New replacement 4x4 pickup

[Stubby]

I was driving on the A27 in a 2ltr Audi A4 and a Tessla  completely destroyed me on acceleration . I was never going to keep up . Because they have such huge chunks of torque they can run higher gearing with out loosing any power hence the stonking grunt they demonstrate . 

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, josharb87 said:

 they just need to up the weight rules for electric work vehicles as the battery’s weight takes away most of the payload for a sub 3.5t work vehicle

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/category-b-driving-licence-derogation-for-alternatively-fuelled-commercial-vehicles

 

already France and Germany are at the proposed 4.25 tonnes for electric on a B licence I'm told

[ForestryFinance]

I like hybrids, and I think there is plenty to support them getting a real foothold, but I think for full electric there’s still a bit of work to be done in the energy storage. If there was a car that could do 400 miles in real life conditions, reliably, then we would be getting somewhere. My dad had an electric car until recently when he changed it for a hybrid. 

Nissan Leaf it was - supposed to have a 150 mile range or something but with real driving conditions (hills etc) it was more like 100, often less. 

 

 

[Joe Newton]

My B2500 does 320 miles to a fill, and takes almost as long to fill up as it does to empty the tank.

 

Electric is the future, it's obvious. 

[Jonny69]

5 hours ago, Stubby said:

I was driving on the A27 in a 2ltr Audi A4 and a Tessla  completely destroyed me on acceleration . I was never going to keep up . Because they have such huge chunks of torque they can run higher gearing with out loosing any power hence the stonking grunt they demonstrate . 

I thought for a while that the electric technology was not quite there. Then a customer took me out in his P100D as he knew I like cars. 

 

To about 80ish mph it makes every supercar i've been in or driven feel slow and painful. The torque, smoothness and traction are incredible. 

 

Okay, it runs out of legs at 80-100 but in normal driving conditions they are fantastic. Even against the slowest Tesla on slow mode with cold batteries I suspect your Audi would have no chance.

 

I would jump at the chance to run one as a work van/truck/pickup. 

[Rich Rule]

14 hours ago, Stubby said:

I was driving on the A27 in a 2ltr Audi A4 and a Tessla  completely destroyed me on acceleration . I was never going to keep up . Because they have such huge chunks of torque they can run higher gearing with out loosing any power hence the stonking grunt they demonstrate . 

Driving into Oslo I will be undertaken by plenty of Tesla’s, plus other brands. They get to use the bus lanes.

 

It is only a matter of time.  Electric vehicles will catch on no doubt.  They have been very popular in Norway for years.  I see models of electric vehicles  out here that you probably won’t see for years in the UK.

 

Audi Q7 Etron for example.  

 

https://www.audi.no/no/web/no/bilmodeller/q7/q7-e-tron-quattro.html?csref=sea:mediacom:Q7etq:q-series_q7etronquattro:c:google:google.no&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-df90P-Z3wIV2MqyCh1N6gYAEAAYASAAEgKwZvD_BwE

 

Hybrid Porsche Panameras, plus plenty of others.

 

Those Tesla’s though are in the region of 700bhp and 0-100 kph in 3 seconds.

 

As the batteries become more efficient so will the development of commercial vehicles IMO.

[treevolution]

I hope I will still be working when I can run an electronic truck and chipper.

 

Electric is the way forward, just need to stop producing it from coal.

[jose]

there was a electric chipper demo online a few months back. 

Like said its all coming.

[GA Groundcare]

TP had a electric chipper at APF. But I don't think it was actually working there due to a battery supplier change / issue. It's said it will do about 2 hours of chipping.

Most domestic tree surgeons who hire a chipper for a day from us only usually clock 2 chipping hours on their days work.

 

Electric sure is coming. Most carpenters, electricians, plumbers etc have no issue plugging in and using the customers 240v for their power tools...

You could charge the chipper off the car charging point on the customers driveway. In a few years when its the norm.... 

Edited December 12, 2018 by GA Groundcare

[Gary Prentice]

10 minutes ago, GA Groundcare said:

Most carpenters, electricians, plumbers etc have no issue plugging in and using the customers 240v for their power tools...

I have a sense of irony, in that customers have asked for years "Do you need to plug your tools in?" 

 

Finally we can say yes.  "Just need to charge the chainsaws and the chipper"