Road Rage and cycle lanes

[charles]

It was probably the alsrma nd teh radio together which were draining the battery

[harryagain]

Electric cars have a 12volt system to power all the accesories. Also need to charge the main battery and start the car. It won't move if the 12 volt battery is flat.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Even my 20 year old BMW has some form of can bus switching. Which almost certainly means bits of it are consuming current when doing nothing. Even plain old central locking has a timer circuit which will take some current. And it all adds up.

[dennis]

Neither does any other road user. Car drivers pay for the pollution they emit these days as can be seen by the zero rate on cars that (supposedly) produce little pollution.

[Davey]

Yep. In any of the major cities, just look for the nearest Chop Shop.

[David Lang]

Motorists pay £46 billion a year in specific extra taxes in order to use their vehicles on the road.

Simply a sop to the green loonies.