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Post by warrentclaim on Jan 29, 2011 19:32:14 GMT -5
How the hell has a £30,000 car with a range of less than 50 miles on a hot day managed to become Car Of The Year? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_LeafEven Nissan say the battery can be toast after as little as 5 years! Under no circumstances can this be considered as a useable family car. I'm not against electric cars, but this is ridiculous! |
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Post by scaryoldcortina on Jan 30, 2011 5:12:39 GMT -5
It looks very much as though who gets "car of the year" is a political decision, rather than based on merit. A bit like who gets to host the next world cup....
I saw a thing on the news a week or so ago, there is a guy driving an electric Golf around the country at the moment. Recharge points are so few and far between he is having to drive at less than 30mph, and can't afford to use the heater because it steals charge (and therefore range).
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Post by fredtransit on Jan 31, 2011 8:59:07 GMT -5
I saw that about the Golf. Didn't it take him about a week? Not exactly practical is it?
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Post by arrocuda on Feb 1, 2011 3:49:10 GMT -5
TBH I discarded the idea of electric cars being a practical alternative a while ago. Sure.... if you live in London and can afford a dedicated car as a city runabout.... and you're on a six figure salary.... and you have a problem with rubbing shoulders with the masses on the tube.... then is probably a reasonable alternative. Truth is that where I live, I'd run out of 'fuel' before I got to the nearest charging point. Scary's point hits the nail right on the head. The industry is desperate to be seen to be 'green' in the eyes of the car buying public, so is nothing more than a public relations exercise.
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