Is getting an EV in 2020 a no brainer?

[ntiz]

Not so sure at the moment but back when I bought ours through the company it was more favourable to buy the car as opposed to leasing it.

New vs second hand simply you will be taxed on the as new price and you don’t get as much tax right off against it. So it’s worth buying new if you can.

Bought ours 3 years ago though things have changed a bit so don’t take my word for it.

[98elise]

Max_Torque said:

Can we introduce some standardised Pistonheads nomenclature?

I'd suggest "M3" for the long running BMW sports biased 3 series and "TM3" for the Tesla Model 3, the punchy 'lecy upstart ;-)

All agreed? good, make it so!



As to the OPs point, imo, for a vast number of drivers, and EV is already a no-brainer, especially in a two car family!

I thought PH only referred to BMW's by the E number

[uktrailmonster]

It was a no brainer for me in 2018 and no regrets.

[anonymous-user]

uktrailmonster said:

It was a no brainer for me in 2018 and no regrets.

What have you got? You list a couple of Porsches in your garage.

[Charles-5vs8c]

I bought a BMW i3 about 14 months ago, we are not high mileage drivers,(8000 miles) only car in the house (5 bikes though)

I haven't enjoyed 4 wheels so much since I was 17.........

It's dirt cheap to run: 4 miles per KWH @5p per KWP on off peak leccy, works out at a fuel cost of 50p per gallon
compared to the previous 35MPG Passat.

Never been stranded, no mechanical issues.

Take a test drive you will be surprised....

[Baron von Teuchter]

I'd be very tempted with a model S if BIK was 2%. They're expensive to lease though, £1k/month for a p100