Well............I think I might well consider an electric car as a second car. We live in London and (unfortunately) I am chief mechanic, MoT getter, service adviser, best price tyres and insurance finder for five cars now. Naturally one is my full time 15,000 mile a year estate which travels around the UK and down to SW France a lot and couldn't possible be an electric one with current technology.
The other four cars do maybe 2,000 - 5,000 miles a year each and I've been mentally logging the daily journey lengths. Typically they are less than 20 miles per car with the very occasional, maybe once a year long haul return of a huge 60 / 70 miles.
These four could all be electric and save me a lot of hassle into the bargain. I'm already half planning for the array of solar panels and control gear I need to charge them up without the need for mains.
Will it happen big time ? If you ask me, in places like London...yes.
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