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Ok, well it was a confusing post and all we can really conclude is that your calculations contain either conceptual or arithmetic errors. The electricity used to refine petrol and diesel is not part of the calculation for the aggregate electrical demand of a fleet of EVs, for example. Google...

As other have said, the numbers you've arrived at are fantastical because you've gone wrong somewhere on the back of your envelope. No, this is all wrong. Petrol and diesel is about 10kWh/l. A small efficient car might do 10 about 10 miles per litre, so the ICE manages about 1 mile per kWh...

Crikey. Part of the reason I use it is because I can take my razors etc. would they seriously make me chuck them away? If not, what exactly are they looking for?

I've never had any security check at Harwich as a foot passenger.

Yes, and a modern safety razor. Much better than all the nonsense multi blade cartridges.

I've only driven over vehicle past 100,000 miles. That was my last ICE car. By 85,000 miles the engine was literally worn out and only got through mot because my local garage fiddled the emissions test somehow. A litre of oil every 800 miles was expensive too! I bought my Tesla at 24,000 miles...

I disagree. I use the train to Stansted when I have to fly to Europe on business. A direct train from my local station is very convenient. It's also cheaper for my employer than driving and paying the exorbitant parking fees, and the platforms are directly under the terminal building. I can work...

The "service" on our Kia Niro consisted of checking the tyre tread depths and visually checking the coolant level (which you can do anyway, you just aren't allowed to to it up yourself) but not actually topping it up. Two hundred and something quid. Tesla do it right. There is no service...

No. The traction battery is massive compared to the power needed to run the alarm and lock systems. Left out Niro for 2 weeks and it lost 1% charge. Ove left my Tesla for over a week and the battery has been at the exact same %. Obviously if you run things like sentry mode it will use some...

Oooh, now that's sparked a memory. Didn't motorway service stations used to have large route maps on a wall somewhere? I vaguely remember consulting one in the days before sat nav.

They must be relatively easy to have made though.

Things are already very different. I haven't waited for a charger for over 2 years now. Just got back from 2 week in Cornwall (we're near Norwich). One 18 minutes charge at Amesbury on the way there (plus other stops for leg stretching, toilets etc). Stopped Exeter and South Mimms on the way...

Yes, because they are working to earn money, not volunteering.

That's good to know. I'd pay for a ride on a 101, no chance on a pacer. Don't see the appeal of trundling around in a noisy cramped 150 either.

Mid Norfolk runs Pacers quite a lot. Don't see the attraction myself.

Uh? You think it's some kind of perk to have accommodation and meals paid for whilst working away from home and family?

Not just that, in many cases EV is parity on purchase price. The fuel and maintenance savings are absolutely massive too.

EVs are pretty much cost parity with ICE now, or cheaper if you go for a "pre-reg".

Ewww. No. Small diesel engines should be banned outright. Horrible filthy contraptions. And I just don't see the point of hybrids. The longest journey you're likely to do in this country can be done with one charge stop. We went Norfolk to Cornwall last week. 420 miles. Stopped for an 18 minutes...

Talking of card, cash etc. McDonald's took only cash (or cheques) until well into the 2000's. Now it's all cards, I think in theory you can pay cash at the counter after using one of the ordering screens but nobody ever does.