How long until we see €2 a litre and will it push more to EV's faster?

Ferry company bans EV & hydrogen cars due to fire risk.

Is this the first of many?

(the euro tunnel currently bans CNG/LPG cars.)

But , this is probably a rubbish news source as well.

Let's add it to the list.

Don’t forget to factor in the loan repayments you would have for buying an EV that has a decent range- ie at least 30k for something that can do 250kms on a charge.

Whereas you could buy an ICE for 5k cash that will have a range of 700kms per tank and no loan repayments.

I've done over 100,000km in our EV in 3 years and used the public charger 3/4 times.

I do agree that public charging is too expensive. If I was going from Kildare to Donegal/mayo/west cork etc I would take the petrol car.

That’s not my point though.

My point is you can buy a 5K ICE that will do 700kms on a tank for cash whereas that is impossible in an EV as EVs with “long” ranges (300kms+) would require a loan for the majority, hence loan repayments would have to be factored in.

Such a scutter argument .

I recently had 45/50K to spend on a car.

What difference does the fuel choice make ? By the way I bought a petrol and it sits on the driveway 99% of the time while I take the EV to work !

181.9 to 184.9 in Ennis (5+ Garages)

Ugh almost sick of saying it, having spent 2 summers driving around France in a (non-tesla) EV. Not a bother. We are a single car household, and solely EV for almost 2 years.

The charging infrastructure over there is perfect. The motorways are well equipped with Fast Chargers, and in enough quantities for no queue time. And fast enough chargers that you haven't even peed and gotten a coffee than the car is good to go. And they had installed more chargers between summer 2022 and Summer 23.

Most villages have multiple AC charging points as well to facilitate destination charging. Our campsite even had free charging on site.

The cost of charging was comparable or a bit less than the per km cost of Diesel or Petrol. The time overhead was similar. But the other 10 months of the year at home, with home charging we are winning financially.

ah but.. it's the Telegraph.. and it doesn't suit the EV narrative, so obviously it's rubbish.

Belfast to Killarney needs a 7min charge according to ABRP. Is portlaoise still limited to 50kwh, maybe you should be stopping somewhere with a lower SOC as well for faster charging.

Avoiding the single chargers is the way to go if you're in a hurry all right.

Just a reminder to fill up before next Monday 1st April as excise duty rises again by 4c on P and 3c on D, I see a slight rise already in a lot of stations so when this duty increase filters through it will probably be over €1.80 in a lot.

Next increase after that is then on 1st August by the same amounts, so possibly will be back up around €2 then.