When will you own an electric car?

[swisstoni]

I’ve got nothing against them but I wouldn’t go out of my way to have one either.
When the pros outweigh the cons, I’ll probably end up with one.

[AmosMoses]

Within the next 5 years, i think they are fantastic but they don't suit my current lifestyle.

[Gettoff]

As a daily driver I can't see why, that in a few years to come that I wouldn't at least consider one. It would need to stack up against the petrol alternatives though - I'm fortunate enough to have a short enough commute that diesel isn't even on the table at present.

As a weekend car, never. I can't see the appeal in a silent 'fun' car, no matter how fast it is

[eldar]

I'll consider one next time I replace one of my cars. Criteria will be cost and fun to drive. The cost just doesn't stack up at the moment, I don't do enough miles.

An electric Transit, maybe, 150 miles range with light load needed though.

[GroundEffect]

jacobingonzo said:

When Hydrogen filling Station infrastructure is up to the job then I propose to get a FCEV non of this waiting 8 weeks while you shrivel up and die at a filling station waiting for your hybrid to trickle charge

Sorry to disappoint, Hydrogen isn't happening. Battery Electric IS the future and it's here already, and will only get better.

[BigBen]

I am on my second, first being a Zoe second a Leaf. I also have access to more normal cars if required but for commuting and day to day driving electric is much more convenient.

Ben

[FlyingFin]

When I am 93 and I can no longer obtain car insurance....


I bet the Quingos will be AWD by then.....

[MG CHRIS]

When it can tow upto 3 ton in weight has a good load bed and can do 400-500 on a full charge. Until then I stick to my trusty 2005 non dpf navara.

[JRdrums]

I do 30k miles a year for my job which sometimes means 500+ in a day. I think I have at least one more normal car before the infrastructure is better for high mileage.

[DoubleD]

GroundEffect said:

jacobingonzo said:

When Hydrogen filling Station infrastructure is up to the job then I propose to get a FCEV non of this waiting 8 weeks while you shrivel up and die at a filling station waiting for your hybrid to trickle charge

Sorry to disappoint, Hydrogen isn't happening. Battery Electric IS the future and it's here already, and will only get better.

Battery looks like it will be the next thing, but its taken 100 years to get to this point. Never say never.

[kambites]

If hydrogen ever becomes viable, it'll be because electricity is plentiful and cheap to generate it... I could see hydrogen and battery cars coexisting, along with hybrids of the two.

[Matttrakker]

I think my next car will be my last 3.0 diesel type car, I’d like one more, hopefully evs will be viable for a 100 mile commute in 3-4 years

[cj2013]

I think they'd have to be priced similarly to the running costs of a big petrol engine at least.

I have a V6 4WD that I only do about 3k-4k a year in. It's VED category F from the top of my head, and costs about £40 a month in VED, and does maybe 20mpg.



Despite all this, it's still cheaper for me to own this than to pay a premium for a small electric car that has a 1 trip travel radius of 100 miles, costs £50 a month in battery rental (unless I did more miles, then they'd charge more), and then needs the facilities and pre-thought to be plugged in all the time.



Electric doesn't offer anything else if it isn't reduced running costs (for environmentally friendly, it's contentious) outside of a city life.

[RobDickinson]

Bought a phev a month ago.

Ev side covers my commute , costs about a dollar a day to charge.

Looks like any other outlander.

So far 1100km on half a tank of fuel should hit 3000kms on normal commuting.

Costs me to switch but I'll make that back in around 3 years. Plus I'll have a newer more expensive vehicle than I had.

My next car will be a full ev 4wd, possibly the Hyundai kona electric but who knows.

Wafting silently through the morning traffic is awesome.

I'll be keeping the mx5 for actual fun noisy driving...

[KingNothing]

Car, I don't know when. Electric motorbike on the other hand I would own straight away if there were any around for decent value.

[Evanivitch]

RobDickinson said:

I'll be keeping the mx5 for actual fun noisy driving...

Seems to be a trend amongst EV/PHEV owners! I've an MX5 too, another has an Elise.

[ch108]

I can't say I'm considering one in the forseeable future. I tend to buy cars which are around 3-4 years old. So even in 2032 when it is rumoured new ICE cars will not be sold in Scotland, hopefully I'll still be able to buy a used petrol engine car of some description.

[RobDickinson]

Watching fully charged on the Porsche conversion and the etype I'd be keen on a classic ev conversion too. Not sure who would offer though. Look at ev west and what they are doing etc

[MitchT]

When...

- An affordable one doesn't look like a cutesy kids' toy
- A charge will get me as far as a tank of petrol
- Charging is as quick as filling a tank with fossil fuel

Illustration - when BMW make one that compares with a 420i coupé M Sport in terms of looks, price, range and refuelling time, then I'll be interested.

[RobDickinson]

MitchT said:

- An affordable one doesn't look like a cutesy kids' toy
- A charge will get me as far as a tank of petrol
- Charging is as quick as filling a tank with fossil fuel
.

And we are back to the same old arguments.
1 - plenty of EV/phev look identical to their ice counterparts.
2 - there will be many 250+ mile range evs soon
3 - how often is your ICE car full every morning?

there will be 350kw CCS chargers soon, even with 100-150kw charging 80% on pretty much anything doesnt take longer than lunch.