Electric Vehicles

[Bibio]

how did we get sidetracked from EV's to house prices.... i love this site

[Seeker]

Lithium shortage because nobody wants a mine near them:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...?sref=P6Q0mxvj

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Seeker

Lithium shortage because nobody wants a mine near them:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...?sref=P6Q0mxvj

boohoo what a shame.

either mine for lithium or keep using dino juice till it runs out. governments should regulate and make sure that the mines are safe and environment sound (well as much as a mine can be).

nobody else think that the big oil giants are behind these sort of protests.. or is my tin hat getting bigger.

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by Seeker

Lithium shortage because nobody wants a mine near them:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...?sref=P6Q0mxvj

Does anybody else foresee problems with putting all the eggs in one basket with electric vehicles like they will be doing by banning internal combustion engines ?! There may be alternative fuel options available in the future.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Bibio

nobody else think that the big oil giants are behind these sort of protests.. or is my tin hat getting bigger.

Nope and also some of the large vehicle manufacturers (*cough* Toyota *cough*)

Look at what has happened to the Polar Pulse network since BP took over. They have sacked off staff and made the app more difficult to use. Chargers break and go offline and wait months for repair. One of the largest charging networks in the UK now needs to be avoided as its unlikely to work.

[Bibio]

good news about mining for lithium is that the poor countries will end up like Saudi. bad news is that they will no doubt be marked at "terrorists".

[Seeker]

One man's hate for Tesla (yep, he's nuts).

https://jalopnik.com/watch-a-finn-bl...ite-1848261076


...and coming to a charging area near you: Elite Charging from Audi

https://jalopnik.com/audis-charging-...-pr-1848260130

[Luckypants]

I doubt that Audi Lounge thing will be coming to anywhere in Wales, so not near me

I think they are misjudging the charging 'scene'.... it is not a leisure activity, its something you need done asap if on a journey. I do see that these could become meeting areas for people whose job is driving to clients, but honestly I think its a bid to be 'more premium' and has missed the mark.

[Seeker]

On an unrelated note - has anyone been following the car industry plans to introduce subscription services? As an example if you bought the car with heated seats or remote start capability then after a set period you would lose that function unless you paid a subscription. The German car industry is particularly keen.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a9599821.html

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by Seeker

On an unrelated note - has anyone been following the car industry plans to introduce subscription services? As an example if you bought the car with heated seats or remote start capability then after a set period you would lose that function unless you paid a subscription. The German car industry is particularly keen.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a9599821.html

No doubt there will be no end of wide boys trying to get in on this electric vehicle scene that we are all being forced into.