Comments by "Be Low Below" (@toyotaprius79) on "Carbuyer" channel.

  1. Few are around. Bus Eireann has converted on of their buses recently. LPG cars like Honda's Civic aren't available here. The Calor gas tanks which are around 30 liters cost between €30 - €50, the price jumps during the Winter. Considering than now, petrol prices are over €1.60/l, you'd just be saving more than 60cents per liter. I'm not entirely sure why people aren't converting, but the same reason why most don't convert their cars to EVs or Bio Fuels, it can void warranties and rise insurance.
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  2. No, don't be daft! It's 50 quid rent for each month for 4 years. The cost of running is stupidly low. The Twizy has a 6.1kW/h battery, if you were in the UK, charging at night would be £0.10/kW, so £0.61 for 50 miles. For me in Ireland with €0.08/kW, it would cost less than 50 cents for the same distance. You'll be paying around €800 until the battery fee is paid for per year, by then, running costs will be less than €200 per year. By then with soaring fuel costs, the savings will be greater!
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  3. People would take you seriously if you didn't quote TopGear. It's one of my favourite shows, but it's sad to see that people take it seriously and then spur it randomly on the internet. Anyway, all electric cars today are using Lithium-Ion batteries. Brush up on your research, kid.
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  4. That charger is a Type 2 charger. Recently in the UK, they're free, supplied by British Gas. That 3-pin would charge the Leaf in 12 - 13 hours, a Type 2 would charge the old Leaf from 0% in 7 hours, or the new one in less than 4 hours. There are much more rapid chargers now and it's been proven many times that long trips can be done by rapid charging, there's just more planning involved. Go on google, there are maps of public charging stations all over the UK. It's more than what most expect.
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  5. I mean by locking the plug that connects with the car, not the socket. Most outdoor sockets would be an actual charging station where the lead is already attached to, or there are outdoor sockets with plastic flaps and covers that can be locked. It's not common at all to see a typical socket you'd find inside outside on the wall of your house or on the street.
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  6. Sounds an interesting alternative, but will the LPG tanks last as long or longer than a tank full f petrol or diesel? Like most conversions if it's an old Merc running on electricity or chip oil, I find these conversions exciting and beneficial. I'm sure the only reason why few Irish drivers convert their cars would be the extra cost of doing so, the higher cost by letting the garage mechanic do it, or the fearing of fucking up everything and ending up without a working car. Third's my reason.
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  7. It's not likely they'd be laughing afterwards.
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  8. (2/2) Don't listen to the TopGear dribble. It's a verry funny entertainment show, but not to be taken seriously.
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  9. Of coarse not, they're already here!
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  10. @Gibson299 The Volt as a 1.4l 4 cylinder engine. That it alone can power the car and the engine will do 30-35mpg. It would be much better with a small 1.0l three pot. Besides that LEAF has almost 3x times the EV range as the Volt so you WILL have to charge MORE and pay for petrol as well.
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  11. @Createris No nanos, too expensive! There's a company in the US funded by GM that have already gotten betteries to be 400w/kg than the usual 140w/kg for a much lower price. This is done by replacing the graphite as an conductor (I think) in a battery with silicon. Batteries are advancing far quicker than you think.
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  12. They didn't mention it in the video, but Nissan gives the LEAF's battery an 8 year warranty. That's the battery. The drivetrain warranty like the electric motor, AC/DC inverter, and so on have a 5 year warranty. Then the other warranty like if the door or body panel falls off is 3 years.
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  13. You again. I recommend you to stick to watch and comment on the videos you like, instead of ranting nonsense on videos about the stuff you obviously don't like. You're still lurking around causing and attracting trouble particularly on videos about electric cars. If you don't like them, don't go near videos about them.
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  14. Not all fuel tanks are the same size, the Volt's is 35l, in Europe, the average fuel tank capacity is around 60-70l.
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  15. The fact that the ID BUZZ is targeting SUV buyers is the biggest compliment it can be given. But it's also a great shame. This might as well be a Mercedes. Chinese EVs are going to wreck and shake up western auto markets beyond recognition.
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