Anyone giving up EV?
Discussion
Wondering if anyone here has gone back to ICE? I'm pretty sure this time next year (when PCP is up) I will be.
I'm not Anti-EV at all, but the finances don't work out for me any more. Plus I have the attention span of a whippet.
Compared to my usual shed + petrol, paying deposit + £205 pm, plus let's say £25 on the 'leccy bill I was paying about £50 more to have a nice, fairly new EV (e-Golf) which I think was fair.
Now my commute's gone down a lot to 90 miles PW from 250 miles PW the difference is more stark and I
a) don't need to make as much saving on fuel to justify it
b) really love bangernomics! Plus, with a shorter commute and hopefully a new motorbike I can be a bit less sensible
rusty MX5 for the summer, Proton Jumbuck for the winter, Thirsty V8 for the summer after...
If I was buying a New/Sub 5YO car I'd go EV every time (but not the Golf because of it's s
tty range), but I think before it gets banned I'm going to burn some dinosaurs ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I'm not Anti-EV at all, but the finances don't work out for me any more. Plus I have the attention span of a whippet.
Compared to my usual shed + petrol, paying deposit + £205 pm, plus let's say £25 on the 'leccy bill I was paying about £50 more to have a nice, fairly new EV (e-Golf) which I think was fair.
Now my commute's gone down a lot to 90 miles PW from 250 miles PW the difference is more stark and I
a) don't need to make as much saving on fuel to justify it
b) really love bangernomics! Plus, with a shorter commute and hopefully a new motorbike I can be a bit less sensible
![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
If I was buying a New/Sub 5YO car I'd go EV every time (but not the Golf because of it's s
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Shaoxter said:
crofty1984 said:
b) really love bangernomics! Plus, with a shorter commute and hopefully a new motorbike I can be a bit less sensible
rusty MX5 for the summer, Proton Jumbuck for the winter, Thirsty V8 for the summer after...
So this is more of a banger vs new car decision rather than ICE vs EV.![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
EV prices have come down a lot, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you can get second hand nowadays.
I'm sure I'll be back in EV again at some point.
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