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Quote: Originally posted by iank01 on 28/7/2022

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The question of course are EVs truly environmental friendly? The electric comes from fossil fuel so we need to use more fossil fuel to generate the electric. Then there is the question regarding the manufacture of batteries?
Another question regarding second hand EVs is that only main dealers can access all the data as mentioned by tdrees and of course you will be paying main dealer or stealer prices.
An EV for urban use is great and would not mind having PHEV rather than a true EV, but on motorways I think you are limited with an EV as they are very time consuming and real hassle if you are towing a trailer.

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Quote: Originally posted by Devonatheart on 05/8/2022

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I think the question I have, I have a plug in Hybrid. In a year or so time, will it be more expensive to charge an EV car for say 200 miles, than fuel an ICE car for the same length of journey.

I love driving my car in EV mode, the whole driving experience is nicer, but is it, or will it be, costing me more than say a petrol equivalent.

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Quote: Originally posted by tdrees on 06/8/2022

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Quote: Originally posted by Devonatheart on 05/8/2022

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I think the question I have, I have a plug in Hybrid. In a year or so time, will it be more expensive to charge an EV car for say 200 miles, than fuel an ICE car for the same length of journey.

I love driving my car in EV mode, the whole driving experience is nicer, but is it, or will it be, costing me more than say a petrol equivalent.

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Depends how and where you charge. I charge at home overnight. 7.5p per kWh. That’s £6 for a full charge, giving me between 190 and 240 miles depending on the time of year and how I drive.
At £1.70 per litre, or £7.65 per gallon, you would need a petrol car to do over 200mpg real world to get to the same cost…

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Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 09/8/2022

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You need to,find how many units it uses then get the price per unit from your electric bill.
The unit is Kilowatt hour.A Kilowatt is 1000 Watts. Watts are voltage x current. So 230v x 10A is 2.3 KW. For 6 hours (if it takes a constant 10A).
So 13.8KW hours.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 10/8/2022

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I don't think there is much doubt about the fact that at the moment for anyone who can afford an EV or Hybrid, the running costs are considerably cheaper than for an ICE car. How long that will last is another question, and I doubt anyone knows the answer.

The government makes a huge amount from fuel taxes, and from road tax on ICE cars, but they want to encourage people to switch to electric, which will hit their income enormously when enough people have switched. They will want to recoup those losses, so guess who will be paying? In my opinion it is only a question of when.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 10/8/2022

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I don't think there is much doubt about the fact that at the moment for anyone who can afford an EV or Hybrid, the running costs are considerably cheaper than for an ICE car. How long that will last is another question, and I doubt anyone knows the answer.

The government makes a huge amount from fuel taxes, and from road tax on ICE cars, but they want to encourage people to switch to electric, which will hit their income enormously when enough people have switched. They will want to recoup those losses, so guess who will be paying? In my opinion it is only a question of when.

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