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EVs and the public, Interesting!

David Stone over 3 years ago

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0 Sparkingchip over 3 years ago

As I pulled onto my driveway yesterday there was a self employed Amazon delivery guy dropping packages off at neighbours homes.
He was driving a 2004 Renault Trafic van, you could buy a van like that and be on the road as a self employed delivery driver for around £2K, to replace that van with a new electric delivery van could cost £60K.
It is not going to happen, unless Amazon buy the vans and employ the drivers or arrange leases and ensure the self employed drivers earn enough to cover the cost.
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0 Sparkingchip over 3 years ago

As I pulled onto my driveway yesterday there was a self employed Amazon delivery guy dropping packages off at neighbours homes.
He was driving a 2004 Renault Trafic van, you could buy a van like that and be on the road as a self employed delivery driver for around £2K, to replace that van with a new electric delivery van could cost £60K.
It is not going to happen, unless Amazon buy the vans and employ the drivers or arrange leases and ensure the self employed drivers earn enough to cover the cost.
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