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USA like Australia, have the same problems. They think nothing of going 6-700 miles as a little ride out. EVs are a waste of time in countries like that. They are useless over here if you want to go 400 miles like my wife and I have from Birmingham to Fort William....401 miles to our house. We have done it many times with a few stops over many years. Would not like to think how long it would take in a EV. Perhaps one of the EV owners on here would like to try it out and let us know how you get on. Honestly mind you, no perhaps or maybe or if. Come on . Now the weather is brightening up, how about proving how useless EVs are for distance motoring.A lot of it is on the m/way, steady 70mph.
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Occasional day trippers are not the main market. It's the commuters that buy the cars at more regular intervals, and often on a company loan, so putative purchasers are king. Cynical? Yes, but it is the motor trade after all.
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I wonder what the residual value of an original (100 mile) Leaf is going for and also a Prius. Kev |
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