Nice. When the UK is ready, and in particular the places we love to go in a camper, I will consider trading on the T6. Sadly, Reckon it’s 5-10 years at least before that’s the case
Ready? Do you mean charging infrastructure? We have had electric vehicles for over 6 years and we currently have 2 electric cars and an electric van and the infrastructure has never been better, coupled with the fact that you can also just use the 3 pin electric socket on campsites to slowly top up your batteries overnight. With the new 350kWh Ionity charging stations, and many petrol stations now installing charging stations I think it the UK is in a great position for these vehicles now, and by the 18 month waiting list so does everyone else.
@@SteveRadford yup, don’t have the same confidence I’m afraid in the UKs readiness for EVs, I spend lots of time in the van north of Scotland and it ain’t in place yet. Fingers crossed they do sooooooooooon
Until the world has a sound source of acquiring lithium minerals and a sound recycling, and safe disposal of lithium batteries, then EV is a responsible alternative, otherwise we are just replacing one poison with another poison, and could be more harmful and lethal to life in the planet.
Let see currently it is around 80 grand US, the one with the Pano roof will be around 200 grand US :D you want to supersize that for 50 grand more ??? :D it can be done, just need more Chan Ching $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Doesn’t the Buzz have vehicle to load? I camp a lot and can use my MG as a 240v power supply, plug a 4 socket extension into the type 2 socket and set to discharge in the car (it can be used with the car switched off too). Great for an induction hob
Sure, but as we explained in the video, the vehicle-to-load capacity is currently capped at a 300W, hence the need to use something like the EcoFlow Delta 2 for higher capacity usage like the Ninja or an induction hob. Hopefully they will change this in the future.
@@SteveRadford isn’t that from an onboard extra plug socket? I’m talking about plugging into the charge socket and using that so the battery becomes a generator. It would be a shame if it doesn’t have this.
@@alankemp1970 I'm afraid it doesn't have this at present. I believe only MG, Kia, Hyundai and Genesis offer this, but let's hope VW and the other manufacturers offer something similar soon, or better still an internal plug solution so we wouldn't need to rely on using power-packs like the Delta 2
Dear Steve, I also bought a Buzz with the 300W socket. I want to do induction cooking with 2 zones. The AC converters can handle 1800W, I understand. When not using full power on both zones at the same time, I think I will be fine. Do you or Dave have experience with induction cooking with the Ecoflow Delta 2? Is 1 kWh sufficient? And can the Ecoflow be charged with the 300W AC socket and a 100W 12V socket at the same time?
I’ve tried our induction hob with the EcoFlow Delta 2 and it was fine. I’m not sure if it can be charged with both sources at the same time, but I can’t see why not?
oh dear at 170 or 180 mile range i would not touch them....especially as they would be used for long weekends etc..... i am surprised VW has not managed to put in larger capacity cells :(
@@SteveRadford that would be nice... With a longer range it would be a cute little van which looks trendy. Your friends did a great job...nice guys especially 'mr kilowatt' who is a very smart guy.
Sure and it’s great we have the choice. I know there’s a long waiting list for the ID Buzz so clearly they’ve got their pricing correct as people are buying them
£61k for a standard one got to be joking another electric car overpriced and you have to stop and charge when going on long journeys cant see the point in them yes it looks nice the carbon foot print to make these cars are more than an old 69 mustang v8
Not anymore. The carbon payback from manufacture is is 1200 to 1800 miles, much less if it’s a Tesla, VW, BMW, MG as their main manufacturing facilities are powered by solar/wind. Also my electric MG can drive 28 miles on 6kwh of electricity, it takes 6-8kwh of electricity to produce 1 gallon of petrol/diesel so even if not using green electric it’s way better than any internal combustion engine over its lifetime.
Yes most manufactures are still overpricing electric vehicles although if you (could) compare like for like with combustion engine vehicles there wouldn’t be much in it in most case. The Diesel equivalent VW T6 with similar spec came out at £56,000 compared to £57,000 for the iD Buzz. Most of the electric vehicles on sale are luxury top end models but this is gradually changing and we will see “normal” priced electric vehicles hitting the market over the next couple of years. My MG 4, which is the top range model but any combustion engine car that is the same performance and spec would cost around £4-5,000 more at least. Plus charging at home I’m paying £70 per 1000 miles in fuel (£35 on a cheaper night tariff) compared to £215 for an equivalent internal combustion engine car. Also I can charge at night for 7p per KWh and use the car as a generator making my monthly electricity bill much cheaper. As for long journeys it’s not a problem with 250 miles winter range and near 300 summer, 135kw rapid charging means a 15 min toilet break gives me 125 miles added range. My regular 238 miles to Cornwall takes 5 plus hours, i stop for a rest at about 3 hours (around the M5 point), plug in while taking a toilet/coffee break and by the time I’m back at the car it’s at ove 90% (I don’t need to charge to finish the journey but may as well top up).
@@andrewthornhill4229 batteries are lasting much longer than originally estimated 12 years ago. There are Nissan Leaf taxis out there with over 250,000 miles on the same battery (still working fine at 85% capacity). So much so that Nissan and Renault haven’t been able to use their battery up-cycle facilities as there aren’t enough batteries being replaced under warranty! 7 year warranty on my battery pack. Compared to replacing parts on an internal combustion engine vehicle, exhaust, catalytic converter, fuel pumps, belts, filters, oil, turbos, brake pads/rotors, etc etc, a battery replacement at 15-20 years is very inexpensive!
