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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4731  
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Earlier this year a woman I know bought a Mitsubishi hybrid car. It is a few years old so she is not the first owner. It is a plug in/petrol car. When she bought it she was expounding about how much cheap motoring she would get by using charging points, which are free to use at the moment. Met her today and she is totally disillusioned with the hybrid/petrol car. It seems it is giving very little range when on battery power. She actually got stranded recently. She charged it and set off but 30 miles later she was sitting powerless by the side of the road. She had no petrol in the car as she wanted to run on cheap battery power. She has been running on petrol ever since.
There is obviously a fault with the car. She asked about getting it fixed but she was told it would cost a lot more than the car is worth to go down that road. She is now going to buy …..a diesel. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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30th Nov 2019 11:47pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2654 
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I had a few merc hybrid loan cars when my other goes in for Service etc honestly shocking mpg / electric range
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1st Dec 2019 12:06am |
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| OsloBlue Member Since: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 825  
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problem is weight.
When running electric engine is dead weight, when running engine batteries are dead weight. I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/ Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html  |
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1st Dec 2019 8:48am |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3425 
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My old man had an outlander PHEV commercial, 17 miles occasionally 21 was realistic on electric drive but on long drives it’s petrol engine would give mpg figures that would give Miss Thunberg nightmares.
If she wants to go without fuel she’s needs a BEV rather than a PHEV. |
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1st Dec 2019 3:02pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2178 
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As with mot things people are being mis-sold them and given false / duff info to help them 'save the planet'.....
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1st Dec 2019 8:11pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3539 
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Had a Rep in to see me last week. He has been promoted and was talking about whether or not to change his company car. He was saying some of his colleagues had gone for the hybrid BMW 320 and 520's (for tax reasons). Only able to claim back a fixed pence per mile, these cars were eating them out of house and home due to the small mileage available for running by battery and running a 2.0L (or whatever the engines are in a BMW) petrol engine for 98% of the time.
I expect it is buyer (or leaser) beware? If I was driving 10 miles to the town using a petrol engine, then running on battery for my trip through the traffic in a out, then back to the engine for the trip home, this would indeed be helping (in a very small way) of reducing the amount of pollution in my local town or city. If I were a Rep, munching miles and being used to my 50 odd miles to the gallon from my last Beemer, I expect I would be gutted  |
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1st Dec 2019 8:36pm |
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| Alex L Member Since: 22 Jan 2018 Location: South Northants Posts: 134 
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I took delivery of a 330e on Friday, drove 220 miles today of which 31 miles was on full electric from an overnight charge.
I was making progress on the M40 but taking it steady on acceleration until it’s run in and returned an average of just under 60mpg, which I don’t think is bad for a car with almost 300bhp and 480nm. Click image to enlargeUntitled by Alex L, on Flickr |
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1st Dec 2019 9:09pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5881 
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We had a consultant in work the other week. Decided a new car was in order, looked at hybrids but went for a diesel Merc GLC. Worked out he now makes money from mileage claims as the car is that good on fuel for him. He was looking at hybrids but the cost per/mile wasn't right for him. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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3rd Dec 2019 11:58am |
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| ssg Member Since: 01 Mar 2018 Location: North East Posts: 65
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We all should be working to increase our CO2 output, lets green the planet!
Electric vehicles have so many hidden CO2 inputs it doesnt add up. CO2 tax scam by governments!  |
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3rd Dec 2019 1:47pm |
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