We bought a Kia Niro self-charging hybrid earlier this year. Very happy with it. Get good mileage from it. Driving smoothly it spends a good % of the time in electric mode.
Hybrid cars
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The term "road tax" is inaccurate;
it was effectively abolished in 1937 when the hypothecation of vehicle revenue for road maintenance ended. The tax was replaced by Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), which is paid into the general government treasury and is not specifically earmarked for road funding. This means that neither car drivers nor cyclists are "paying road tax" in the sense that their payments go directly to roads; both are funded through general taxation.”
Some mistaken people might refer to what they are paying as road tax when what they are paying is VED. Do they pay in pounds, shillings and pence?
Here's a couple of examples.
The company the wives works for is going green. Runs a 2.0 turbo diesel insignia, passat, skoda superb level type company car, doesn't do as many miles as others so planned to keep it an extra year past the standard 4 year change plan and budgeted approx £45,000.
Has to change now to plug in hybrid with a short list of approved vehicles to chose from, ended up with an audi Q5 at about £65,000.
It was fully charged on collection and managed about 30km on electric, not been charged since. The 2 liter diesels were about 4.5liter for 100km (60mpg) Q5 2.0 petrol doing about 9liter per 100km (30mpg)
Ticks a green box though.
A friend has got a new Toyota Yaris hybrid thing that sorts itself out, never needs plugging in averaging 70mpg on a mix of city and motorway driving.
The company the wives works for is going green. Runs a 2.0 turbo diesel insignia, passat, skoda superb level type company car, doesn't do as many miles as others so planned to keep it an extra year past the standard 4 year change plan and budgeted approx £45,000.
Has to change now to plug in hybrid with a short list of approved vehicles to chose from, ended up with an audi Q5 at about £65,000.
It was fully charged on collection and managed about 30km on electric, not been charged since. The 2 liter diesels were about 4.5liter for 100km (60mpg) Q5 2.0 petrol doing about 9liter per 100km (30mpg)
Ticks a green box though.
A friend has got a new Toyota Yaris hybrid thing that sorts itself out, never needs plugging in averaging 70mpg on a mix of city and motorway driving.
I've got a BMW X3 hybrid. Perfect size and very comfy. Approx 40 miles elec range. Self charges on the road and also plug in.
It's also good not to generalise.Good to hear how poor and deprived everyone in the Hull area is.
Good to hear how poor and deprived everyone in the Hull area is.
Howden? Must be at least 20 miles from Hull, unless it's grown in the last 40 years.
Part of Hull according to some on here. Of course he may be from Howden but living in Hll just as people from Hull are living elsewhere.
Is it not nearer York geographically? Obviously it's all about personal circumstances and opinions, but I would never have used someone who lives in Howden to generalise about the population of Hull.. two different places... Like using Liverpool to generalise about Manchester.
Keeping the Audi Q5 TDI. Couldn’t give a **** about the planet until the rest of the world wakes up. Me changing my motor is going to make no difference at all.
I remember 2006 when many swore that they'd never stop smoking in pubs and restaurants. Things always change and move forward. If your car lasts another decade, you'll probably be paying a much higher car tax, an urban driving charge and diesel tax by the end and then have to move to electric/hybrid anyway. If it's probably your last car, then youre absolutely correct in it being pointless to change now.