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Also depends on how quickly / slowly the general opinion / appetite for EVs shifts in wider society. Depreciation is closely linked to second hand demand, which for EVs is pretty low at the moment due to lingering suspicion in society around how well (or not) the battery lasts. There will come a...

Nope. I just had a Zoe (on lease) for 4 years and did a little research earlier this year on how best to replace it when it rolled out of lease. One of the options was looking to buy a second one. Then my employer gave me the option of salary sacrifice, which opened the door to a new ID3 (3 year...

4 year old Zoe's that have done between 30k and 50k miles can be picked up second hand for around £9k. Depending on model, they'd have cost £30k-ish new. But I know the Zoe depreciated more than others. The e208 Pugs, for example, retained their value a little better.

It's been a while since I've seen km/h cited :P. 115 km/h is pretty much all that's needed unless you're enjoying a German autobahn. Certainly over in Australia, the legal speed limits top out at 110 km/h so you'd be able to leave it permanently in Eco mode. My experience in the Zoe I had was...

Yep. The gap is closing, though. I remember looking at Zero motorcycles a few years back and backing away rapidly. For two reasons: the £20k+ price tag (when I could get a decent sports-tourer for under £10k); and the complete lack of any usable range for distance riding. Looked again...

There's been a rumour suggesting that Red Bull could have triggered an exit clause to get Albon, but they ultimately chose not to. I think they don't want Sainz as long as they have Verstappen. There was significant friction when they were paired at STR, mostly driven by their respective...

Red Bull took so long faffing about with what to do with Perez, and persisting with hoping Ricciardo would make the choice clear, etc that there's no one left available to be a competitive driver into that second seat. There's experienced drivers available (eg Bottas, Magnussen), but I'm not...

And while I was putting that together ... Liam Lawson confirmed at Red Bull. First edit coming up...

2025 thread is up: https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/f1-2025.411128/

2024 Recap The 2024 Formula 1 season is done, and it was a far more interesting season than 2023 despite another Max Verstappen masterclass. Max took his 4th title early again, but not without being put under pressure by McLaren and Lando Norris as the season progressed. Verstappen's title...

"Backhaus" is a great name for a goalie ... count me in for that reason alone.

I've not driven one, but know someone who has. Only heard good things (both from the acquaintance and in general) of the MG EV's. They're on the cheap end of the market, but the drivetrain is good and reliable.

Season done! Time for final scores :) a. Won the WDC. b. 10/24. Not 50%. c. Let's count this. 0.5 / 1 a. 4 different teams. b. plus Mercedes 1.5 / 2 a. Yes, definitely closer to RBR from season start b. Tyre deg issue solved c. With better race management, yes. But they've not achieved as...

Slight correction: there was damage to his car during the season. But none of it was due to Gasly being "at fault". For eg Ocon hit him at Monaco. Thought that was a cracking season in the end. Started out looking like a 2023 repeat, but everything flipped as first Mclaren, then Mercedes and...

Re: the Ocon / Doohan situation at Alpine. There's some worrying (for Doohan supporters) rumours doing the rounds that the specific purpose for doing this is to use this 1 race to effectively judge whether or not to stick with Doohan for next season or make a move to grab Colapinto instead...

Ecclestone never led the FIA (although he did seem to have Max Mosley on puppet strings at times). More to the point ... the FIA was always corrupt even before Ecclestone and Mosley. Balestre's leadership of FISA (= FIA) and what happened in 1989 with the Senna / Prost Suzuka incident being...

I had an initial "WTF?!" moment on that Ocon / Doohan news, then a moment of "Yay!" (because I followed Doohan snr on bikes as a youngster). And then remembered that earlier this season there were rumours that Alpine had tried to oust Ocon in favour of bringing Doohan in but the move was shot...

In a former life (it was that long ago) I used to play a lot of indoor cricket in Australia (it's a little different from the indoor I've seen over here, including a full competition ladder all the way up to national competition). Got myself to the point where I was invited to training sessions...

Haven't paid directly for Disney+ for years. Variously funded via O2, Samsung, or Tesco Clubcard vouchers. All on the same account as you can apply free subs from those sources to existing accounts as long as there's no active sub. It's a bit of a fiddle every few months remembering the steps...

Yeah, hoping it'll be closer to 3 years. I have a vague plan around buying my ID3 when it comes out of SalSac lease part-funded by selling our Prius, and then using the SalSac to facilitate getting whatever family size EV is offering the best combination of range + V2G/V2H. I'm with you ... I...