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Old 7th June 2022, 13:52   #31
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I'm very fortunate in that I have an Auris Hybrid as a company car and Mrs Simondi has a ZSEV. However as petrol rapidly approaches £2 a litre the pleasure of driving the ZT is starting to diminish. Had seriously thought about driving it down to my daughter in the East Riding at the end of the month but at approaching £230 in fuel I really can't justify it.

Compare that to the EV which even paying exclusively service station prices is working out at around £90.
The hybrid would work out roughly between the two.

Scary times

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Old 7th June 2022, 14:58   #32
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Well, we need speculate no longer. My closest petrol station is showing £2.01 for a litre of E5. That’s £9.13 a gallon, which is one of the reasons why I took a four-hour bus journey to go and visit my Granny this week instead of driving (my Rover is my only car)!
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Old 7th June 2022, 15:33   #33
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Well, we need speculate no longer. My closest petrol station is showing £2.01 for a litre of E5. That’s £9.13 a gallon, which is one of the reasons why I took a four-hour bus journey to go and visit my Granny this week instead of driving (my Rover is my only car)!
Four hours Sandy! Ouch.
That sadly is going to be the reality for many
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Old 7th June 2022, 15:38   #34
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Must confess that I am using my diesel Jaguars more - average 60mpg on a run is much better than my diesel 75s which have never topped 50mpg.
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Old 7th June 2022, 17:12   #35
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Average cost of a tank of diesel now over £100 for the first time I've just put the last bit of petrol from the can into the mower & that will be getting mothballed or sold. I'll be using the hover mower in future. https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fle...d-to-go-higher
People not using there mow will be a disaster. Arnold Swazinager said in his manifesto many years ago that all lawns were not aloud to be over 2 inches high. He said if everyone stuck to that then all th other problems would disapear.
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Old 7th June 2022, 19:21   #36
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I cannot see that fully electric cars are suitable for those in rural areas or terraced streets with no option to park on your own property. Its fine and dandy for the ads on the telly showing EVs being plugged in on the drive, but for those who don't have one you can't charge at home. Then we have the costs to build the factories to make the batteries, the materials needed in the production and costs to recycle/dispose at end of life. Not forgetting of course how the "clean" electric is generated in the 1st place.
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Old 7th June 2022, 19:38   #37
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Average cost of a tank of diesel now over £100 for the first time I've just put the last bit of petrol from the can into the mower & that will be getting mothballed or sold. I'll be using the hover mower in future. https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fle...d-to-go-higher
New ride on John Deere mowers are in short supply, dealers having no problems selling them.

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Average cost of a tank of diesel now over £100 for the first time I've just put the last bit of petrol from the can into the mower & that will be getting mothballed or sold. I'll be using the hover mower in future. https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fle...d-to-go-higher
New ride on John Deere mowers are in short supply, dealers having no problems selling them.

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Old 7th June 2022, 20:25   #39
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People not using there mow will be a disaster. Arnold Swazinager said in his manifesto many years ago that all lawns were not aloud to be over 2 inches high. He said if everyone stuck to that then all th other problems would disapear.
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I just cant see myself going into a petrol station & being robbed blind for a can of petrol when I can use the leccy fly mower At least Dick Turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask when he robbed people
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I just cant see myself going into a petrol station & being robbed blind for a can of petrol when I can use the leccy fly mower At least Dick Turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask when he robbed people
It takes me about 4 hours to mow my lawn with my petrol mower. You would need a good battery or a long power lead to do my garden

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