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Launch of electric Austin - Nick Salmon - 29-01-2025
Big article in The Times today on the launch of the two seater electric Austin. Getting hugely positive comments.
Many will have seen John Stubbs and his prototypes at the Centenary and at Nat A7 Rally.
This link should get past the paywall.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/5e37f050-1a4e-4f0d-a4b4-cc6af67b28ce?shareToken=ae8f523ad1309389675cd95207abe51e
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Charles P - 29-01-2025
(Yesterday, 09:00 AM)Nick Salmon Wrote: Big article in The Times today on the launch of the two seater electric Austin. Getting hugely positive comments.
Many will have seen John Stubbs and his prototypes at the Centenary and at Nat A7 Rally.
This link should get past the paywall.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/5e37f050-1a4e-4f0d-a4b4-cc6af67b28ce?shareToken=ae8f523ad1309389675cd95207abe51e
Thanks Nick
It appears to have nothing really to do with an Austin 7, aside from some vague resemblance and the fact that he bought the trademark
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Ray White - 29-01-2025
More a boost to one individual's ego than a serious commercial proposition.
Just another automotive dead end in my opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEkIh2PcSYE
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Reckless Rat - 29-01-2025
Not for me, thanks. The youtube video posted by Ray White was very enlightening.
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Duncan Grimmond - 29-01-2025
No matter what fuel, we're all headed to "hell in a handcart" with the pedal to the metal and as addicts we cannot face the idea of the cold turkey that will have to be endured.... please make it someone else that is inconvenienced.
RE: Launch of electric Austin - robert regan - 29-01-2025
what is the point of electrifying an Austin seven all you do is rip the heart out of the whole experience of what it felt like to own and drive these wonderful little cars, "take away" the sounds and the smell's as you go tearing down to Asda or up through our valley up to the black mountains and all you will have is a sterile half way silent lump with four wheels, when I go to hell I want to go with a lot of shake rattle and roll ,regards to all be kind Rob.
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Tony Griffiths - 29-01-2025
An interesting set of well-considered comments and facts, including that the true subsidy on an American is EV $30,000! Wow! (and, happily, for American taxpayers, Mr Trump has just scrapped them.) The unrealised cost and high complexity of sourcing and building the battery for an EV. The political implications of importing cars from a communist dictatorship. EVs are a niche market, like sports cars and 4 x 4s, Taxpayers are paying for this big mistake - and so on. Well worth watching.
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Steve Jones - 29-01-2025
This is not for me at all, I'm afraid. Just someone jumping on a band wagon in the hope of catching a few people who don't understand but need something else to spend their money on. I agree, EVs are a dead end and the full environmental impact from the birth to the death of each of them is massive. However, I can see a place for them for some people in a very limited way whilst they're here. A lady that works in our village Shop and Post Office has a electric Nissan Leaf. She drives it to work from her home in the next village and back again each day. A return journey of 4 miles. She takes it to the supermarket each week (10 miles return) and that's about it. She tells me she charges up, at home, about once every 6 weeks. However, if she and her husband want to go anywhere less local they use, in her words, 'Our other, proper, car'.
Steve
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Tony Griffiths - 29-01-2025
This might make a good low-cost local runabout - Mike Costigan spotted it. List price £45,000 with no options for sale at £15,000 (or offers, I'd guess). https://www.autotrader.co.uk/van-details/202412177365744?sort=relevance&searchId=0c7ab0e6-a9a6-43d2-b659-aa7f54ee3a75&advertising-location=at_vans&body-type=Panel%20Van&make=Peugeot&model=e-Partner&page=1&postcode=NG200PB&fromsra
In addition, Within the last couple of weeks, Jaguar dealers have listed over 160 2025-registered i-Pace all with less than 100 miles at £32k under list price! There are still two i-Pace registered in 2023 with delivery mileage listed in Autotrader (although their prices are £10k more than the 2025 cars!). Who said sales of EVs are booming?
RE: Launch of electric Austin - Charles P - 29-01-2025
I looked at buying a new EV 18 months ago, taking advantage of the capital reliefs and incentives.
For the use I wanted it was not worth it. A range of less than 200 miles on a cold night was a disincentive, as was the roulette wheel approach to residuals.
I bought a second hand petrol version instead which would have about the same total cost of ownership over 36 months