A brand new event dedicated to showcasing electric transport in all its forms is heading to the Isle of Wight this July.
Going Electric, which will take place at the Isle of Wight College on Sunday 31st July, will not just focus on Electric Vehicles (EVs), but also vans, bikes, drones, charging infrastructure and more, together with talks from leading experts on many aspects of the electric transport revolution.
This free to attend event is the first to bring together the Island’s leading providers of electric transport all in one place. Visitors will see the latest EV’s across over 40 exhibition spaces, from main dealers including Harwoods, Leslies Motor Group, Premier Motors and Staddlestones, to eBikes from Wight Bike and People Powered, plus charging solutions from Island Renewables and Green Mile, to name but a few of those taking their place at ‘Going Electric’.
The event includes a dedicated ‘Meet the owner’ area, providing the perfect opportunity to meet EV owners and ask questions about their day-to-day use of EVs and how they fit into their lives. Talks from leading experts in the lecture room will look at future vehicle charging, e.transport innovations, vehicle financing, renewable energy, the Island’s transport and sustainability plans and more.
Going Electric is being presented by Wight Community Energy supported by funding from Power to Change, with WightFibre as the event’s main sponsor.
Colin Palmer, Director of Wight Community Energy comments:
“The world is going electric. Millions of EVs are hitting the road each year, but the electric revolution is about much more than just cars. Wight Community Energy’s ‘Going Electric’ event will showcase the breadth and depth of this revolution in our mobility, showing what is happening now and where the electric future will take us. It is going to be an exciting ride!”
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The event will run from 10:00 to 16:00 and is free to attend, with ample free parking at the Isle of Wight College and refreshment stands.
No booking is required to attend on the day and you can find out more and see regular updates at https://iowcommunityenergy.org/projects/power-to-change/going-electric/.
Will there be a ‘fire blanket’ demonstration for when your expensive milk float bursts into flames?
Actually pure electric cars are far less likely to catch fire than ICE cars. On average 0.025% of all vehicles sold experience a fire. Only 52 fires have ever been recorded in electric vehicles in total of some 18 million sold (0.0003%)
But hey, don’t let facts get in the way of your prejudice (or jealousy when that “milk float” flies past your old oil burner).
In the future the price of a new battery will be more than the cars worth ,and with soaring Energy bills will cost a fortune to keep charged. Not forgetting non-recyclable. Nothing Green here just like when we all got told diesel was better and bought said cars.
Battery prices are coming down and their design and chemistry is improving all the time. In any case, batteries are usually reconditioned rather than replaced, swapping out the most degraded cells.
So “in the future” the price for fixing a battery won’t be any more onerous than a clutch change in an ICE.
As for the cost of charging? Sure it will increase, but the little fact that diesel and petrol will become very expensive as the cost of extracting and refining increases and the cost of electricity stabilises as renewable sources expand.
As for “green”. 90% of an EV battery can be recycled, which is pretty much the same as can be achieved with an entire vehicle, so EVs are at least as recyclable as ICE vehicles.
There is another option for old EV batteries, and that is to use old EV batteries for domestic and industrial power storage. Nissan and Tesla certainly do this already. An average semi detached home with rooftop solar panels and local storage can live off-grid for most of the year.
Glad to say I am already there, the only bill I have had since last September is for a smart meter which I have to have to enable me to export my spare power to the grid.
Jealous of an electric car? Not really, and are you promoting speed as a lousy way to put your point across?
Any way, il be sure to hand you a tissue to mop up the tears when you run out of sparks by the side of the road, I hope you like the rumble of a big v8 sucking up all the earth has to give as well as the air you breath, it’s a nice day, think il go for a drive!
Speed is one way of getting my point across, yes.
Acceleration is another.
Economy is a third.
Then there are other little niceties like coming out to a nice warm and defrosted car in the morning.
Or coming back to a nice cool car at the end of a hot day in the office.
Not having to queue at the pumps when the sheep start panic buying fuel is another.
You enjoy your old V8 drinking petrol at 30p a mile while I enjoy my EV, at 5p a mile.
Certainly a lot to be jealous of 😉
Quick google shows
What are the main problems with electric cars?
Range. …
Temperature sensitive batteries. …
Battery fires are harder to extinguish. …
Charging time. …
No standard plug. …
Cost. …
Not as green as you’d think.
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What are the downsides to electric cars?
Their batteries need rare metals. …
Making electric cars creates more emissions. …
They are only as green as their power sources. …
Electric cars can be expensive to buy. …
You can’t drive as far in an electric car. …
There aren’t enough charging points.
Google EV lithium battery fire. Its bbq time baby! Lol.
Bah! electricity is dangerous! Ban it ! Burn it with fire!
Hope they have a section in their event to highlight the massive build to scrap pollution of these dirty battery cars, and maybe a bit about the slave labour used in obtaining materials for the batteries?
So when are they going to start making some interesting EVs that somebody might actually want to buy instead of just super sensible family and shopping cars?. (Yes I know there are some supercars but they are silly money) I got nothing against the Tesla etc and I respect the engineering but the styling about as interesting as watching paint dry.
As a guide, how much is the Tesla in the photo?
It’s a model X and costs around £80k
However, asking it’s price as a guide is like asking the price of of a top-of-the range Merc C class (£87k) as a guide to the price of oil burners.
Other EVs are available.
If only it looked as nice as the C Class they would be onto a winner.
No comparison, the mercedes will still do hundreds of miles between fill ups and have a use and value even after 20 years. The battery car will be worthless and still not have “paid off” its huge carbon footprint. dead end technology. best wait for a viable alternative.