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First of all, don’t panic, this is fairly common in all manufactures cars (especially after washing or when it’s particularly wet outside for long periods of time) but especially those with LED lights which is the majority of new cars on the road as the LEDs create very
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It’s a fair point, it might be true in your personal circumstances but the answer will depend on the age, pollution levels, miles driven, value and the cost to fill up your existing car, this will be down to you doing the maths comparison, regardless “In all the cases
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We’re not really sure how this argument comes about but giving companies like Tesla are pushing for Autonomous Ride Sharing schemes we cannot see how there will be more cars on the roads, as you won’t need to own a car anymore, you can simply rent one by
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This dramatically depends on the cars you’re comparing, a Tesla Model 3 is going to be lighter than a Range Rover Defender but a like for like comparison between an electric car and a petrol car of the same exterior size/shape and of a similar performance etc should
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The brake pads on an electric car typically last twice as long (if not longer) as a petrol/diesel car as the energy normally transferred from the wheel to the brake discs/pads is instead absorbed by the regenerative braking system of the car (effectively the motor generates electricity as
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Electric powered cars do move the problem [the pollution created by generating electricity] but the problem is getting smaller each day due to the amount of renewable energy investment in the grid and when the grid gets cleaner each month (e.g. like this) everyone wins, that said the main
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The short answer: Get Tesla or an accredited repairer to fix this, unless you have suitable accreditations Tesla will unlikely sell you the part to fix this yourself as it involves the DC charging system of the car, that said some owners have done this work themselves in the past
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When I heard this for the first time I was quite shocked, that is some major FUD. There are specific courses for trained mechanics to attend all of the courses can be undertaken in 5 days. These courses give the attendee the competency training required to work on a EV,
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“Self-charging hybrids are the way forward you don’t have to plug them in” – We have heard this said so many times. A self-charging hybrid is just a rebranded Hybrid that has been made now for over 20 years. There is no difference in the technology, the hybrid
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The photos are shocking, nobody should condone such behaviour and it should continue to be irradicated from being a viable method of mining but it’s important to remember that Cobalt is used in the process of refining and cleaning of oil, petrol, diesel, jet fuel etc, the processes are
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Tesla’s (and EV in general), as seen in the extract below are a lot less likely to catch fire than petrol counterparts. The perceived fear about EV’s catching fire can be attributed to misinformation. With increasing presence of EV’s on the road this data is getting more
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