Random EV thoughts.....

I had been driving EV up to 2024 I know what I'm talking about.

Either way the charge times are still crap so each to their own I suppose, more power to them.

Sure if their daily driving is that low they don't need to waste so much money on a new EV and people understand this. Also the fact they might not want to drive EV or care less about all the bs regarding charging, waiting etc.

I would have thought that with the hundreds of thousands on the motorways daily in traffic the daily average would be a lot higher.

Why would I want to go back to EV now as a matter of interest, what would be the value for me ?

Makes me sad that the world is burning and the only reason people change to environmentally better things is if it makes sense financially. I understand why, its just sad the environment doesn't even get an honorable mention as a reason to go EV.

People changing their family car in Ireland for an EV thinking they're going to change the planet are deluded. I'm on holidays in Croatia and I saw one Tesla, that was it, everything else is petrol or diesel. No sign of any home charge points anywhere. Where I'm staying there are 3 AC public charge points listed one which is locked in a Porsche dealership the other two I couldn't actually find…

For many people it's not financially feasible to make the change to EV, especially in the less well off Balkans. For those who can afford to and want to do so for environmental reasons, I don't understand why they get criticism from others, including within the EV community.

In an ideal world perhaps but where I live people are burning damp wood and smoky coal despite legislation etc.

Never going to happen.

As someone that cycles along the quays through the city center cleaning up the bus tailpipes would be a simpler and more significant step forward in terms of clean air in an urban environment and probably easier to progress rather than pressue the private motorist.

I would also contend that negative media portrayal of EV's is a major problem and will have a neagtive knock on in affordable secondhand EV's coming to the market. As it is at the moment I think we are in a window of time where mid €20k's can get you a well proven recent model good range EV.

I've stopped reading the media drivel at this stage as its the same click bait stuff. The tech is well established and if the range and charging are workable for you and you can afford one then they make sense. If not stick with an ICE untill then and don't worry about it. Too many people are getting to wound up over the subject for some odd reason.

A voice of reason which is a rare thing indeed theses days. Some [ever increasing numbers] people just love to hammer home how they are so right and anybody who doesn't agree with their view is some category of terrorist, to be shot down for the greater good. Must be hard to sleep at night in that continual state of horror at what the less enlightened are at in their ignorance

I guess we shouldn't make any effort to improve things so.

We can if we want but as I've said already on the grand scale or even the small scale of things what we do here in Ireland is very small. I love driving my EV but saving the planet wasn't my primary concern when I bought it.

Govt/EU policy means we can buy a new diesel today with no disincentives from the govt. As a result we are not forced into choosing an EV due to emissions.

Wasn't my primary concern either, but it's nice to have.

Was waiting at the local football club the other night and the fumes from all the idling ICE cars and diesels with no dpf was unbelievable. The air reeked with fumes.

I disagree, there's a significant benefit to local air quality when driving EVs

One of the biggest problems with diesel is the particulates they spew out which cause breathing difficulties for a lot of people

This is a real problem, it's estimated that 400,000 extra deaths occur every year due to related illnesses (for comparison that's higher than the combined estimated death tolls in both the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts to date). Personally I've noticed times when a diesel bus or truck drives past and my asthma starts to act up

So I absolutely agree with the view that moving to an EV is better for the environment, and it benefits us here significantly

In relation to finding hubs some planning is needed if you don't regularly go that route. I use plugshare app on my phone before the trip, hit the navigate button and it switches to Google maps. I then plug in the phone into car and use android auto. This allows all networks and real user feedback if it's working or broken. I believe plugshare app has a paid android auto integrated option so no need to touch phone but I have never used it.

As said for typical long trips I know where they are but I just check user reviews to see if anyone reported them broken.

In terms of ICE better with a long range relatively cheap EV motoring is low cost. Add in workplace free charging, that's a saving is 6 euros a day versus home charger vs 15 diesel but actual cost is zero as work pays. That's a massive saving on a near 2 hours daily driving.