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BMW speeds up plans to electrify 25 new models, now due by 2023
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoI’m surprised we don’t see more plugin hybrids on the market, they seem to offer most of the benefits of full electric without the downsides. At least if most of your journeys are reasonably short.
- esotericn 7y agoCould you elaborate on the downsides of fully electric vehicles? Just interested, from my perspective the only major downside would be cost, and it wouldn't take much, either in additional taxation on buying/running ICE cars, or just more mass production of EVs, to rectify that, at least if you compare like for like (new EV vs. new ICE). It'll take a long time to attack the 15 year old Japanese banger market (I've had cars that cost literally 100-200 quid a year to run, all costs included except fuel), sure.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoCost, range, availability.
- esotericn 7y agoRange is a solved problem. Modern EVs get over 300 miles and charge 150 miles in 15-30mins. I'm not sure what you mean by 'availability' - in the context of your comment "I’m surprised we don’t see more plugin hybrids on the market", wherein we're talking about what car manufacturers could be doing, well, they're all available. A Model X with a Land Rover shell is obviously feasible, it's just that no-one has done it yet. It's probably within the means of a dedicated enthusiast. I'm surprised that car manufacturers are dragging their feet. ICE's are absolutely dead technology.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoRange is only a solved problem if you spend a lot of money. Availability is an issue, most EVs in the UK are on 12 month lead times. Volkswagen have actually withdrawn some cars from sale.
- esotericn 7y agoI think we're just talking past each other here, I don't disagree. I just think this all boils down to cost. The lower cost cars are crap or unavailable.