electric cars and frosty roads

[The Natural Philosopher]

Crikey. one track lanes deer, pheasants and iffy drivers. Its about every couple of weeks for me

[charles]

perhaps you're driving too fast for the conditions

[The Natural Philosopher]

If I didn't I'd never get anywhere.

[Tim+]

I do, I just find it hard to stand back when folk mindlessly repeat falsehoods and misunderstandings about EVs.

Tim

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[Tim+]

FFS, you really don?t listen or want to understand, do you?

It?s a fecking OPTION. A driver selectable choice.

Sometimes it?s a very useful option, sometimes it isn?t. Just because you can?t understand that doesn?t mean that it shouldn?t be available to EV drivers.

Tim

[Tim+]

Many delivery companies are switching to EV already. Change takes time though.

Tim

[bert]

Only trying to understand how they work.

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, charles [e-mail]> writes

They are for a long journey on a motorway. OK for multiple short journeys in town traffic with occasional longer journey.

[bert]

Aren't hey due to be banned from new sale at the same time as diesel/petrol?

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, "Dave Plowman (News)" [e-mail]> writes

Is the correct answer.

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, charles [e-mail]> writes

Wee bit out of the majority of people's price range.

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, "Dave Plowman (News)" [e-mail]> writes

I'm getting really worried now. Twice in one thread I find myself in agreement with DP.

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, Tim+ [e-mail] writes

From what you say below he seems to be correct.

SO how often on a journey do you exercise this driver option typically. I can see each one being desirable in different circumstances. Do educate us oh wise one.

[bert]

Thank you Frank. You have explained it clearly.

[bert]

Don't they have ABS?

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, AnthonyL [e-mail] writes

You didn't see what happened to George Russell when he did that in his Williams within sight of his first ever Gp points ?

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, Tim+ [e-mail] writes

Just because he disagrees doesn't mean he doesn't understand.

[Andy Burns]

New petrols and diesels on sale until 2030, hybrids and plug-in hybrids on sale until 2035, unless they change their mind yet again, <cynic>maybe on the day before COP26?</cynic>

[Andy Burns]

Probably only applies to the actual brakes?

[nothanks]

PHEVs can be sold until 2035 (my guess is that the date will be extended)