RE: Better volume27 Jan 2024 11:38
jezz i actually do drive an ev and must say i can't fault it. so much in built technology, adaptive cruise control and there's even times i've coupled that with lane assist and let it drive itself. think it helps if you're of an age where your boy racer days are over (that's not to say they're not fast) just that if you've progressed to an automatic it's the next logical comfortable step not having to break, just easing your foot off the accelerator (regenerative breaks recharge the car at the same time). mine does a real world 300 miles which covers virtually every day's journeys and if i'm going right across the country north to south i just top up the exact miles needed to get me home (which i've never waited more than 20 minutes for, a comfort break and a coffee). i home charge, costs me £15 for 300 miles, pay no road tax (even when it comes in it'll be £24 for my car). personally i really can't fault them. only downsides to me living in the uk, 1. there's only 50,000 charging points across the country for people that need them, the government promised 300,000 but this will grow. 2. 40% of people live where they can't install a home charger (multiple dwelling units etc) but bt are converting 60,000 old street copper cabinets to charging units so that'll help and 3. the ******* cost of the car! how the hell can mr average afford a minimum of £40k and up to £70-100k for their car?? whilst there are models coming out with an entry of £20k, they won't have the milage range. it's like asking an 80 year old to install a heat pump or solar panels for a £30k outlay and saying don't worry you'll have a 30 year pay back. anyway i digress, not that i'm a climate change freak but with glaciers melting in greenland at 3 tons an hour, temperatures rapidly rising etc, i do think precious metals demand will soar, even hybrid cars will need more gold and silver for their gold conductive properties. the bull market will therefore return to commodities this year imo, and whether its this year, next year or the year after i'm very happy to hold solg to see what pans out with the sale of their assets (which i actually think will happen this year) or indeed the sale of the company, which may take longer.