"Theo" wrote in message
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Steve Walker wrote:
They are never going to provide charging on cross-channel ferries.

The house we were "visiting" (to buy) was not ours until we had done the
paperwork, had only a 3kW supply limit, was at the time disconnected and
we only stopped there long enough to look (bought as seen on the day)
and again for an hour to spray woodworm killer.

Charging anywhere on route, would have delayed us considerably.

So for the one weekend in your life when you drive to France, buy a house,
spray it with woodworm killer, and drive home again, you rent a petrol or
diesel car.

Perhaps the other weekends in your life don't involve nonstop driving
1000+
miles and are not as action-packed?

This is the problem with electric cars - one car cannot do all the jobs and
you may need either to own a second (petrol/diesel) car or else rent one -
both of which are all extra cost.

We, the public, are being asked to change the way we live and to accept a
sub-standard product. When EVs are at least as good as petrol/diesel, in
terms of range and refuelling, *then* is the time to phase out
petrol/diesel. But the date of petrol/diesel car withdrawal (ie no longer
sold any more) has already been announced. That may be to spur manufacturers
to get their acts together, though I'm sure they are all working flat out as
it is to find solutions. But if the date comes and we still have EVs with a
maximum range of 200 miles and a recharge time (to restore the full range)
of over an hour (and maybe considerably longer) then it will be a huge step
backwards in the name of "progress".


And will petrol/diesel *rental* cars always be available? Will there come a
time when the cars, bought just before sales are stopped, have worn out.
What then? Will we have no choice but to stop every 200 miles for a
multi-hour break? The problem comes when the place where you take a planned
break is not the same place as the one where you can charge the car.