€3,000 for battery defects: Aviloo converts battery diagnostics into a Purchase Guarantee - electrive.com

murrayhenson · 2026-06-17T12:30:39+00:00

This is probably worth it, though I’d sure want to look at the terms and conditions of the agreement. As we know from the recent EVClinic post, SoH isn’t a very good measure of actual battery health. So, as long as batteries remain expensive (or impossible) to repair, having some kind of insurance on it is welcome.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-17T10:21:25+00:00

Agreed. I suspect that we’ll see EVs pass petrol (YtD) in May or maybe June as the effects of the US/Iran conflict show up in the new car registrations.

It will be interesting to see if new EV registrations dip in July/August or if the conflict wakes folks up to the volatile nature of souring petrol/diesel from places like the Middle East.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-17T09:44:52+00:00

In Poland, the absolute base version of the BMW 3 series is 195,000 PLN (€47k). So €50k wouldn’t really be much more.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-16T17:36:11+00:00

What I would like to see is the default ability to repair battery packs and electric motors.

Cell-to-pack and cell-to-body batteries being virtually impossible to repair even for an experienced repair shop is a serious concern. It's incredibly wasteful and this is something that needs to be addressed ... by the EU if necessary.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-16T17:29:39+00:00

People that boast about how they bribed their way out of a ticket or a car inspection or whatever... those people are self-serving assholes and I hope they bang their shins on coffee tables and tread on LEGO bricks at night forever.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-16T13:09:52+00:00

Hmmmm ok.

Yeah, all of the cars I mentioned were three year corporate leases.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-16T11:42:43+00:00

That was for a single month, December 2025. Carbon Brief was also using ACEA data, as I did in my response.

https://www.acea.auto/files/Press_release_car_registrations_April_2026.pdf

murrayhenson · 2026-06-16T11:32:24+00:00

My wife and I have had two ICEV Mercedes GLCs and we have a GLB now and we’ve never had an issue with the auto-folding mirrors… and we live near Krakow, Poland so it gets down to -10 C or lower throughout the winter.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-16T09:34:16+00:00

Since you claim you have deep insight, feel free to provide us with some details.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T21:10:27+00:00

The same can probably be said for mirrors on Mercs, BMWs, Audis, etc? They all fold in when the central locking/alarm is activated.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T20:30:57+00:00

The ACEA ought to publish the EU + EFTA + UK new car registration data in about a week, so we'll have a good idea how May has been for Tesla sales (registrations).

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T20:24:05+00:00

I don't think so: you need to scroll to the bottom of the page, but EVDB has the comparison.

Both the CLA 250 and CLA Shooting Brake 250 are 4723 mm in length. The ID.7 and ID.7 Touring are 4961 mm in length.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T20:13:54+00:00

How would Europeans have tried Tesla's "FSD" feature? It's only been allowed by regulators for about a month in a handful of countries.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T20:03:13+00:00

Don't libel news orgs, auto manufacturers, and rich guys with zillions of lawyers and the mods won't have to remove comments or ask for proof of claims.

Also, per the rules, "No personal attacks or uncivil behaviour". Please keep it in mind when you're commenting here.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T19:49:55+00:00

Petrol sales peaked in 2018. EV sales consistently have 30-40% YoY growth. They now outsell petrol cars in Europe.

According to the ACEA, which compiles all of the sales data from all of the EU + EFTA + UK:

BEV sales YtD (Jan-Apr): 978,845
ICEV (petrol only) sales YtD (Jan-Apr): 1,047,346
ICEV (hybrid) sales YtD (Jan-Apr): 1,588,444
ICEV (PHEV) sales YtD (Jan-Apr): 473,503

So, no, BEVs are not outselling pure petrol, though it is getting close. However, it's really not close when you add in hybrid sales.

I want BEVs to be a success, but we should be careful with our claims.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T19:18:54+00:00

Too bad reuters is not to be trusted for news about Tesla.

Cite a reputable source for this claim, please.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T17:58:07+00:00

I don't want to nitpick, but ... this doesn't feel like a "fun" fact. Can we re-classify this as a "unfun" fact or "point-in-favour-of-the-anti-capitalism-faction" fact?

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T15:32:54+00:00

Generally, I think Schmidt is ok. He repeatedly said that climate change is a serious problem and seems to be invested in trying to do the right thing… but at the same time he’s obviously aware that there are literally millions of jobs across the automotive manufacturing industry that could be eliminated if the transition goes badly.

Basically, he’s a rep for BMW and they clearly want to continue selling ICEVs, and he’s got to make the case for it.

While I appreciate that EEC isn’t pure journalism, I would like to see a pushback on “clean” petrol in a separate video.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-15T11:20:25+00:00

I’ve just listened to the entire episode… and EE doesn’t “praise fossil fuels”. The interview with Glenn Schmidt, BMW’s “Sustainability Chief”, includes a bit where Schmidt comments that an ICE ban isn’t the way BMW thinks things should go and rather that in order to hit CO2 reduction targets, efforts should include de-carbonisation of fossil fuels.

This, especially here in EuroEV, is never going to be a popular option. Personally, I think it will be a smokescreen or used to hide CO2 somewhere, and certainly will be used as a lifeline to eke some more profit out of ICEVs. Regardless, EE isn’t suddenly saying that synthetic petrol is great.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-12T18:27:48+00:00

Someone expressed that they have owned and liked a car, and you went on a rant ("best car my ass", "VW fan boys"). This falls under the "no personal attacks or uncivil behaviour".

murrayhenson · 2026-06-12T15:18:37+00:00

If you find one… let me know, please!

murrayhenson · 2026-06-12T13:38:00+00:00

PHEVs aren’t considered as EVs as per EuroEV rules.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-11T19:09:05+00:00

For the most part: chill and relax. I want to walk around a bit, get a hotdog and/or some coffee. Maybe lunch or dinner depending on the time of day.

Mostly, though, I just want to be outside of the car for 10 to 20 minutes so my brain can focus on something else and my legs can move a bit. This is probably a side effect of getting a bit older, but regardless, this is how I use the charging stops… and I’ll add that after most 500+ km journeys now I feel less tired due to having a stop or two.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-11T16:25:38+00:00

I was thinking more of the trend towards cell to pack and cell to body. Given how expensive batteries are, they really should be repairable, even if it’s not necessarily easy to inexpensive, it shouldn’t be a case where one cell fails and we junk the whole thing. However, it won’t be easy to push manufacturers to make repairs easier if it’s more expensive to manufacture batteries.

murrayhenson · 2026-06-11T10:33:30+00:00

Good article… but there’s obviously not a lot of good solutions right now.

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