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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

That’s not the EV I booked … Who knew? I pre-booked months in advance. Nowhere does Europcar mention a Seres 3 electric SUV. I note my booking said: Hyundai Kona Electric or similar compact SUV. This really shouldn’t be a thing for any EV on sale today. Which is the car we got.

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How does leasing an electric car work?

Drive Electric

You’re allowed to reclaim 100% of the vehicle’s cost against corporation tax in the first year, although it’s worth noting you must repay the tax on the car’s sale price if you sell it later on or return it to the lease company. It was only around 15 years ago that EVs could barely travel 50 miles before running out of juice.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Battery swapping wouldnt make economic sense without a considerable degree of standardization.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: tons of | Apr 13, 2009 8:23:08 PM When Toyota first sold the Prius in the US, they were losing money on every sale. Blending the MPG of SUVs and small cars understates the real consumption and rewards automakers for building gas hogs and unsafe micro cars which makes people want to buy "safe" gas hogs. Let them go bankrupt.

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