Electric cars

MARMITE said:
20 years to early for me, and is it really the way to go?
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Yes!

Owning an electirc car feels like owning a car. Charging infrastructure is improving and eveyrthing esle is car like. Except you pay much less for fuel, and car tax, and servicing
 
Norman_Conquest said:
The prices of these cars are the problem.
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I'm not so sure anymore. You can get decent deals on, say, a Zoe or a corsa e. Also you still get the government grant. Also, assuming you're going to own you car for a few years you'll easily recoup any costs back with all the tax/fuel/service/repair savings you'll make.
 
Andy_W said:
I'm not going back to petrol/ diesel, no way.
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When things get back to normal, I have to drive 65 miles to my office daily and then obviously 65 miles home, I then have other journeys that are around 100-150 miles each way, anything over that I tend to look at public transport and/or stopping over, is there an electric car that is moderately priced that can do this?
 
SmallTown said:
I'm not so sure anymore. You can get decent deals on, say, a Zoe or a corsa e. Also you still get the government grant. Also, assuming you're going to own you car for a few years you'll easily recoup any costs back with all the tax/fuel/service/repair savings you'll make.
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I am sure there are better deals than this, but I've just looked at a Corsa and it is £330 a month over 36 months on a PCP and an initial rental payment of £1980. That is a lot of money for something you will never own.
 
Pak_Doo_Ik said:
When things get back to normal, I have to drive 65 miles to my office daily and then obviously 65 miles home, I then have other journeys that are around 100-150 miles each way, anything over that I tend to look at public transport and/or stopping over, is there an electric car that is moderately priced that can do this?
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You do 280 miles a day? Every day?
 
I wouldnt go near electric at the minute. I'd never get a car I want for that money and I'm not prepared to spend upwards of £20k for a Corsa.

Petrol is alive and well and will be for quite some time yet.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I am sure there are better deals than this, but I've just looked at a Corsa and it is £330 a month over 36 months on a PCP and an initial rental payment of £1980. That is a lot of money for something you will never own.
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How much is a normal corsa? Factoring in the extra monthly costs?
 
ChrisTheRed said:
I wouldnt go near electric at the minute. I'd never get a car I want for that money and I'm not prepared to spend upwards of £20k for a Corsa.

Petrol is alive and well and will be for quite some time yet.
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Here we go. Funny enough I always have a discussion on electric car and it seems everyone has a budget of £19000, does over 300 miles a day, needs a 7 seater and lives in mid Wales.

What are you car requirements? There will probably be an EV for you
 
Norman_Conquest said:
The prices of these cars are the problem.
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Read a report a few weeks ago that said over the long term they are actually a lot cheaper because you are paying a lot less in maintenance. Don't forget maintenance is not just the monetary value but also the time spent having to get things done. One of the cars that I have is a hybrid and of course I still have to get the oil changed. I end up doing that by myself most times because I've had some bad experiences with places where I live where they haven't torqued the filter properly.
Personally the next car I'm going to get is going to be electric purely on the fact that there is less maintenance and aggravation with them
 
SmallTown said:
Here we go. Funny enough I always have a discussion on electric car and it seems everyone has a budget of £19000, does over 300 miles a day, needs a 7 seater and lives in mid Wales.

What are you car requirements? There will probably be an EV for you
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I don't live in mid Wales amd have a budget of about 30k
 
No I don't have a budget that high for a car I wouldn't want.

I like to drive a car that puts a smile on my face not a jumped up dodgem.

If I could afford a Tesla then maybe I'd consider it. However, I can't afford the equivalent of a second mortgage so its a no from me.

Find me an electric car that sounds great, hits 60 in under 5.5, is fun on the b roads and puts a smile on my face daily and costs around 18k which will be my budget. I don't buy brand new.
 
SmallTown said:
Does your office have charging nearby? To be fair that's crazy high mileage so it may be tricky
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Not yet but there are plans. I think as you say for urban based mid mileage electric cars work, I think I heard the average car journey in the UK is about 35 miles amd for that electric cars are fantastic.
 
ChrisTheRed said:
No I don't have a budget that high for a car I wouldn't want.

I like to drive a car that puts a smile on my face not a jumped up dodgem.

If I could afford a Tesla then maybe I'd consider it. However, I can't afford the equivalent of a second mortgage so its a no from me.

Find me an electric car that sounds great, hits 60 in under 5.5, is fun on the b roads and puts a smile on my face daily and costs around 18k which will be my budget. I don't buy brand new.
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Find an electric car that sounds great. Sorry I just realised who I'm talking to. I should have expected an idiotic comment from you
 
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