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[Andy B]

Teslas own Supercharger stations are solar powered, (so the tree huggers can pop that in their pipe and smoke it), and free iirc takes about an hour to fully charge the Model S from flat using a Supercharger point. Standard public points charge at a minimum rate of a mile a minute or thereaboots, faster if they're working properly...

and when you're 5th in the queue for the charge point ...... 

[05omegav6]

Teslas own Supercharger stations are solar powered, (so the tree huggers can pop that in their pipe and smoke it), and free iirc takes about an hour to fully charge the Model S from flat using a Supercharger point. Standard public points charge at a minimum rate of a mile a minute or thereaboots, faster if they're working properly...

and when you're 5th in the queue for the charge point ...... 

No real problem...

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/10/electric-supercar-maker-tesla-motors-expands-uk-supercharger-network

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/Supercharger

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/charging

Should debunk a few myths... with the right equipment the car can be fully charged at home in under 4 hours...

[05omegav6]

And to answer Sir Tiggers Inverness question, perfectly possible with a stop in Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh... not unreasonable for a journey of that length

[Andy B]

And to answer Sir Tiggers Inverness question, perfectly possible with a stop in Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh... not unreasonable for a journey of that length

would you leave your meter running when you keep stopping .............. ?   

I certainly wouldn't stop at Edinburgh if going to Inverness not would I stop at Brum if driving to London.

[Andy B]

Teslas own Supercharger stations are solar powered, (so the tree huggers can pop that in their pipe and smoke it), and free iirc takes about an hour to fully charge the Model S from flat using a Supercharger point. Standard public points charge at a minimum rate of a mile a minute or thereaboots, faster if they're working properly...

and when you're 5th in the queue for the charge point ...... 

No real problem...

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/10/electric-supercar-maker-tesla-motors-expands-uk-supercharger-network

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/Supercharger

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/charging

Should debunk a few myths... with the right equipment the car can be fully charged at home in under 4 hours...

I know it's very early days, & I remember when unleaded fuel was thin on the ground when it first came out, but you're talking about a single car taking 20 mins to half charge .... as above, when you're 3rd in the queue for the charging point, it's an hour before you've got half a charge .......... and does half a charge equate to half a full charge range of 400 miles? .... I doubt it if mobile phones are anything to go by

[Sir Tigger KC]

It won't be long before every car parking space is equipped with a car charging point, so every time you park up you plug in! 

Electric cars are the future, we're not there yet but it's going to happen and quicker than we think.   

[Broomies Mate]

Electric cars are old hat.

Hydrogen Cell is the future... and it makes use of the sprouts! 

[Nick W]

It won't be long before every car parking space is equipped with a car charging point, so every time you park up you plug in! 

Electric cars are the future, we're not there yet but it's going to happen and quicker than we think.   

Electric cars are in the future, but they won't be the only means of transport. It would take a long time for any replacement to become as ubiquitous as vehicles powered by IC engines.
And the necessary infrastructure is always going to be the sticking point; who is going to pay for it, where is it going to be installed, and as I said previously where EXACTLY is the electricity going to come from?

[Broomies Mate]

It'll be the Oil Giants who will pump billions of monies into the whole electric industry............ obviously. 

[TheBoy]

From 2 family members working in the electric car arena, they aren't ready for mainstream yet.

Every time you use over half the range (and remember, quoted range isn't achieavable), you severely shagg the batteries. Every time you fast charge the batteries, you shag them.  Battery changes aren't viable, financially, yet.

[Broomies Mate]

From 2 family members working in the electric car arena, they aren't ready for mainstream yet.

Every time you use over half the range (and remember, quoted range isn't achieavable), you severely shagg the batteries. Every time you fast charge the batteries, you shag them.  Battery changes aren't viable, financially, yet.

Sounds like an exhausting journey, TB. 

[05omegav6]

From 2 family members working in the electric car arena, they aren't ready for mainstream yet.

Every time you use over half the range (and remember, quoted range isn't achieavable), you severely shagg the batteries. Every time you fast charge the batteries, you shag them.  Battery changes aren't viable, financially, yet.

Hence Teslas approach of an unlimited mileage 8 year warranty on their batteries... either a shrewd marketing ploy or a brave statement of self belief 

[TheBoy]

From 2 family members working in the electric car arena, they aren't ready for mainstream yet.

Every time you use over half the range (and remember, quoted range isn't achieavable), you severely shagg the batteries. Every time you fast charge the batteries, you shag them.  Battery changes aren't viable, financially, yet.

Hence Teslas approach of an unlimited mileage 8 year warranty on their batteries... either a shrewd marketing ploy or a brave statement of self belief 

I wouldn't mind betting there are T&Cs around how deep you discharge, and how fast you charge

[Broomies Mate]

I wouldn't mind betting there are T&Cs around how deep you discharge, and how fast you charge

Definitely TB.  I'm sure the Warranty would be void as soon as you plug it into anything other than a Tesla branded/approved charger.  These batteries will keep a log of everything.

[Bigron]

A good range and infra-structure for charging in all very well, but what about performance, compared to an equivalent ICE? And replacement costs for the battery set......

Ron.