On Saturday, 2 April 2016 08:00:29 UTC+1, harry wrote:
On Friday, 1 April 2016 15:53:06 UTC+1, whisky-dave wrote:
On Friday, 1 April 2016 15:06:12 UTC+1, harry wrote:
On Friday, 1 April 2016 14:40:53 UTC+1, RJH wrote:

Yes indeed. Plus one of the largest costs of car ownership - depreciation.

Depreciation is high on current electric cars.

Why do they depreicate faster than ordinary cars and if they do doesn't that make them less useful per quid than a ordinary car.


It's a question of perceived value not deterioration.

Then what is wrongly percived about a 2nd hand electric car ?




How long does it take to charge roughly from a public point.

How long is a piece of string?

Everyone knows the anwser when filling with a liquid fuel that's part of the point.


Depends on how "empty" the battery is.

easy to know how much fuel you have left in a tank.

From completely empty on the fastest points, 20 minutes to 80% full so I'm told.
(This is a situation that never arises)

How long does it take to fill a car for the same range ?