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wraymond · 9th October 2021, 18:50

Was just watching the N. Farage show on GB News, I know, I know, where he was interviewing Andy Palmer. Ex- CEO of Aston Martin for many years and having been heavily involved in the design and manufacture of EV’s at Nissan and then AM. Aside: he was actually drinking a pint of the black stuff and looked in a hurry to finish it.

He says the battery in the EV’s have a useful life of 5 to 7 years when they will need to be renewed, having dropped to approximately 80% of their capacity. They then need to be removed, deconstructed to make the Lithium suitable for a second outing in other products not yet invented.

Think of the expense in that to be borne by the owner, and a replacement sought. Upside? No vehicles over 7 years old on the road followed by a guaranteed new customer base at premium prices and desperate to maintain mobility.

Now let me see, can I think of any downsides...? Oh yes, all of us with cars over 30 years old can look forward to the admiring glances of jealous other road users. Until petrol is withdrawn. Or petrol prices are beyond the dreams of avarice and we can dream of how it used to be. And the Green lobby needs a repaint.

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wraymond This is my second home 75 Auto 2.5 SE Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Westcliff on Sea Posts: 5,195 Thanks: 423 Thanked 1,680 Times in 1,014 Posts	Back to the future. Was just watching the N. Farage show on GB News, I know, I know, where he was interviewing Andy Palmer. Ex- CEO of Aston Martin for many years and having been heavily involved in the design and manufacture of EV’s at Nissan and then AM. Aside: he was actually drinking a pint of the black stuff and looked in a hurry to finish it. He says the battery in the EV’s have a useful life of 5 to 7 years when they will need to be renewed, having dropped to approximately 80% of their capacity. They then need to be removed, deconstructed to make the Lithium suitable for a second outing in other products not yet invented. Think of the expense in that to be borne by the owner, and a replacement sought. Upside? No vehicles over 7 years old on the road followed by a guaranteed new customer base at premium prices and desperate to maintain mobility. Now let me see, can I think of any downsides...? Oh yes, all of us with cars over 30 years old can look forward to the admiring glances of jealous other road users. Until petrol is withdrawn. Or petrol prices are beyond the dreams of avarice and we can dream of how it used to be. And the Green lobby needs a repaint. __________________ member no. 235