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- Labbix
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- mordred1973
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- Road Runner 2017
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I totally agree Mordred. Ok around town, but not so good for longer journeys. (Auto Express ran an article on the FFRR PHEV last year, and basically said the same as what you said).
I think you would need a trailer or a roof box too permanently haul around all those extra batteries, unless they come up with some sort of small super battery. The tech is still in its infancy in my opinion. Until things improve considerably with regards to the battery life, I will be sticking to the humble combustion engine.
The cost of the car is also more expensive compared to a diesel or petrol variant.
Not to mention the price of replacing the defunct batterys. Read an article a few weeks ago and it was more than half the price of the car
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- Road Runner 2017
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Am sure I read in that review that the 2 litre engine was also underpowered and it won't recharge the battery whilst on the go. A bit pointless if thats the case, spending all that money to go green, just to save a few quid on fuel
Only reason it tows 2000 kg instead of 3,500 kg is that the batteries weigh 1500kg
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- Road Runner 2017
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mordred1973 wrote:
and...its only the British government hammering Diesels. Having driven to Italy (one way via Switzerland) petrol was dearer that diesel in each of those countries.
A petrol PHEV doesn't work that well in a big SUV, rapidly becomes a 20mpg petrol
Watch this space, will probably go full circle in a few years time after this Brexit farce, and diesel will be favoured instead of petrol. No doubt BJ trying to screw over the 4x4 drivers again, and fill the treasuries coffers
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