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England to Scotland in an Electric Car Real World EV Test THE TRUTH WILL SHOCK YOU

by The MacMaster

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Published 10 Jan 2022

Electric Cars, every car manufacturer are now turning to EV technology. by 2030 EVERY car sold in the UK will be electric! It's the end for Petrol and Diesel cars. The big question is though is the battery technology and the infrastructure ready? Follow me on my journey in my Porsche Taycan EV all electric car as I drive long distance miles from England to Scotland in a real world EV road test. The truth will shock you! Follow me on Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/ukmacmaster/ Follow me on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/themacmaster You can get your MacMaster Merch Here… https://teespring.com/stores/the-macmasters-store To make a donation to the channel... paypal.me/themacmaster

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@ghl34882 years ago Today i had to get to site in winchester from south wales. Diesel bmw 320 msport, 280 miles, 58mpg, fuelled up first thing this morning, took all of 5 . ...Expand 19
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@GSD-hd1yh2 years ago This was interesting to watch. I have a skoda octavia 2. 0tdi and easily achieve 54mph on almost any kind of journey. On motorways this regularly stretches google maps says ulverston - anstruther - mansfield is 540 miles, which would therefore take me less than 9 gallons and cost 64. 05 (last price used 140. 9/lt) for the round trip. I noted that your recharging costs were 31(for 75% 11 (for 40%and 36 (for 58% for a total of 88 just to get to anstruther. Total journey time at 60mph is 9 hours, or 11 hours if you add two 1 hours rest stops for food. That means i could be back in mansfield at 8: 30pm, from a 9: 30am start, instead of checking into a premier inn 25 miles short of my first destination. With two stops planned on the way back we can expect that to cost a further 80 because of the greater distance.
so, to sum up, your total journey is going to cost you approx 3 times more in fuel bills, an overnight stop in a motel, in a car that starts at 83500. And some people still say ev' s are cheaper.
and that in a nutshell sums up why most people would not be happy changing to an ev just yet. ...Expand 15
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@charlesholder80092 years ago Try doing that journey with a couple of small children. A] the cost of food and drink b] keeping them entertained while stuck charging for hours. 8
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@peteredwards3382 years ago Electric vehicles the future of transportation? May as well use a horse and cart and you could save money by sleeping in the cart! 29
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@michaelthwaite32822 years ago The government income from car use is immense, especially from the tax on petrol/diesel. More electric cars means less petrol use, hence less income from . ...Expand 6
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@leeandjancruise2 years ago As a single car owner at this moment you couldn' t give me an ev. 5
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@Essydyk2 years ago I think you need to use the range of the car a lot better - if you have a 200m range then use it instead of stopping every 70 or 80 miles. You are in effect . ...Expand 10
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@outbackmotorcyclesandengin8672 years ago What a joke, i drove from the south of england to inverness over 2 days in my 18 year old 4l petrol jeep grand cherokee. The fuel tank was full when we . ...Expand 7
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@JonoClarkey2 years ago You could try not topping up to 100% at each charger (especially the 50kwh) the car will charge fastest at a 350kwh charger between 10-80% so best off . ...Expand 6
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@paulwood58032 years ago This was a perfect illustration as to why i will not be going fully electric any time soon, that and that i would be unable to charge at home as i only have onstreet parking. I' ll stick with my hybrid for now. 4
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@philc77892 years ago If this is the future you can keep it, ill be sticking with lovely petrol for as long as possible. 7
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@guss20992 years ago A friend came from north london ) for a visit (i live in darvel, east ayrshire, just around 20 miles south of glasgow) and went up for a week to fort william. it took him 9 hours to reach my place with 4 stops to recharge on the way and another 2 stops before he reached fort william.
on the way back a week later, it took him 14 hours to go home.
endless waiting on the charging points, endless wining from the kids and his wife, loads of money spent on food and coffees and teas on those stops and massive stress due to the charging points being very bad located all over the shop.
i did the same route on my car and only stopped once for fuel. 9 hours from fort william to east barnet. ...Expand 3
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@michaelcampin14642 years ago Sounds like an overnight coach from sunderland to london. Leave at 11pm and arrive at 6. 30am. But at least it' s warm if a tad uncomfortable at times. 3
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@grahamleiper15382 years ago Somehow you manage to take as long to drive, longer to charge, and spend more total time driving from cumbria to fife than i do going from aberdeen to don' t start with an empty cold battery.
