The EV fact thread

[Bellow]

I did hint….

(Still worried about Germany banning Kane from playing for England in the Euros, using an obscure 1898 law…)

Germany to invoke 1898 rule to stop Harry Kane playing for England at Euros

There's a football thread.
There's a post-Brexit politics thread.
This thread is neither of them.

 

[SmartAmg]

There's a football thread.
There's a post-Brexit politics thread.
This thread is neither of them.

Ooo, grumpy, didn't get any Easter eggs, then.

 

[GrahamT]

I'll just leave this here

 

[ALFAitalia]

Of course ICE car NEVER brake down!

 

[clk320x]

I'll just leave this here

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this is getting tiring lol.

 

[SmartAmg]

I'll just leave this here

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That literally doesn't mean anything.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

What's that? Thou must not win a Trophy!
Poor Harry, went to Bayern to win a Trophy and they've had the worst season for about 10 years. Not an April fool, true. Doesn't bode well for the Euros. He's jinxed. Really hope I'm wrong though.

Here's the content of that article I mentioned as possibly being an April Fool

 

[ChipChop]

According to this associated press piece done back in late November 2023 electric vehicles have proved far less reliable , on average, than gasoline powered cars, trucks and SUV's.

See below for the survey by Consumer Reports - an independent non profit organization in the USA.

Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combu

apnews.com

 

[SmartAmg]

According to this associated press piece done back in late November 2023 electric vehicles have proved far less reliable , on average, than gasoline powered cars, trucks and SUV's.

See below for the survey by Consumer Reports - an independent non profit organization in the USA.

Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combu

apnews.com

To quote Vic Meldrew, I Don't believe it.

 

[markjay]

According to this associated press piece done back in late November 2023 electric vehicles have proved far less reliable , on average, than gasoline powered cars, trucks and SUV's.

See below for the survey by Consumer Reports - an independent non profit organization in the USA.

Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combu

apnews.com

This is the actual article, for those who prefer to go to the source:

Electric Vehicles Are Less Reliable Than Conventional Cars - Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports shares insights about electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from its latest reliability survey, including the most reliable electric car.

www.consumerreports.org

The lesson is that it paid-off listening to statistics lessons in class all those years ago...

just Google 'Variance' and 'Average Standard Deviation' for further information

And the other lesson is to never buy a car based on 'average' figures, instead you should consider specifically the statistics for your model of choice. For example:

'...it’s vital to consider the reliability score of any model before buying. “PHEVs as a class are unreliable, but the Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is one of the most reliable models in our survey this year." '

Closer to home, I am gratified that the reliability of my Hyunday IONIQ 5 is being offset by the panel gap issues of early Teslas

 

[ChipChop]

To quote Vic Meldrew, I Don't believe it.

Hard to believe that EV's are more unreliable than the dreadfully unreliable ICE offerings (cough Ingenium) exported by a company like Jaguar Land Rover? Takes something to 'beat' that particular power train i agree.

 

[markjay]

Hard to believe that EV's are more unreliable than the dreadfully unreliable ICE offerings (cough Ingenium) exported by a company like Jaguar Land Rover? Takes something to 'beat' that particular power train i agree.

As per my post above, 'EVs' are far from being a homogeneous group. Simply choose a reliable model, if you're concerned about reliability.

 

[ChipChop]

Simply choose a reliable model, if you're concerned about reliability.

 

[markjay]

Concerns regarding 'reliability', 'range', 'charging', 'cost of electricity', and many other things, are often raised by those who don't actually have an EV, and vowed to never have one, either... make of it what you will.

 

[ChipChop]

Concerns regarding 'reliability', 'range', 'charging', 'cost of electricity', and many other things, are often raised by those who don't actually have an EV, and vowed to never have one, either... make of it what you will.

I suppose the consumerreports.org car reliability report must be the wrong type of EV owners satisfaction survey then.

Electric Vehicles Are Less Reliable Than Conventional Cars - Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports shares insights about electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from its latest reliability survey, including the most reliable electric car.

www.consumerreports.org

 

[markjay]

I suppose the consumerreports.org car reliability report must be the wrong type of EV owners satisfaction survey then.

Electric Vehicles Are Less Reliable Than Conventional Cars - Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports shares insights about electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from its latest reliability survey, including the most reliable electric car.

www.consumerreports.org

On the contrary, I'm sure that it's spot on, and if I was in the market for a new EV, I'd certainly want to read the full report so that I can see what's the reliability of the particular EV that I intend to buy.

The average reliability across all EV marques and models, however, is good stuff for making small talk, but it would be irrelevant for my buying decision.

 

[davymead]

With the huge influx of people on the Island over the Easter break, I’m genuinely intrigued by the number of new or nearly new ICE vehicles that I’ve seen, and in particular quite a few newish large diesel SUV’s. Any new/newish EV’s I’ve seen seem to be almost all large KIA SUV’s.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Another “here today, gone tomorrow” novelty, I fear.

Whatever did happen to all 3,000 Polo Harlequins?

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Probably got re sprayed one colour by the 3rd owner . Just out of interest does anyone know what colour was identified on the V5C . ?

 

[ALFAitalia]

They said "Multi"

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

They said "Multi"

While we're on it - as you knew about these things, "back in the day" - how did they actually make them?

Did they send plain colours down the line and then switch doors, bonnets and boots?

Or did the over-paint with the Harlequin colours?

(I really must get out more)