After watching a rerun of a fairly recent Top Gear episode on Dave, I was intrigued by the Electric Cars that are offered at the moment in the UK. There are obviously more models and a lot more to come and I haven’t included Hybrids either.
In the Top Gear episode Jeremy Clarkson and James May drove the Nissan Leaf and the Peugeot i0n respectively. The cars were fine to drive but the limited range and the long recharging times are major, major drawbacks of this technology.
They also worked out that the Electric cars (if charged during the day) cost about £8 per 100 miles, which is roughly the same as a Volkswagen Golf!
Nissan Leaf
| |
Range | 100 miles |
Charging Time | 8 hours |
Cost £ | £26,000 |
Ford Focus Electric
| |
Range | 100 miles |
Charging Time | 4 hours |
Cost £ | £30,000 |
Chevrolet Volt
| |
Range | 40 miles |
Charging Time | 6.5 hours |
Cost £ | £35,000 |
Tesla Motors Model S
| |
Range | 300 miles |
Charging Time | 5 hours |
Cost £ | ???? |
Mitsubishi iMiEV
| |
Range | 99 miles |
Charging Time | 7 hours |
Cost £ | £38,700 |
Peugeot i0n
| |
Range | 80 miles |
Charging Time | 6 hours |
Cost £ | £28,000 |
Naturally, as technology advances the ranges will increase and the battery recharging time will decrease. One thing to worry about is the lifespan of the battery (which again will increase over time) but it is estimated at only 5-10 years. A replacement batter costs £7,000!
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