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[aaronjb]

Milk floats use an old-fashioned, low power electric motor cobbled onto an existing drivetrains. Modern electric vehicles are much more sophisticated. I've not driven a Tesla, but a Leaf makes an automatic Omega feel like the gearbox is full of rocks.

Same was true of the i3 I drove.. then again the same was also true of the 1992 XJ12 and that had a gearbox very closely related to the Omega

[Varche]

I've changed my mind . Just seen the new V8 4 wheel drive Jaguar

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/big-cat-comes-out-to-play-leaked-brochure-reveals-567bhp-jaguar-f-type-svr/ar-BBoAGyS?li=AA8sb7&ocid=mailsignoutmd

[05omegav6]

Change my V8, never electric cars are for wimps .

Seeing as how the Model S is capable of producing nearly three times the power and torque of your Merc, you might wish to reconsider that comment

[Sir Tigger KC]

Give it a few years and West Dorset will have a London postcode

If that happens, I won't sit around moaning about it.  I'll be ow-da-here!   

I'll move somewhere remote in the US and get an arsenal of guns!        ........ and a V8! 

[05omegav6]

Is it easy to drive a Tesla smoothly?

I ask because electric motors produce maximum torque from zero RPM.

Electric milk floats are extremely jerky to drive.

Drives like any other four door luxury saloon, only faster

Seriously, things like creep and the amount of regenerative braking force are driver adjustable... so it can be set up to suit both driving stlye and mood at the touch of a button. The thing that takes the real getting used to is the lack of drivetrain noise... it has just a hint of tyre noise and a smidgen of wind noise, think proper Rolls noise levels

[jimbo125]

All vehicles will have their plus and minus points but have been following the Tesla on youtube and it has certainly blown away all the myths of electric vehicles... slow, ugly brick shaped and low range. Yes they are expensive but so are a lot of BMWs Porsche and Audis but to name a few, if you cannot afford one not an issue if you can well best of luck. Seen a few where I live very nice and that's a few more than Ferraris and Lambos. Each to their own and thumbs up to Elon Musk for having the vision to build from the battery pack up. Oh as an aside Tesla provide battery packs and motors for some other manufacturers E cars, they just don't like to say so

[2boxerdogs]

Change my V8, never electric cars are for wimps .

Seeing as how the Model S is capable of producing nearly three times the power and torque of your Merc, you might wish to reconsider that comment

No need to reconsider , would never ever consider an electric car & as for power & torque the Merc never ever fails to make me smile , guess I am just set in my ways the next on my list C63 AMG.

[BazaJT]

Regardless of whether I want an electric car or not I couldn't have one as the nearest I can park a car to the bungalow is across the street.I don't think neighbours/pedestrians/other motorists would be too happy at electrical leads trailing across the pavement/road while I was charging it overnight

[STEMO]

Regardless of whether I want an electric car or not I couldn't have one as the nearest I can park a car to the bungalow is across the street.I don't think neighbours/pedestrians/other motorists would be too happy at electrical leads trailing across the pavement/road while I was charging it overnight

Pikies might solved that problem for you.

[the alarming man]

Change my V8, never electric cars are for wimps .

they must be tilbo has I have been told today by our accountant if you drive a milk float you cannot claim and business mileage on it...so no use as a business investment so at least they do have a target demographic

[Gaffers]

Change my V8, never electric cars are for wimps .

they must be tilbo has I have been told today by our accountant if you drive a milk float you cannot claim and business mileage on it...so no use as a business investment so at least they do have a target demographic

I would change accountant then as he has no idea what he is talking about.

As for the smooth acceleration,  it is entirely possible. I have driven a Leaf for over 2 years now and I can tell you that it changes the way you drive your petrol too.  You learn to feather the accelerator to gain speed more efficiently, keeping an eye on what the traffic ahead is doing and anticipating slow downs so you accelerate less and regen more.  When you want or when your range allows, you can hit the loud pedal (aka super firkin high frequency whine) and smoke everyone else at the lights.  When the model 3 comes out the leaf is going to be sold and we will get the tesla to compliment the other petrol car.  Time will tell if the model 3 will have the range to completely do without petrol for longer range drives but I have had the leaf on a round trip to both Sheffield and Tenby from Camberley. The rapid chargers are great and in the time you grab a maccy d's or take sh!the you have at least 90% of your battery back.  I also love the feature where I can preheat or precool the car from a distance with my phone.  That's a game changer at 6 am on a winter morning.

I  love the petrol engine and the sound it makes.  I dislike the chavs racing past my house at 3am or the pollution I breath when I am cycling.  I love my milk float and I  think EVs are here to stay.

[Broomies Mate]

Electric cars were about when Moses was a boy.

Hydrogen fuel cell is the future.

This is the only sensible post in this thread.  Electricity is old-hat.


As for the rest, even a Nissan Leaf will embarrass a 3.2 Omega (even a Black one) in a TLGP.

When it comes to dated old V8's like in a (very nice but very underpowered) Merc....... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

My last V8 was a BMW (e39).  Sounded rubbish because of the factory fitted stainless steel exhaust, no 'real' power..... just a waste of fuel.

Forced induction is the only way to get proper power from a Petrol Engine (or indeed Diesel, but that's a given).

[Andy H]

Give it a reasonable period of time and electric cars will be plentiful, cheap and practical. Then people will look back and say can you believe we had internal combustion engines in cars. All that delivering petrol to filling stations . Now we just exchange a battery already charged if needed but the car just charges itself wirelessly most of the time.

Having said that , in the meantime I'll keep looking for a V8.

They will be cheap because the batteries will be shagged and the cost of a set of new batteries will be a significant proportion of the cost of a new car....

[05omegav6]

A manual 3.2 with no mechanical sympathy will keep a Leaf honest

[EMD]

Mm ? A car powered by glorified laptop batteries  Hope they are more reliable than the ones used in Sony laptops 
Its a nice looking car for £50k  Either they are too expensive or too ugly and expensive , time will tell and once they produce an affordable buzz car that looks like a car and not something Noddy drives it mite catch on