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The more remote you are the less likely your see/be in contact with a case. The reasons why politicians, footballers, and Chelsea/Kensington in London have current highest numbers is because these people tend to have more social contact globally than others, and people in Chelsea/Kensington will have a larger golable social circle compared to the rest of the UK population. Here in the UK we are almost exactly matching Italian figures but 2 weeks behind. What's going in Italy will hit us around end of March. The only silver lining is kids don't seem to be effected virtually no deaths recorded. There are some life changing times coming to us all sadly :(.

When this is all over, that will be one of the biggest mysteries for someone to solve :).

I was the most senior medic physically in a reasonable sized hospital when H1N1 (swine flu) reached its peak, I remember to this day the conversation I had with the senior ITU doctor at the time as I sent a 37 year old patient up to ITU with respiratory failure (ARDS) needing ventilation. His exact word were 'That is our last ITU bed, including ventilating in theatres, don't call me for the next one you get, you can try Newcastle (150 miles away) but I doubt they have space, good luck'. That was at 3am, I don't quite know how we made to 9am without another case of ARDS that night. Covid19 is looking roughly 10 times worse demand on ITU/critical care. Here in the UK we are currently almost exactly 2 weeks behind Italy, this is a quote from two Italian Professors involved with the current crisis..... In layman terms, what they are talking about is essentially saying if you are old, have a medical problem already and get Covid19 and come to hospital you will not be given life saving treatment as available resource should be reserved for those who may have better chance for surviving.......... Bare in mind we are not in a Sci-Fi film, and Italy has a BETTER health care system, more ITU beds than the UK, and this statement has been published in the Lancet - one of the best medical journals around. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30627-9/fulltext As I say, here in the UK we are 2 week behind Italy. Managing H1N1, SARAS, Ebola was is like having a 2 week holiday in a 5 star Caribbean resort compared to Covid19. There is a @*!# shower coming, and there is nothing anyone can do about it .

At the start of the '10s I was contemplating putting a SC kit in the Z which just had a V1 body kit fitted and painted. Finishing the last week of '10s waiting on planing permission go ahead on a house extension - as they say life's priorities changes Cars will never be same for me though, as am sure everyone on here knows ;). Hope everyone have a good holiday period, and good health going into the next decade!!

Sad to see the state of Nissan at present, and Infiniti even in North America is going to struggle if Nissan cannot get an EV out soon. https://electrek.co/2019/12/09/infiniti-delivers-tesla-model-3-loyal-customer/

Looks like Ford couldn't wait for the Mach E Mustang SUV official reveal.... The spec/pricing options takes some working out. But looks like your need £40k ish for entry level RWD 220 miles range with no options, going up to £60k for the higher spec versions. Our X isn't exactly a looker, but this thing is even worse. https://insideevs.com/news/382397/ford-reveals-mustang-mach-e/

You can export, and some new tariffs let you, but am currently using all the power I can generate. Summer might be different. The tech is great, just a shame its so expensive - makes EVs look reasonably priced! Some energy supplier like Octopus are starting to offer interesting traiffs for people who can load shift

What seems like a long long time ago 6 other people bought a Tesla using my referral code, Tesla than told me they were going to install a PowerWall home battery as a 'Thank You' gesture....... I think that was back in 2016, pretty much forgot about the whole thing, than a few months ago had a call from a local Solar panel install company. Tesla had sent them a PowerWall and they had been told to install it in my house and would be OK to come and do a site visit! The install took place a week a go, and PowerWall is now in and doing its thing. The hardware is a really nice bit of kit, almost silent and doesn't get warm. Apparently has a 10 year warranty and like all things Tesla do its the UI software that's a killer feature. Fully integrated into phone App, allows real time data feed on power distribution in the house, and controls such a off peak E7 charging. It can push/pull at 5KW which is alot of power. Looking at the data from last week it shows how little impact solar PV has in UK The main use at the moment though is the ability to charge the battery using cheap E7 electricity (like the car) and than avoid having to use any 'peak' rate electricity for the rest of the day. Since the install we've only used 3kWh of 'day' time electricity versus over 200kWh of E7 rates!! Our energy supplier is going to have a hissy fit! Overall its a very impressive bit of kit, though not worth the £10k all in costs if you had to pay for it with your own money. You can do something similar with off the shelf DIY kit for cheaper, but clearly getting the software/gateway to work properly isn't something more people can DIY! I can see how localised grid storage can really help deal with peaks in demand and stabilise grid demand overall, just load shifting a small number of houses away from evening peak in electricity demand will really take the strain off the system as a whole. Solar though in the UK is clearly not useful in winter months, even a massive 8KW array wouldn't get any where near covering electricity demands if your charging an EV. I wouldn't have paid for this my self, but when its 'free' whos going to say no? If you are a geek like me, the data it provides on household electricity use alone is really fascinating. But I am really interested how Bulb, our energy supplier is going to react to us now that we are effectively only using half price E7 electricity rate 100% of the time, something which I suspect they have never seen before!

Hope it all goes well, most stress few hours of my life so far. Naively I thought I would be OK to work a long shift the next day.......Work colleagues to this day still remind me how stupid I was to say I would be work 9am the next day, really does change your priorities in life .

Hence the VX was a run away sales success and Lotus cannot keep up with demand? The current crop of mass market EVs are designed to be just that, cars most people buy. The performance is almost by accident. You don't want your daily driver to be fast and cheap to run?? If you want a car to tinker with than EV drivetrains really are hard to ignore, bare in mind we are only at the start of proper EV development.

