Simon

Sales Director, Engineering, UK & EU Manufacturing.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@FarmerG59620191 @StephenJBeynon @hools @mattwridley The reason for that is the way that energy market in the UK was set up. Renewables are cheaper, look at Spain for example.
Starting with Thatcher we had multiple govts with absolutely no industrial strategy (free market economics) which is almost unique, hence high energy costs.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@FarmerG59620191 @StephenJBeynon @hools @mattwridley As you have just pointed out, price of 2nd hand EVs is actually lower than equivalent petrol cars, which makes the case for them even more compelling.
The evidence building up now is that EVs are more reliable & do higher mileages than petrol cars.

https://t.co/zjADcTKElT

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@keebsonx @mattwridley No, I’m not ignoring that at all. It seems like you have out of date information.

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@saskquo @mattwridley Valid questions, Sharon. The data comes from peer-reviewed lifecycle assessments by organizations like the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the AVERE (European Association for Electromobility).

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@keebsonx @mattwridley Always open to learning more. Which specific parts of the running costs do you think are misunderstood?

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@FarmerG59620191 @hools @mattwridley The co2 is way less for EVs even when the electricity comes from fossil fuel generation.

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@DJRil86 @GrumpyLofty @mattwridley Hydrogen cars too expensive as they use 3x to 4x the electricity as BEVs. Also total lack of infrastructure.

Fact is, we do have the infrastructure for EVs.

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@DJRil86 @GrumpyLofty @mattwridley

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@DJRil86 @GrumpyLofty @mattwridley EVs have been around for long enough now, many with extreme mileages.

ICE cars definitely do get changed due to failure of expensive components!

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@christwine3 @mattwridley As per wherever the grid is sourced from at the time. This was earlier today.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@tokyonosensei @denvertodd21 @mattwridley Not at all.
It is recommended to stop for a break every couple of hours or so. Taking in a 15 minute charge will keep you going until the next break. It really isn’t an issue.

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@Malc66799386 @mattwridley https://t.co/JLerO4eBcW

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@Malc66799386 @mattwridley 2 reasons. First to give confidence to companies to invest in public charging infrastructure. Secondly to seed the second hand EV market with affordable cars.

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@UnkleBettyB @mattwridley The Chinese are installing renewables faster than anyone else at this point, and EV market share is around 50% there too.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@Malc66799386 @alittlevincible @mattwridley Yes that is correct, typically a 40 Amp one, or more typically an RCBO.
Hope that helps.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@Malc66799386 @mattwridley Brand new prices have reached parity with petrol cars, second hand EVs are often actually cheaper than second hand ICE cars, for now.

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@Malc66799386 @DJRil86 @GrumpyLofty @mattwridley 121,262 public EV chargers across the U.K. and expanding fairly rapidly.

Agree about the driveway problem.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@Malc66799386 @alittlevincible @mattwridley Yes, but not usually the main consumer unit. They didn’t go near that for my EV charger installation. Hope that helps.

[Simon @SimonM_72]

@Malc66799386 @mattwridley 2 reasons. First to give confidence to companies to invest in public charging infrastructure. Secondly to seed the second hand EV market with affordable cars.