Anyone giving up EV?

[crofty1984]

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 stty range), but I think before it gets banned I'm going to burn some dinosaurs

[crofty1984]

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.
EV prices have come down a lot, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you can get second hand nowadays.

Absolutely. And I 100% agree with the poster who said it's a nice relaxing way to travel. If I was buying a car at around 12k, which is sort of my £2k + 200pm budget area, ICE wouldn't get a look in, I'd be in an MG5/Niro/Kona. There's also the not being tied to a 2+ year agreement as I am a bit of a vehicular magpie. But appreciate that's very much a me-specific issue rather than any particular propulsion technology!
I'm sure I'll be back in EV again at some point.