How many electric cars (electric vehicles) have been sold in London, UK since the Congestion Tax?

Question

According to The Economist, there were over 14,000 units -- does that include electric bikes and electric scooters such as the EVT-168? How many were cars, by make/model, such as the Reva G-Wiz electric cars, Maranello4 (Maranello-4), the Mega City, etc? I read somewhere that Citroen sold less than 20 of one model electric car in a year, so Citroen dropped making (EV's) electric vehicles. What about Peugeot, in France, how many electric vehicles have they sold by model year?

If you have sources for your answer, please provide the reference source(s).

If you're a London resident, can you advise how many EV's you see on the streets, per week?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

about two i reckon

Answer 2

Electric cars are either short range or expensive and any heat or air conditioning, power steering, power brakes and other options found on standard cars reduce their range.  In the US the Tesla 2 seater can go 300 mi, but it costs about $100,000, a Swallow 1 seater can go about 40 mi for a cost of about $30,000.  Ask how many people are willing to pay those prices with just those limits. Then imagine a 4 passenger model that can go 45 miles before the batteries are dead, with no AC, heat power steering, power brakes or other options. How many people will pay the price for a stripped bare car that can only take them 20 miles out from home then dies just before reaching their drive? The EV people have solutions; own 2 cars, one an EV and one using internal combustion; anytime you want to go more than 20 miles rent an IC car; park the EV and use public transport. In other words, be rich or be inconvenienced.

If any auto maker would build a plug-in EV with an on-board steam powered generator, you could have the very low polluting EV for the short trips that make up over 80% of driving and the steam engine would generate electricity  to keep the batteries charged for longer trips. Why  a steam engine? Because it is less polluting than internal combustion, more efficient and has easy multi-fuel capability. About 90% of the electricity made is made using steam engines, so they must be efficient. A steam-electric hybrid eliminates all the drawbacks of the EV and the steam car and is cleaner with more mileage than an IC car. It could have AC, heat, power steering, power brakes and all the standard options without worrying about running the batteries down and it's range could be the same as an IC car.

And in a power blackout the car could be used as a generator to run your freezer, refrigerator, microwave, water pump and a few lights.

The problem is the built-in prejudice and inertia of the industry.  I would like to see someone build one, just to show that it will work.  For more E-mail  [e-mail] and ask about steam-electric hybrids.

Answer 3

as you say citreon droped their evs, eg berlingo.

most production electric "cars" may be classed as quadracycles

http://www.eta.co.uk/

currently there are no mainstream production electric cars available in the UK.

Smiths make delivery vehicles that are selling quite well to the supermarkets stc. http://www.smithelectricvehicles.com/pro...

electric vehicles are far more efficeint than infernal combustion, ie they don't just move the pollution even if that comes from a fossil fuel plant not renewables; they use less primary fuel because large plants constanly running at optimum temperature & load; monitored & maintained for efficiency & minimal pollution; un-refined fuel close to source; verry efficient grid system refuel at home.

maximum torque from cold & 0 rpm; quiet, smooth, smell free, reliable & low maintenance - why would anyone want clunky infernal combustion?

the main reason for £0 congestion charge is to reduce the particulates, especially from diesels, that kill hundreds each year.

Answer 4

Al Gore JET do you agree Al needs to drive a electric Golf Cart instead of a Jet his power bill is $3,000 a month for 1 of his houses

Answer 5

Off the question a bit, but if a car runs on electricity, doesn't it need to be charged from the national grid therefore pushing energy consumption up along with the pollution it is meant to be saving?? I also read somewhere that the batteries in these units cannot be recycled and will become an environmental time bomb in years to come.