You haven't looked up how hydrogen fuel stations actually deliver their fuel have you? If you think you can just rock to a hydrogen fuel station and add 400 miles of range in sub 5 minutes you literally have no idea what your going on about, for a start there aren't even a 400 mile range hydrogen fuel cell car for sale anywhere in the world.

Why would I keep count? I've done 40k, so probably quite a few times :).

The only advantage hydrogen had over EVs is refueling time, and these days with proper 100KW+ rapid chargers and good efficiency EVs even that advantage is now gone. A 911 and Model 3 takes essentially the same time to do a 800km+ trip across Europe. If your consider a brand new P Model 3 is the same cost as a new BMW M3/AMG 63, but quicker in real world (and lap times according to TopGear), and you have running costs of sub 5p per mile including fuel/service/tyres versus triple that amount on just fuel costs for a M3, I'm not entirely sure why anyone would buy a new BMW M3 instead of Performance Model 3. Oh 250KW+ rapid chargers are now been deployed, on a car like the Model 3 your be able to add 160 miles of range in under 10 minutes.

You wouldn't even get 60 miles transferring a 24/30kWh Leaf drive train into a Landy, your be lucky to see 40 miles I suspect. The Government grant on new cars is down to £3500, I suspect it'll go complete in a few years. EV new prices have actually gone a bit nuts, £40K+ for Leaf, £30K+ for a small Hyundai hatchback, £40K for the cheapest Model 3 (was suppose to be sub £30K), and for anything with a big enough cabin for families/kids your looking at £70K for an Audi/Tesla/Merc SUV. Surprisingly Mini seems to have come up with a sensibly priced EV, the new Mini Electric is going to be £24K brand new with 140 miles of range.

I didn't realise you guys were part of the Rebellion Extinction crowd!! This was the road test video that got my attention when I first looked at EVs back in late 2014.......EVs for me has simply meant I can get the best of both worlds, a large (very large) practical family car, 0-60 mph performance that matches anything I've owned before, but with running costs cheaper than a Datsun Cherry. If you want/like fast cars, EVs are simply the next step.

50% at 5 years versus 70%+ at 2.5 years, both are good.

A new 85S back in 2014 was £60k, so a £30k one is 50% residuals at 5 years old with nearly 100k on the clock. I think your find not many cars can match those residuals.

Used ones are now £30k, I don't think your loss much if any value on them for the next 18 month. When used 'P' Model 3s start appearing in another a few years they will be most 'affordable' sub 3.5 second to 60mph cars you can buy, especially after factoring in running costs. But thats partly why used prices are so solid. New prices on all EVs appear to be going a bit nuts, the latest the Leaf is now over £40k with options!!

Our near 3 ton electric 6 seater SUV with sub 5 second 0-60 time has cost me £1000 in fuel, £0 in service, and only £450 in tyres in 29K miles, so 5p per mile including tyres. Ofcourse the purchase price is high, but with the appearance of cheaper new EVs and used Tesla's now starting at £30K you can now get cheap running costs AND great performance. Ironically because of the crazy cheap running costs I think used prices will take a long long time to fall to sub £20K, let alone Z values. Our EV has retained over 70% list price value at 2.5 years old!

^ I was amazed a reversing camera and even powered folding mirrors are optional extras on a £116k 'state of the art' brand new car......Porsche clearly know how to empty the wallets of their customers.

Taycan configurator is now 'live', £126K for the cheapest version with a few options, makes the 911 look affordable! Cannot see us ever been in a position to splash that much cash on essentially a toy, certainly not for another few decades .

Never liked the look of the previous 911/Caymans before but the new rear end does look lovley, even on the Cayenee. EV drivetrains have saved Porsche from having to go down the diesel route ie: new diesel S4/S6 etc. I'm looking forwards to been able to not need the space of the X and go back down to a smaller car, I recon the Taycan (or even EV 911) will be very close the top of the shopping list......But sadly not for a while yet :).

The Taycan is great, and pricing is suppose to about £90K start so bang in line with the current 911. The quick one though that did the 'ring time will be £150k+ before options, so Roadster 2.0 money, but still if you can afford it hard to think of a better car for the money. It will be interesting to see how many Porsche shifts versus the 911/Panamera, Porsche is now mainly a SUV brand, and I can see them becoming mainly an EV brand very soon.

37K in our Tesla, amount paid for 'dealer servicing' = £0. £450 for 4 tyres and thats yet. Even the windscreen wipers have been fine. Cabin air filter I will replace my self next year for £5 third party item, I already have a third party sourced HEPA filter as well, again a 10 minute job. Battery coolant change at 50K, and air-con regas next year, but am struggling to think of any else. Brake pads are hardly worn, 95% of slowing down via the motor and not friction brakes. oh 12V battery will need changing at some point I suppose...... Compared to an similar performance petrol SUV, the maintenance costs are tiny.

What you need to account for with a Leaf/Zoe is the massive discounts RCI supported via crazy PCP/Lease deals back in 2015/16. I had one on PCP for ,£0 deposit and £200/month. On my paper work it showed around £8k of 'discounts' financed by Nissan to enable those kind of figures. This is what killed Leaf/Zoe residuals, not people worrying about batteries running down as the article implies. However buy a cheap used Leaf now and your loss hardly any money. 2p per mile motoring, no services costs, reliable, fits the bill perfectly for some one looking for a £10k family 2nd car. Aside from Leaf/Zoe if you look at i3/Ioniqi/Tesla residuals your see they are rock solid. The amount of anitEV news really is crazy, and the articles posted on this thread shows that really well. But big oil was never going to just go down without a fight, but long term they haven't got a chance. Even Chris Harris has now ordered a P Model 3.