don' t charge to 100% unless parked overnight.
stay away from slow (50kw) chargers unless you have no choice, and even then only charge enough to get you to a fast (150 - 350kw) charger. More of those are definitely needed)
turn up at a decent charger with 20% you' ll be leaving with 80% in 20 minutes. ...Expand 6
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@davidcleverley70512 years ago I had a mercedes a180 1. 5 diesel automatic and i live in swindon, our holidays are travelling up to inverness in the highlands, scotland, before we set . ...Expand 4
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@terrortorn2 years ago You need to do this with a boot full of holiday luggage, a wife and 2 kids to get the real experience. 5
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@darrenwilson80422 years ago Thing is you put @70 charge in to do 350 miles. My diesel duster costs about that to fill up and i have 650 mile range with none of the associated time wasting and anxiety so not for me at the moment. 4
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@darrenbeeson73212 years ago I feel knackered just sitting watching. 4
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@JimT-RCT2 years ago A few questions spring to mind straight away.
why would you not charge the car before you started your trip, if i was going on a long trip tomorrow, why charge the car to 100% any time unless at home doing nothing or at a hotel on an overnight charger?
everyone knows that the speed of charging drops once at 80% and even if you didn' t, you could have worked that out at your first charge, when it tells you it is going to take an hour to put 20% in.
your second stop was unnecessary, you were only going to drive another 100 miles and have a night' s rest, you could have got there, and then put it on charge overnight, to wake up to a full battery without it costing any time. Your total journey was about 650 miles, the range of your car is 215 miles on a full charge, but it would make sense to only charge to 80% which will take far less time.
you could have started with a full battery, driven to alnwick (350kw charger) then charged while taking a refreshment break to 80% this would have been enough to get you to your destination, where you could charge overnight with no inconvenience to you. Then you would need just one change on the way home, and could use the same charger. So in total, you would have a 30 minute rest break in each direction while the car is charging.
admittedly, you would want to find a hotel that has car chargers, these are often free to use for guests. ...Expand 8
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@stephenwood91042 years ago Lee this vlog was very eye opening and i' m absolutely gobsmacked by the wasted time having to wait for the car to suit your journey needs, thanks for . ...Expand 2
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@Wichitaguy772 years ago Just really enjoying this (vicariously) even more than most of your videos. I have lived in hong kong since 1993 but travel back for golf every year to . ...Expand 2
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@arthurmatthews93212 years ago How is this going to work when 500 people an hour pull into services wanting to top up charge there car? Theres going to be some serious tail backs on the motorway. 7
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@JustGrammy12342 years ago I loved this video as we drive (round trip) 2, 300 miles to see our grandkids and have wondered about switching to an electric car. Planning on watching this again tonight with my husband. Happy trails. 2
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@sylviamcguinness74902 years ago Found the vid very interesting. It was much as i expected regarding time spent charging, i would find that extremely frustrating hanging about waiting. . ...Expand 3
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@jontownsend80902 years ago I think i will be sticking to my diesels for the time being. I tend to use my vehicles for work and local journeys. When we go away for weekends and holidays, my issue is how long it takes to charge the batteries, and fast charging does deplete the battery capacity over time.
hydrogen would be a step in the right direction tbh. ...Expand 8
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@stevewilson55462 years ago Looks like pure ev is only useful for local trips. For long range, get a hybrid like a toyota prius. Fill up with petrol, charge the battery while driving. . ...Expand 3
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@scousemanblue2 years ago Good video to highlight long drives in electric cars. The additional time spent charging and the fact you are buying drinks whilst you wait seems to add . ...Expand 3
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@paulfinnelly83492 years ago Cheaper to run initially but when you take into account, extra journey time, numerous cups of coffee, then a stay in a hotel, that all soon adds up. Just . ...Expand 3
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@jovaughan44722 years ago Very informative it certainly is an eye opener. Dont think i could handle the stress of running out of charge. I could handle the coffee stops though. 3
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@sterrissar2 years ago In my mazda 6 2. 2 ltr diesel i can go from wednesbury to tyndrum on one tank of diesel doing 50-60+ to the gallon. 4
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@darrenkennair77742 years ago I' ve driven all over the country in a tesla. Can honestly say i' ve never had an issue. They have a well maintained and easy to use dedicated supercharger . ...Expand 9
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@junelaw41622 years ago Loved this blog such a refreshing change im all for mixing it up a little till the next one. 4
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@AwesomeGee2 years ago Haha, the premier inn you stayed at is in my hometown in glenrothes! And the spiral weave is literally 10 minutes from my house so you could have sta id="hidden25"yed at our house or popped round for a cuppa! Didnt realise you were so close! Gutted we didnt know, otherwise we could have met up with you!. ...Expand 4
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@essexandy1892 years ago So wind turbines spinning around generates electricity why cant they use the wheels spinning around to generate electricity back into the battery instead of just the brakes? 4
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@johnraworth801910 months ago I live in the northern scottish highlands. Due to the state of the roads/ tracks, you probably wouldn' t get to our village in an ev as you need good people say you must get an ev but they are far too low to the ground and in winter ( minus 20 up here! The range is further reduced! Wipers on, heater on, lights on etc. Most evs use an ordinary car battery for the heater etc which is trickle charged from the main batteries. Absolutely usless up here unless you want to break down and freeze to death as the charge to the car battery is not sufficient to keep up with the power used. In the cities where you can charge easily and if you don' t do to many miles the electric cars are great, but up here they can be lethal! If you were to break down after hitting a deep pothole and bursting a tyre, it will be many hours before thecan get to you.
