Well it was second hand. Ex-demo car. It had done 156 miles. I got it =A36000 cheaper than new.
There is a =A35000 gov subsidy. I mention this to annoy TurNiP
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Electric car.
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No lithium ion. Near half a ton of battery weight.
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What for?
Brian
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Or a wind turbine? Brian
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Last UK new price for a petrol-powered Mitsu i was less than £10k when it was dropped in 2009. A new i-MiEV is north of £30k.
That difference is one hell of a lot of petrol. At the official 54mpg, and £1.35/litre, it's about 180,000 miles worth of petrol. Assuming you get the electricity free, of course.
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The radiator is to cool the electric traction motor/generator. It is liquid cooled.
The heating is a separate wet system, heated by resistance elements from the traction battery. Just lifted from a normal car I think So I still need antifreeze. Two places to put it in.
I did think the heating would be by reversing the AC system, but no.
You can preheat the car before you set off while it's still on charge. There is a remote control to do this. It is all insulated up.
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Ah, OK. So effectively you only paid £20k for a car that, in petrol form, was £10k new before being discontinued four years ago.
So that's a difference in price that equals 90,000 miles worth of petrol.
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In a car that, in petrol form, weighs 900kg ready-to-go.
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There are two batteries,the traction battery, 370Volts and a 12 volt one to power the accessories. When the traction batterie's flat your f***d.
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I have done my research. Just hope it doesn't break down. You'd never believe how complex it all is. The main bit is straightforward but there are lots of ancillories. There are around twenty separate eleccric motors dotted around for one thing or another. Numerous interlocks. About twenty warning lights on the dashboard. Very easy to drive though. Very nice to drive.
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You are quite right about the economics. Toys for the boys syndrome. Excellent toy. You can sneak up on people. But i suspect petrol will double in four or five years,
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At todays petrol prices. Also no road tax. For now anyway.
Insurance about the same as a normal car.
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Weighs more in electric form. But much better performance.
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A saving of a whole £30/year over the petrol version.
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En el artículo , harry escribió:
Oh, like the ones that have grounded 787 Dreamliners the world over?
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Also, IIRC, made by Yuasa.
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launched on April 1, 2010, for the wider public
mmmm
Jim K.
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0-60 mph: petrol 14.9 Seconds elec 11.9 seconds
(oh & range of 80miles when driven by Sister Dora)
Sunsational..
at least you don't get paid as much when you charge it with your lovely big solar peniles...when it's sunny..
Jim K
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And the person you hit doesn't hear you coming, so it's more humane.