car originally even less likely.
 
hilts said:
Yes and what you want is much more important than say clean air.

You could put the radio on to solve the horrendous quietness, i guess that's one of your 1st world problems sorted :-)

Gear stick from a toy car
You tube vroom vroom noises maybe
Bubble wrap instead of buttons.

:-)
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Clean air is subjective. As long as you have it and anyone living near the mines the battery tech is dug out of doesn't is obviously fantastic.

The good thing about having the radio on is it doesn't seem to shut off when I get low on petrol...


And I have that set up at home, no wonder the dog thinks I'm weird.

Vroooooom...
 
BimboBob said:
Clean air is subjective. As long as you have it and anyone living near the mines the battery tech is dug out of doesn't is obviously fantastic.

The good thing about having the radio on is it doesn't seem to shut off when I get low on petrol...


And I have that set up at home, no wonder the dog thinks I'm weird.

Vroooooom...
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Blessed are the mine dwellers.
 
Sat in a Tesla yesterday, had a good look around it, not much to see, and messed about with the large centre iPad.

Sorry, not for me.
 
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Under €25,000 for the new VW Polo EV basic model. £21,000 (est) | On sale April 2026

The reviews of the Polo across numerous videos on Youtube are very good.

The new VW Polo EV is out this year.

 
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Pontypool Blue said:
Lol!
I'm sure that when the first cars began to replace horse and carts, people then complained that they preferred the clickerty clack of hooves and having to pick up shit too!
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Not to mention the absolute benefit of horse shit being great for growing veggies and other flowers. :)
 
jrb said:
Under €25,000 for the new VW Polo EV basic model. £21,000 (est) | On sale April 2026

The reviews of the Polo across numerous videos on Youtube are very good.

The new VW Polo EV is out this year.

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Is that a factory colour scheme? It would be perfect for when the wife says she can't decide on which colour we should get.
 
jrb said:
Under €25,000 for the new VW Polo EV basic model. £21,000 (est) | On sale April 2026

The reviews of the Polo across numerous videos on Youtube are very good.

The new VW Polo EV is out this year.

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The new Electric Polo.

European price, €25,000.
Converted, £21,600.
If that is the price in £’s for the basic model, and the price isn’t manipulated by VW and UK dealers, I’m interested.
As the car is only going to be used mainly for work, 24 miles a day, shopping, etc, I’m happy to possibly buy a new Polo, if I like it?
It will be interesting to see what the new UK prices are.

Google AI.

The new Volkswagen electric Polo (likely branded ID. Polo or ID.2) is expected to launch in 2026 with a starting price of around £21,000 to £22,000. It will serve as VW's most affordable EV, aiming to rival the Renault 5 and Citroen e-C3, with a potential 280-mile range and a later, higher-performance GTI model.
 
BimboBob said:
Clean air is subjective. As long as you have it and anyone living near the mines the battery tech is dug out of doesn't is obviously fantastic.

The good thing about having the radio on is it doesn't seem to shut off when I get low on petrol...


And I have that set up at home, no wonder the dog thinks I'm weird.

Vroooooom...
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Not sure that you can use the comment about the radio. Many of the on board gadgets run off the 12v battery e.g. heated seats and heated steering wheel to mention 2 larger Kw ones. Price is no longer either, I purchased an suv style ev new for 38K. It performs well probably beating most petrol diesel cars to 60mph unless you have spent 80k on one.
 
Centurions said:
Are they the only Chinese imported EV in the UK then?
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I don't think so.
They are probably the most advanced and definitely the most well known though.
You don't drive with me expectation that something will fail in much the same way as you don't drive with the expectation that you will be in an accident.
 
Centurions said:
Quite like that myself. I've just seen my very first Inster in the local business park, not sure about the Jungle Khaki colour but the car itself looked nifty.
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That’s just to hide the finish of the car.

I spoke to VW, Stockport, today.

Looking at early Sumer/late Summer when the ID Polo goes on sale. No prices yet. But most reviewers of the car think it will be pitched at £22K for the base model.

A 2-year unlimited mileage manufacturers warranty

A further 1 year / 60,000 miles (whichever is soonest) warranty

This means you're covered for a total of 3 years or up to 60,000 miles, whichever comes first. Exclusions apply throughout, so please read our Terms and Conditions.

Peace of mind with electric car warranties​

When you buy a car, you want to know that it’s built to go the distance. AtVolkswagen, we’re so confident in the quality of our engineering that all of ourelectric cars come with an eight year or 100,000 miles/160,000km high voltage battery warranty (whichever is soonest) on all material or manufacturing defects. The warranty applies to all pure electric cars (ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.7).

It will probably apply to the ID Polo as well?

I’m going to hold back buying an EV until I see and test drive the ID Polo.

By then prices for the other Electric cars I have looked at may have come down in price again slightly?
 
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