Electric Vehicles

[TamSV]

I was recently talking to the guy that Thatcham pays to think about such things.

Robot taxis are about 15 years away. Why would you want to own a car that sits idly depreciating for 94% of the time when you could subscribe to Amazon Cars or whatever that’ll take you door-to-door with a click of an app and then go and plug themselves in out of sight somewhere?

My next car will be my last petrol car. The one after that will be electric. The one after that might be no car at all.


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[svenrico]

Originally Posted by Bibio

i would expect in the next 2 years or so to see all government grant schemes reduced or withdrawn.. we have to pay back furlough some way. its either that or raising tax/vat/duty (the gov must be making a fortune with import duty/customs/vat now though)

if they want to entice people to move over to EV then a whopping scrappage scheme for fossil fuel vehicles would be better.

Will they offer a scrappage scheme for electric vehicles when the battery is buggered ?!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by TamSV

I was recently talking to the guy that Thatcham pays to think about such things.

Robot taxis are about 15 years away. Why would you want to own a car that sits idly depreciating for 94% of the time when you could subscribe to Amazon Cars or whatever that’ll take you door-to-door with a click of an app and then go and plug themselves in out of sight somewhere?

My next car will be my last petrol car. The one after that will be electric. The one after that might be no car at all.


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Like everything these days, a solution for an urban population only. You think autonomous cars will be available to the population of west Wales or the Highlands?

Also predicated on the idea we won't all want to travel at the same time. So bank holidays and weekends will be a bust. This is assuming going to offices is a thing of the past.

[TamSV]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

You think autonomous cars will be available to the population of west Wales or the Highlands?

In the future these areas will merely be nature based theme parks for rich people. The locals who clean their holiday homes won’t be able to afford cars due to spending 75% of their disposable income on overpriced housing.

Any young person with any sense will have left for the cities.

I don’t even know if I’m joking or not. Been to Keswick recently?


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[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by TamSV

I don’t even know if I’m joking or not. Been to Keswick recently?

No, but I can imagine. I live in Wales, I know plenty of young people priced out of their home areas.

You may be right.

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

No, but I can imagine. I live in Wales, I know plenty of young people priced out of their home areas.

You may be right.

It isn't just Wales where young people are priced out of their home area.

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

No, but I can imagine. I live in Wales, I know plenty of young people priced out of their home areas.

You may be right.

Not just young folks either Mike, those of us who rent rather than own a home are in a similar position regardless of age unfortunately.

[Biker Biggles]

Indeed. It isnt just rural areas either. A young person growing up in London has absolutely no prospect of ever owning their own home unless they inherit it from their parents.

[redtrummy]

Bottom line is we are overpopulated

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by redtrummy

Bottom line is we are overpopulated

Just asking but how does that affect house prices ?