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Personally I can live with electric car in UK but electric VANs will be much bigger trouble because they are heavy and can't hold that much cargo. There is a lo

Personally I can live with electric car in UK but electric VANs will be much bigger trouble because they are heavy and can't hold that much cargo. There is a lot of restrictions in law and infrastructure that limits usage of vehicles to under 3.5t

robin_reala 6y ago
Renault Master Z.E. is either 3.1t or 3.5t and comes in a bunch of configurations: https://www.renault.co.uk/electric-vehicles/master-ze/specifications.html?bodyTypeCode=PT1261_panel_van https://www.renault.co.uk/electric-vehicles/master-ze/specif...
- Hamuko 6y ago
  >The real life estimates of 75 miles in Summer and 50 miles in Winter also give an insight of how powerful these batteries are, reducing your need to be constantly charging your vehicle and allowing you to enjoy the ride! Isn't that pretty shit?
  - huhnmonster 6y ago
    That is, well..., rather bad. I imagine if this trend prevails in the future, we will see your plumber asking you if he can charge his transporter and deducting their charging cost from your invoice.
  - sbierwagen 6y ago
    Lousy compared to a van with a full tank of petrol. On the other hand, https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-per-day-does-a-FedEx-or-UPS-driver-drive-on-average https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-per-day-does-a-FedEx-or... >Originally Answered: how many miles per day does a FedEx or UPS driver drive on average? That answer varies from hub to hub, route to route. In my hub, there are several routes that average maybe 5 miles a day total, whereas the route I run averages 75-80 miles a day.
  - robin_reala 6y ago
    Li-ion battery capacity has tripled in a decade[1]. If that continues at the same pace (big if of course) then by 2030 the same van could have 150-225 miles of range. [1] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-ion-battery-cell-densities-have-almost-tripled-since-2010/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-io...
- 8draco8 6y ago
  And have only 50-75 miles range, I assume that's under load. Average DHL courier in my country does between 60 and 200 miles daily.

robin_reala 6y ago

Renault Master Z.E. is either 3.1t or 3.5t and comes in a bunch of configurations: https://www.renault.co.uk/electric-vehicles/master-ze/specifications.html?bodyTypeCode=PT1261_panel_van https://www.renault.co.uk/electric-vehicles/master-ze/specif...

Hamuko 6y ago
>The real life estimates of 75 miles in Summer and 50 miles in Winter also give an insight of how powerful these batteries are, reducing your need to be constantly charging your vehicle and allowing you to enjoy the ride! Isn't that pretty shit?
- huhnmonster 6y ago
  That is, well..., rather bad. I imagine if this trend prevails in the future, we will see your plumber asking you if he can charge his transporter and deducting their charging cost from your invoice.
- sbierwagen 6y ago
  Lousy compared to a van with a full tank of petrol. On the other hand, https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-per-day-does-a-FedEx-or-UPS-driver-drive-on-average https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-per-day-does-a-FedEx-or... >Originally Answered: how many miles per day does a FedEx or UPS driver drive on average? That answer varies from hub to hub, route to route. In my hub, there are several routes that average maybe 5 miles a day total, whereas the route I run averages 75-80 miles a day.
- robin_reala 6y ago
  Li-ion battery capacity has tripled in a decade[1]. If that continues at the same pace (big if of course) then by 2030 the same van could have 150-225 miles of range. [1] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-ion-battery-cell-densities-have-almost-tripled-since-2010/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-io...
8draco8 6y ago
And have only 50-75 miles range, I assume that's under load. Average DHL courier in my country does between 60 and 200 miles daily.