Which EV would you consider buying?
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I am still suprised in a way that i did it.
The tipping point for me was getting an electric car once it became 'cost neutral' compared to whatever i had at the time.
It happened recently and i got a 2013 Nissan Leaf for £5800.
The montly cost of the car loan & the electic cost together is less than i was spending a month on diesel alone, so that meant i was in the mindset to switch.... I had a few days use of a friends Leaf several months ago...and was so impressed....i got the bug.
It helps that the Leaf is the right size and type car for us (two kids) and is spacious and practical enough for the day to day stuff.
It's a battery owned Leaf as a leased one woukdn't have made the numbers work.
It's still early days but i do really like it....i i do already wonder 'if' i would go back to ICE......not sure.
However, we do have another car, and we will need it for some time. Having both EVs in the family for our usage doesn't work yet.
The tipping point for me was getting an electric car once it became 'cost neutral' compared to whatever i had at the time.
It happened recently and i got a 2013 Nissan Leaf for £5800.
The montly cost of the car loan & the electic cost together is less than i was spending a month on diesel alone, so that meant i was in the mindset to switch.... I had a few days use of a friends Leaf several months ago...and was so impressed....i got the bug.
It helps that the Leaf is the right size and type car for us (two kids) and is spacious and practical enough for the day to day stuff.
It's a battery owned Leaf as a leased one woukdn't have made the numbers work.
It's still early days but i do really like it....i i do already wonder 'if' i would go back to ICE......not sure.
However, we do have another car, and we will need it for some time. Having both EVs in the family for our usage doesn't work yet.
Depends where you live, but for me the i3 is the perfect city car - small, nice place to sit, fits adults in the back, and I like the funky looks too. I wouldn't have it as an only car though and I wouldn't want to be doing big motorway miles in it, if that's your typical usage then you're better off with a Tesla M3.
I love big NA engines as much as anyone else (and still own them) but I'm totally converted to EVs as a daily car. Don't know why I didn't make the switch sooner, would have saved thousands in fuel, road tax and maintenance.
I love big NA engines as much as anyone else (and still own them) but I'm totally converted to EVs as a daily car. Don't know why I didn't make the switch sooner, would have saved thousands in fuel, road tax and maintenance.
Evanivitch said:
Wrong. The equivalent performance (1.2, 130bhp GT Line) and trim ICE model is over £23k. So £5k difference is still a lot of petrol, but it's not incorrectly stated as £12k.
You could say that, but the mass market will be buying on budget not performance. £16,550 for entry-level ICE with the same trim name.
FA57REN said:
Evanivitch said:
Wrong. The equivalent performance (1.2, 130bhp GT Line) and trim ICE model is over £23k. So £5k difference is still a lot of petrol, but it's not incorrectly stated as £12k.
You could say that, but the mass market will be buying on budget not performance. £16,550 for entry-level ICE with the same trim name.And you're still wrong because the GT Line starts at £17.5k.
Evanivitch said:
FA57REN said:
Evanivitch said:
Wrong. The equivalent performance (1.2, 130bhp GT Line) and trim ICE model is over £23k. So £5k difference is still a lot of petrol, but it's not incorrectly stated as £12k.
You could say that, but the mass market will be buying on budget not performance. £16,550 for entry-level ICE with the same trim name.And you're still wrong because the GT Line starts at £17.5k.
RDMcG said:
Oh yes! Much better than a 330i, M3, RS4............ am I doing this right?
of the normal production car ones for sale (so ignoring stuff like converted E-types and the like), I'd consider the Taycan (probably the base model) and the I3. The Taycan to me looks like the first decent design and the I3 is kinda weird and somehow cool with the carbon construction.
Rest of the market so far does absolutely nothing for me.
Rest of the market so far does absolutely nothing for me.
Evanivitch said:
That makes no sense whatsoever. Why would anyone buy more than the base model if everyone bought on budget?
And you're still wrong because the GT Line starts at £17.5k.
I was reading the e-208 at an entry-level price of 25k for the Active. It has everything that you need on it really (can probably live without alloys and rear electric windows) and it's 6k more than the petrol equivalent but actually more performance, as you can only get the 100bhp petrol in the Active. The e-208 Allure/GT Line look to be 5k dearer than their petrol counterparts. 25k sounds reasonable for an EV with a 200+ mile range to me and the nice thing is that it has identical performance to the higher spec e-208s.And you're still wrong because the GT Line starts at £17.5k.
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/peugeot/208-...
In reality though, I probably wouldn't pay cash for a new EV right now due to the uncertainty about the rate of change of progress and depreciation. I'd probably lease an e-208 or e-Golf depending on which was the best lease deal but all things being equal, the Peugeot looks a bit funkier and a bit more appealing.
There is nothing on the market at the moment that floats my boat / truly meets my needs, so I won't be jumping in for a while at least, plus my existing daily driver still has life left in it even though it's not worth much/anything as a trade-in or private sale, and is still a long way off being scrapped.
I guess I have failed as a consumer, hanging on to my daily driver for 16+ years...
I guess I have failed as a consumer, hanging on to my daily driver for 16+ years...
Edited by dobly on Wednesday 13th November 20:45
dobly said:
^ the prototype of that was cool - the production version not so, unfortunately.
I might be wrong, but, contrary to the number plate, I believe the picture shown is the production version, which, personally I think looks better than the prototype (not a fan of massive wheels).Personally, I am not sold on the fact that BEVs are the future though, without mentioning the H word and starting an argument, I will likely hold off a fair few years yet before considering an EV as I strongly believe (based on my own knowledge working in the industry), that, once rolled out, other technologies will take off dramatically.
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