Can I make an EV work for me?
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:03 am
Hi, Folks.
I don't have an EV. For some years, I've entertained a fantasy of making an EV, maybe from a milk float and a Citroen AX or something like that. OK, I know that might be stupid, but I fancied seeing what I could create. But I'm now beginning to get serious about seeing if we could switch to an EV and make it work as a practical reality.
I have in mind selling the Golf (boo hoo) and buying a 4 seater EV.
Pro: the vast majority of our round trips we do are 1 or 2 up and less than 40 miles. If we want/need to go further on the odd occasion, we could use our campervan or classic car (both 2 seaters).
Con: some important trips are 3, 4 or 5 up and are more than 40 miles there and back.
So let's take the problem scenario where we want to take our non-driving son up to Oxford to see our daughter. We can't do this in the campervan or the classic car, and the EV won't go that far (65-70 miles each way). Any thoughts on how to deal with this? The only solutions I've noticed/come up with so far are things like:
1) stop on the way and recharge - probably not viable because of the recharge time. And somewhere to recharge?
2) take a generator - can you recharge whilst you're going along? Also, if I'm going to take a generator it feels like I might as well have a fossil fuel burner in the first place!
3) go by public transport. Ha ha ha ha....
4) hire a car for the day
What approaches do you guys take to this sort of problem?
Regards, David
I don't have an EV. For some years, I've entertained a fantasy of making an EV, maybe from a milk float and a Citroen AX or something like that. OK, I know that might be stupid, but I fancied seeing what I could create. But I'm now beginning to get serious about seeing if we could switch to an EV and make it work as a practical reality.
I have in mind selling the Golf (boo hoo) and buying a 4 seater EV.
Pro: the vast majority of our round trips we do are 1 or 2 up and less than 40 miles. If we want/need to go further on the odd occasion, we could use our campervan or classic car (both 2 seaters).
Con: some important trips are 3, 4 or 5 up and are more than 40 miles there and back.
So let's take the problem scenario where we want to take our non-driving son up to Oxford to see our daughter. We can't do this in the campervan or the classic car, and the EV won't go that far (65-70 miles each way). Any thoughts on how to deal with this? The only solutions I've noticed/come up with so far are things like:
1) stop on the way and recharge - probably not viable because of the recharge time. And somewhere to recharge?
2) take a generator - can you recharge whilst you're going along? Also, if I'm going to take a generator it feels like I might as well have a fossil fuel burner in the first place!
3) go by public transport. Ha ha ha ha....
4) hire a car for the day
What approaches do you guys take to this sort of problem?
Regards, David