we have been told that we can' t have a charging point at home as the infrastructure is old and fragile. It' s on overhead telegraph poles and struggles even if several households put the oven on at the same time.
basically it' s got a long way to go before we could trust an ev. The new maxus 4x4 looks the best so far but the price is ridiculous and the range is also very poor in such remote communities. Our nearest charging point is 20 miles away and that' s if it' s working. So 25% of power used to go to charge and then you have to leave enough left in the battery to go the charge again leaving only 50% usable power, 100 miles! Charging points are never used in winter and the summer holidaymakers are queueing for miles.
thank you for another great video!. ...Expand 2
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@dna1002 years ago The fuller the battery, the slower the charge rate. So 0-50% is much quicker than 50-100% the last 80-100% takes the longest, so better to fill to 80% . ...Expand 3
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@hudsongary12 years ago Great video. Still hasn' t changed my mind on electric vehicles " another scam to rip us all off, nothing to do with climate change " th . ...Expand 4
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@jglasernyc2 years ago Thanks for the video, i agree with you. The infrastructure isn' t ready yet. 2
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@Paul-if1jq2 years ago Should put your destination in to the sat nav to precondition the battery - tesla would be approx 20-30 mins. 3
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@jimf47482 years ago I always thought it was quicker to only charge to 80% as, with most ev' s, the charge rate slows down after this. Most other ev youtubers tend to do a 25 min 20-80% charge on a long journey. 2
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@Jim-if7mu2 years ago Could this guy have planned this journey worse. I travel from birmingham to glasgow twice a month in my electric car. 20 mins charge on the way up. 20 . ...Expand 7
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@sarahillingworth27182 years ago It' s like trying to find a plug socket to charge a phone, when u want one they' re all occupied, when your battery full there' s loads around everywhere lol. 1
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@Taximan20022 years ago Lee, lovely car and all that but what a palaver it is to charge up when travelling, really couldnt be bothered with that at all. 6
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@fitzeireann2 years ago Lovely car lee but could not be bothered with all thei would have severe anxiety if i couldn' t find a charge point. 2
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@alansim9692 years ago Well that was a really interesting vlog. I can' t help wondering just how much the journey would have cost in an ordinary petrol car. And you would . ...Expand 2
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@djhago80962 years ago That premier inn is 100 yds from my house. Wish i' d known and i' d have popped round for a blether. 2
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@ppgedez2 years ago Its like a aptitude test that goes on all day. 3
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@sweed582 years ago They got electric cars wrong from the start, it should of been standard rechargeable battery packs that could be changed at a filling station. 3
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@jonathan-dough2 years ago Ill stick with my 5. 0l v8 for now, hopefully more people driving evs and squabbling over the chargers, will mean its going to be easier for me to get petrol. 4
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@garymc3519last year How does this all work when you get into the fueling station with 10% left only to find someone using the charger and there' s a 2 hour parking time limit. 1
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@bathman63662 years ago Love this series combining the ev adventures with food reviews. More please!
i have 2 years left with what i' ve decided will be my last fossil a huge bonus for me going electric is that my company car tax will reduce from 150 a month to almost zero - effectively a 5k pay rise after tax.
