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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 11/9/2022

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Those that enthuse EV's as cheap to run are taking a snapshot in time view of current situation, inevitably, as was the case of 'cheap to run diesels' a few years ago, that WILL change in time as tax revenues fall from IC engined vehicles and various powers that be clamp down on EV's to compensate, motorist of any flavour are and have always been easy targets for raising cash!

Central Government aside, if they think the likes of London's Mayor Khan, and other major city officials, will give up on substantial revenues raised from IC vehicles when they become a minority and EV's are the majority, think again, it was never really about pollution control, it was always about cash raising, as every measure taken over decades has failed to achieve it's proclaimed goals, the ongoing schemes just get more grandiose and raise more cash, whereas in reality they should have been abandoned as abject failures, and alternative methods adopted! Khan for sure can't afford to loose the cash flow!

I think many EV owners are in for a nasty shock in a few years time if they don't grasp the consequences of the demise of IC vehicles and the loss of multiple tax revenues derived from them!

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Quote: Originally posted by urbster on 12/9/2022

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Also the used value of EVs will plummet because as we know with our phones , batteries degrade quite quickly in the scheme of things and who will want say a used Tesla , that has a range of around 100 miles ( taking in battery degradation ) against newer models with far better technology that maybe can go 350 + miles?

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Quote: Originally posted by cliffbrown on 13/9/2022

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/19776098/nearly-30percent-more-expensive-charge-ev-petrol-car/

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Quote: Originally posted by birdman101 on 13/9/2022

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Do homework before buying. Friend works for a leasing company and delivered Electric car to a customer 280 miles away. Had to stop for a charge 15 miles before delivery destination and did a partial charge to get going again to reach destination. Delivered car told recipient it was not fully charged. Then asked where he could fast charge it and found nearest was over 20 miles from where he lived.

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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 13/9/2022

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Well, based on your figures for EV costs, my PETROL car can do 200 miles for around £27 at current supermarket Petrol prices, so EV is not looking quite so exceptionally good in comparison, especially when you factor in that I can get 600 miles out of a tankful of petrol, whereas with certainty you'd have to recharge perhaps twice if not more at premium rates on a commercial 'fast, rapid, ultra-rapid charger' to cover same distance. That rather looks like on cost we'd be at parity, or you may even be out of pocket depending on which re-charge tariff you were FORCED to pay (not enough re-charge points around yet to be too picky about where you re-charge!).

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I'm not knocking EV's outright, and I think they make at least some sense in certain usage, but they are not yet in a position to claim outright superiority over IC vehicles in all scenarios. An EV for me would be a financial disaster, I just don't use a car for 'local' travel where 'cheap' home charging would benefit me, the vast majority of my driving is longer distances where I would be at the mercy of high commercial re-charge costs, as no way could I get there and back on a single charge!

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