Luton Vauxhall plant will close in April

[Clint]

It's not a "British Gas" problem it's a problem full stop.
What about the driver who drives the van who finds he has to go electric? He can't charge his car at home...as millions won't be able to. So what happens there? It's a complete mess. There will be some bone head politician with an answer no doubt..like use public transport...that doesn't run the time you need it or go past where you're going...and on your day off...sit in your house..go NOWHERE. Oh,that sounds very familiar.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

For all those that hate EVs, local delivery drivers are absolutely ideal for going EV. The Post Office are massively investing in them, even in rural areas like I live in. They simply have banks of chargers.

Small vans (like Vivaros and smaller) have a range of around 250 miles. In real terms, these vans often don't do 100 miles a day, particularly in urban areas.

I remember speaking to someone who lived in Oxford who said that his DPD van rarely does more than 70 miles a day.
Over 1/3 of DPD vans are now fully EV.

Think about your local builder (let's call him Bob). Bob uses his van to get from one side of the city to the other - around 15 miles. Sometimes, he takes his van to the local merchants to pick up extra bits - say 5 miles. Then he goes home - 15 miles.
As it turns out, he picks up Bill which adds another 20 miles to his day.

He's doing 55 miles a day. I don't think an EV is an issue for him.

Or indeed a plumber (let's call him Peter). Peter does 6 jobs a day. Because he doesn't want to spend all day in his van, he cleverly makes sure he minimizes his travel time, so he does 5 miles between each job. Add on his 5 mile commute from the other side of town, and he's done 40 miles.

Hence why there are so many 20 year old vans on the road with relatively low mileage.

Not sure why you quoted me you said exactly what I did but used many more words to do it

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Can see the local hoodlums having fun leading the police on merry jaunts to run their batteries down

Are they not allowed to call for backup in a BEV

 

[Clint]

Are they not allowed to call for backup in a BEV

It'll be a pushbike.

 

[Stu]

Can see the local hoodlums having fun leading the police on merry jaunts to run their batteries down !

Can't really see that happening.

The local hoodlums are unlikely to be driving anything that can keep up with a Tesla Model 3 LR. And that's a bog standard BEV.

And if they do, it'll likely not have a range of 300 miles. Apparently, the average Police chase is over in a few minutes.