looking forward to the return leg!. ...Expand 1
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@garysimpson39002 years ago Electricity cost for the journey rounded up/down: 31, 11 & 37 = 79. At those rates it is probably comparable to driving in a modern efficient int id="hidden37"ernal combustion engine. As you say the cost benefits are no road tax (especially on a new equivalent petrol engines porsche eg panamera) or congestion charge where appropriate. I assume the porsche electric discount card and the sat nav facility for routing to available charging sites is part of the new porsche 3 year support package that comes with the warranty & roadside assistance cover meaning that once over 3 years old owners will have to pay a annual fee to keep the service. Its just having to wait 2 hours every charge up time that is the downside. ...Expand 2
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@johnbev23362 years ago All depends on the charger, 7kw are slow, supermarkets do have slow chargers. 50kw chargers its a shorter stay. 2
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@HairyCheese2 years ago I' ve drove to scotland and wales in a leaf and my model 3. I' ve never bothered to charge past 80% in the wild. Doesn' t the taycan show you how many kw it' s taking on? 3
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@TherealAG117 months ago Just watched this- reminded me of my parents trying to work the vhs machine
i have bmw ix3 and drive to devon at weekends- never a problem.
seriously move into the 21st century. 3
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@roderickmain96972 years ago Having done portsmouth to edinburgh several times in my ev, charging to just 80% each time (between 25-35 mins) just enough time for a coffee and to id="hidden40" check the plumbing - it was a breeze. And cost me about 50 for the whole journey. I agree the infrastructure is a bit ropey in places and some chargers are more expensive than others (mind you, at one motorway services it was 166. 9 per litre for unleaded - scary) and battery technology isnt great (range in mine is around 200 miles at 80% but. Its so quiet compared to the old ice car. So quiet i could hear a woman singing in her own car at a junction. ...Expand 3
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@Englishtruandtru2 years ago It will be interesting when there or if there are 100 million of these things on the road! Imagine how many charge points there will be. 4
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@markstockdalehughes2 years ago I travel from london to south wales in a tesla, charge to 80% at home before leaving, 40 minutes charging / rest stops on the way. Something up with that instavolt. 1
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@dscotia2 years ago The locals pronounce itemphasis on ain as in spain
but the rest of folk tend to call it as its writtenbut at the end of the day if you know where you' re going. 2
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@ryandunbar65072 years ago You' ve been misinformed it' s actually
ann-stru-thur. 6
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@simonshee51552 years ago I don' t see ev' s becoming popular until a battery can be charged in the same time it would take to fill up with diesel or petrol. And is that even physically possible? 3
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@robert.h17182 years ago I totally agree the structure isn' t quite there yet. If the charger pods where super fast and they where everywhere like petrol station then yes. B . ...Expand 1
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@stevev36642 years ago I used to fly light aircraft back in the 70s and 80s. On a couple of occasions i had to land the aircraft into the low afternoon sun. I couldnt see t id="hidden45"he runway when rounding out over it. On one occasion i rounded out just in time before the wheels touched the ground. If it had been a second later it would have demolished the nose wheel. ...Expand
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@absolutelyamazing4942 years ago Is there a way of changing the settings on your car to make the 80% the target, so everything is based on the 80% as it seems the 'issue' is that final 20%, I guess at 80% that would give a range of 173 miles (80% of 216. and ) which should be okay to work with for most folk, not entirely sure. Respect to you for being an early adopter btw .. ...Expand 3
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@nataliehick50712 years ago Catching up on all your vlogs from the last week the charging time would def put me off when on the road on long journeys for an ev lee . Just wo id="hidden47"uldn' t work for us on a long journey with two kids plus a dog on a summer camping trip for example. ...Expand 1
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@Dunco35502 years ago They really do need to increase the number of charge points - and fast. Otherwise more and more people will be buying ev and then you' re going to be . ...Expand 3
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@stephenjamesgreen772 years ago If that was my car it would be back to the dealership and change back to a petrol, how can anyone put up with that carry-on? 3
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@Speedking2022UK2 years ago Question would u go back to a petrol motor. Tesla have the best network and should be opening there network up shortly at a cost of course.
i found . ...Expand 1
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@jezoakley97652 years ago One potential answer is " hot swap" battery packs. They would be smaller with limited capacity but could be used to augment the main battery. 1
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@clivep35152 years ago Really interesting video lee.
