Electric Cars:what's available?

[mickthemaverick]

I like the concept here and think there could be a business opportunity for independant garages with some space to spare. If the plan works out and the pricing is correct I foresee a decent demand in the student/first car market and it may even be feasible for universities to buy, build and rent out the cars!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

A better-looking Ami clone from Fiat with a retro name... yes they are quadricycles by definition.



Neil

[Sloppysod]

For a £1,000 option you can get a 54kw battery for your C4 electric, hatch & saloon, that will give a WLTP range of 260 miles, (200+ real world).

resource = EVM &
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/citroen/c ... more-range

[mickthemaverick]

As that is an upgrade from 50kWh to 54kWh for £1000 it makes the cost £250 per kWh. At this particular moment in time that seems very expensive to me!!

[Sloppysod]

Yes Mick, when you break it down like that it does seem expensive, but looking on the hopeful side, once the stock of the old 50kw batteries & motors have been exhausted then the 54kw and motor will be standard.

[NewcastleFalcon]

EV spot of the day yesterday was this



From 2024 Volvo will begin deliveries of this, recently launched, the Volvo eX30. How fast a car goes from 0-60 is irrelevant for me, but it still carries with it small amount of publicity/surprise value, coming from an unlikely looking small suv.

Volvo’s tiny EX30 changes the game with 3.4 sec. 0-60, starts at $35K

Neil

[myglaren]

Pretty sure that is what I saw a couple of days ago, in black and not looking at all nice.
Here's another one, Lidl this afternoon.

Electric Corsa.
Also a Polestar and a Kia.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Let them flourish!

L6e's L7e's.

Here's another one from Spain, in the electrive.com news today

https://www.electrive.com/2023/06/08/si ... mpact-so4/

The Spanish electric scooter manufacturer Silence has started production of its first four-wheeled electric vehicle. The two-seater Silence S04, first shown in autumn 2021, is now being manufactured in a new plant of the parent company Acciona in Barcelona.

UK website
https://www.silenceuk.com/s04

Turn the sound down unless you like a bit of over-dramatic repetitive background noise (not really appropriate from a company called Silence!)


Neil

[mickthemaverick]

The one thing I didn't see flashed up was range!!

[Gibbo2286]

The one thing I didn't see flashed up was range!!

Right in the opening scene Mick, 149Km., If you run out you tuck it under your arm and carry it home.

[CitroJim]

The one thing I didn't see flashed up was range!!

Right in the opening scene Mick, 149Km., If you run out you tuck it under your arm and carry it home.

[aneesh84]

Which electric car has the best ride. After a hydropneumatic citroen c5 i am looking for an electric car that can match that ride?

[aneesh84]

Which electric car has the best ride. After a hydropneumatic citroen c5 i am looking for an electric car that can match that ride?

How is the ride of the nissan leaf vs peogeot e-208 vs e-C4 vs ioniq 38? am considering some of these cars.

[Gibbo2286]

Not sure about most of the newer electric cars but the ones I've driven seen to be more like the VW Golf ride than the Citroen, there is a Citroen C5 Hybrid that's half way there.
https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/c5-x.h ... lsrc=aw.ds

[CitroJim]

I found Mr. Falcon's Leaf to have a very acceptable ride and comfort