Yes, they would suffer as more weight, as a rule of thumb, will lead to higher wear and tear. But the roads are already very bad, hence I drive the cars I have (seems like a loop - drive big, heavy vehicle, because of bad roads. Big heavy vehicle helps to create bad roads. In all seriousness, UK is just bad at road build and maintenance).

Yes, tax will have to change, didn't they start talking about it this summer or last? but then went silent due to elections? It will happen once critical mass of EV kicks in or they would just want more money, which is always.

Over 1k miles and 3 charges for a truck, to me, that is not bad at all. Did it carry load? what weight of load? The funny part, is that the tesla cars are still delivered by ICE trucks. Last year I read that California mainly burns gas for its electricity needs? (happy for an updated source breakdown to be shared).

"all new 2024 cybertruck" lol, i guess if it has been promised for many years, but still not released, it is "all new". Oh look, I see pigs flying south for the winter..
They could change the new EV car tax to one based on weight instead of what comes out of the tail pipe.
 
I support the Fully Charged channel on Youtube. I only watched it because it is presented by Robert LLewellyn of Red Dwarf fame. I'd have an EV tomorrow but for the same reason why i drive an old Ibiza and BMW instead of a new F-Type Jag. I can't afford the one i want. They are all 30k+ and i refuse to pay that much for ANY car

I don't think they are getting lighter, per se. They are getting more energy dense, so more power per KG so you need less battery (lighter) than before to get the same energy capacity.
I'm thinking that I'll keep my FL2 going for another 2 or 3 years, by which time an EV replacement should be affordable.
Prices for normal EVs are falling all the time, so that will have a knock on for second hand prices.
The MG4 is looking like a good candidate, ok it's not the last word in luxury, but it's good value and very will equipped.
 
They could change the new EV car tax to one based on weight instead of what comes out of the tail pipe.
That would make the car companies a lot more focus on car weight
It would be great if you had a car with 400 mile range but from 4 batteries and you could run it with 1 2 3 or 4 batteries dependent on how far you are going and the other batteries could be at home acting as a sink for your solar panels if you had them, how you would get it to work in real life is a lot harder
 
Not sure would survive 5miles on the a10 at 11pm lol been using daughter's fiat 500 but using landrover again too
 

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