as you know i' m in edinburgh. It is cold. I' m off to lanzarote in two weeks, level 3, tenerife level 4, but doris reckons live with the covid in march. Let' s go, canaries. ...Expand 2
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@bryandawkins2 years ago Great trip lee davey got a real charge out of it, like when you were driving at night it' s like a trip through outer space. 1
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@peterball82412 years ago Batteries charge slower when cold, and a lot slower to fill the last 20% charging to 80% before you stopped would have been quicker than charging to 100% . ...Expand 2
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@amjid3002 years ago I dont own an ev but even i know that charging a battery to 100% takes much longer than just charging to 80% which is all you really need. 4
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@charliepaynter2 years ago Great assessment lee, although i had come to the same conclusion as you did, having owned an i-pace for 2 years: the main reason for getting an ev was . ...Expand 2
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@johncoyle81912 years ago If we get to a point when there are many more electric cars. Imagine trying to find an available charging point and everybody hanging about waiting for . ...Expand 3
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@andymullaney15942 years ago Hi lee, a can' t drive but found your electric car vidios so interesting, getting around as a business man, woudant recommend, times money, you avantage . ...Expand 1
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@tajjywajjyonionbhajji61982 years ago You would think with technology today. Once the battery is fully charged they would be self charging so we wouldn' t need to stop and charge. We will . ...Expand 2
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@thaibillyboy2 years ago Fit a tow bar lee and tow a generator problem solved. Lol. 11
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@leftyamazed2 years ago My in laws reckon anstruther has the best fish and chips. I reckon they are good, but ' best' is a subjective thing. 3
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@johnythomp89952 years ago Hope you enjoyed your time in scotland lee. How did you find the road from your overnight stay up to anstruther. Some nice little twisty roads threw various did you do a review when at the spiral weave. ...Expand 2
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@nshackle2 years ago That was really interesting, but it looked a tiring and stressful experience! I hope the fish and chips were good after all that effort! 1
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@Bluckycarbootchannel2 years ago I can' t believe you paid 70 plus barrow to scotland i don' t even spend that in a fortnight and i' m a london cabbie. 5
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@l1amleeds2 years ago Nice and refreshing to hear this from an ev owner. Personally, im still hoping synthetic fuels are the answer. Great vid lee. 1
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@junemccann59812 years ago Hi lee. Try saying it anst- ruther. Enjoy it and safe driving. Xxx. 3
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@northernowl70872 years ago No more new petrol or diesel vehicles after 2030. I dont think so. 5
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@chefdavetiktok22212 years ago Was nice to see the macmobile the other day its such a lovely car! But i dont think i would like to mess around charging and planning my routes around . ...Expand 1
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@blackmask382 years ago Really enjoying the journey with you. Charging thc car is a real pain, anyway, thanks for taking me along. 2
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@davemulready2 years ago Nice one pal. " shocking " ya had too all that to get the car moving lol. Keep them coming my friend. 1
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@sarakirk95422 years ago Hey lee!
oh no. Sorry all that hassle to get from a to b and a stop at premier inn on the way. Definitely not worth the time and energy. My husband . ...Expand 2
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@garyphillips0062 years ago Mac you can only use that nugget of information at the next pub quiz you go to, if they ask the question where was stan laurel, born? 1
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@mondotv42162 years ago Dont charge to 100% charge to 80% much faster. Obviously new to evs. 7
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@leelizington95012 years ago It costs me around 10-12 to do 100 miles in my derv at the current fuel price of 1. 44 per ltr how would you say that compares to a ev? 1
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@mikeroberts45882 years ago The problem with waiting for the charge is that you end up spending a fortune on coffees, shopping etc! 2
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@fartboxdisco7048last year Suitcase generator and charging point in the boot, wonder if it would work out more/less costly. 1
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@michaelhay87122 years ago They did the same with lpg, convinced fleet owners to convert as it was 60% cheaper than petrol, then after a few years more than doubled the price, couple . ...Expand 1
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@kevinhoughton91342 years ago And already the price for charging is rising, that' s before we all comply. 2
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@gbphil2 years ago I wont be tempted until they bring in inductive charging and a wait on the slip road over charging loops or at traffic lights will boost the battery b . ...Expand 1
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@stevefox56952 years ago I wouldn' t have the patience to do all that waiting around! Need to get there when driving. Looking forward to the review of the chip shop having been there about 10 times: 1
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@rustysroamings2 years ago Hi lee always love your channel, we would give it back to the garage, for a petrol or diesel, or hybrid, no good for your job, you want quickness no hassle job done, all the best keith and jayne liverpool. 1