Random EV thoughts.....

I kinda feel like Japanese car companies have two settings when it comes to styling, extremely conservative or way off the deep end

The end result of them being liberal can be very strange (Nissan Cube being my favourite example) and I feel like the black wings on the BZ4X was a case of this

It's nice to see something different than a collection of almost identical looking SUVs, but I still don't think it looks good

It does have that vibe a bit, reminds me of the stereotypical battered Hiace with one door a different colour 😂

Actually looking at the white one now has somehow reminded me of some cartooney silhouette of a guy with a goatee and sideburns and now I can't unsee it

As you said, it's not a bad looking car, but just a bit out there for my taste

Problem is your local representative isn't in the place where you need chargers. Like if you live in Dublin and the charging in Westport, Sligo or Dingle isn't good enough for you there's no votes in that for them....

I'm not having a go here (although it will sound like it).

Any DC hubs being installed in Dublin are almost constantly in use by taxis. I understand they are totally within their rights to use them, but it's off putting that when you pull up to a charger there are at least one if not 2 taxis there and more waiting.

I gave up on the one in Templeville because of this and now SuperValu in kimmage is the same. I've seen all 3 chargers in use here and taxis queuing (and others driving past and leaving!!).

DC hubs are great but I would love to see loads (and I mean hundreds) of AC chargers dotted around the city for those (soon to be me!!) without home charging.

Volvo electric truck in action (you'll need to learn German or turn on auto translate)

I'll give them credit, it's a pretty honest assessment from a diesel head

115kWh/100km 😱

Definitely not an Ioniq 😂

The driving experience seems spot on, but the 300km max range isn't enough for all applications

The charging also needs to improve, hopefully MCS will fix that

It's interesting because you can see all the problems that EV drivers were dealing with in 2017 being repeated here

If this is the first iteration, then I would call it a very good attempt. With some improvements in charging and battery technology then you could see 500km ranges being feasible (in something other than a Tesla semi)

Really? I'm actually impressed as I assumed they were a single 50kW

Well, marginally less sh!t is still sh!t

It's progress for sure, but it isn't a hub. After seeing what Applegreen are willing to install, Ecars have been blown out of the water

Good news, the more the merrier

Although, I still go back to my usual argument that you should judge a network on chargers available rather than announced

In Istanbul Airport, and they have a Togg Sedan on display, Turkey’s first EV, and it’s a very pretty car….

Well it looks like they're only producing for the UK this year. And to be fair they're bringing the factory up from basically zero

If you think of Volvo or Mercedes electric trucks, they're pretty much the same chassis as the diesel ones. So I imagine they can resume a lot of the parts and tooling which gives them a headstart on manufacturing

Also to be frank I suspect companies are a bit reluctant to order a truck they'll probably operate for 7 or 8 years from a company that might be bankrupt by 2024

Big price cuts on Tesla's in the US yesterday/overnight it seems.

$3,000 off the M3, $9,000 off an M3P, $13,000 off the MYLR and MYP. Other models got discounts as well.

Reductions in some EU countries as well.

Edit: M3 is showing as €45,660 here with blue paint. Not sure if that's a reduction?

There is 10k off the LR since I saved a quote in October, that brings it under the grant cut off now doesn't it?

they said that they are cuting production costs which is why they can do it.

also.. " Musk acknowledged last year that prices had become "embarrassingly high" and could hurt demand."

I'd agree with that, especially when you think that the "value" in a tesla isnt its build quality or its looks but the intelligence that comes with it BUT you even need to pay extra for that, and the last time I heard the cash you pay for upgrades gets lost when you sell the thing on as they switch them off.