The motoring association has subsequently warned that such high costs could deter drivers from making the switch tobattery-operatedvehicles. A driver exclusively using a rapid or ultra-rapid charger on the public network will now pay around 18p per mile for electricity, up from an average of 13p...
Byline: By SANDY McKENZIEEvening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
All we need to do is divide 64.2mpg by the price of a gallon and we get running costs per mile of… 9.63 pence. Which means it’s almost two pence per mile cheaper to drive the EV. I’ll be honest, I thought the savings would be… bigger. You’re right to feel a little agg...
With its compact design and easy installation, the Screen Clean Station™ forecourt bin attachment, complete with a squeegee and 8 litre water reservoir, is the perfect addition to any petrol forecourt, and is compatible with both the Super Guppy™ and the Auto-Mate™ Petrol Forecourt Bin....
There are an estimated 150,000 misfuels in the UK each year 95% of them are people putting petrol into diesel vehicles due to the wider diesel filler neck and narrower unleaded nozzle Growing problem over last five years due to the high sales of diesel cars, improved and refined diesel...
Add to that an inability for UK users to do anything about it, ie bring pressure to bear … ! 7 Reply John R 5 years ago I think all imposers of costs on motorists and households for “environmental” or “clean air” reasons should have to specify to the penny what they are ...
From https://trl.co.uk/sites/default/files/TRL440.pdf“Finch et al (1994) showed that a reduction of 1 mile/h is associated with roughly a 5% accident saving across a range of road types. ” and“In total, company car drivers had 49% moreaccidents than ‘ordinary’ drivers, even whe...
They offer a green way to get around, with the chance to bypass petrol stations. The AA calculates they can be run for about 2p per mile, against around 14p per mile for a similar-sized petrol or diesel car. And they are exempt from road tax and London's congestion charge. ...
it costs 1.8 kWh in electricity to charge an electric bike battery for a 20 mile (32 km) range. That's nearly a 1 kg of coal per charge. is that a problem?? if one walked and it would take 4 hours to do tasks where the electric bike could cut task time down to 1.5 hours thus...
Yes; I’m not a rider myself, but I’ve seen analyses and stats that suggest that moving in and out of slow moving or stationary traffic in a responsible way is no more dangerous per mile than sticking strictly to lane discipline. The dangers occur when relative speed differences are high...