My boss has a Tesla (on a lease) and loves it mind. But it costs him almost zero to charge. He parks it on charge at work on a Friday night, goes for a few beers, picks it up Saturday morning. Never paid a penny to charge it yet. It’s mega as well to drive, I’ve had a go and **** me it shifts!
I would imagine anyone in their right minds would agree with that, but then you have to remember it’s a government decision and there’s not many in their right minds.
People jumped in with both feet too early on the advice of a government that talk ****e to get one. I know a few people that have "EV"s and the hate them. It's been said above that the infrastructure just isn't there yet.
I'd love one, bit I'm not taking the plunge until I get over 400 miles from a charge in all weathers, it takes fifteen minutes or less to charge to full from empty, and I can go anywhere in the country without having to worry about recharging when I get there.
Haway lads, it is a horses for courses thing. Sounds to me like naff experiences to date are based on naff expectations. Our second motor is a Leaf, 140 mile range. It does 140 too, if you drive it to get the range. Advice how to get the range is front and centre, some buggers dont read it though. The battery charges everything remember - I imagine drivers doing 90 on a motorway, with the heated seats on, air con in the back, bluetooth a devices galore and wondering why they dont get the range promised My first motor is a diesel and they tell me I get 60 miles to the gallon. Bollocks. Not the way I drive it anyway. Elec cars are fine and serve a cracking pupose. Ours is the run about town, jobbing car and it is charged once down to 40%. Diesel for everything else. I hate driving the elec, it is ****e. Might as well point and go. I have driven teslas and they are the same. No engine no driving in my opinion, but I love driving anything with a gear stick and wheels. But elec cars arent as bad as some are making out in my opinion, just need to know what they are useful for.
I’ve just put an order in for an electric motor through salary sacrifice. £1200 off my gross salary £723 after tax. No deposit, everything included servicing, tyres, maintenance. £14k a year less taxable income. Same car you can’t get for less than £1260 per month.
The one I had I was driving sensible. Left at 4 to get to Huddersfield from Chester le street. Rainy evening so lights and wipers, but thus did 96 miles and had 11 left. I expected losing a bit, but not “half the tank”
This is the crux of it. Same reason my boss got his Tesla. Much cheaper on lease particularly when yo take into account insurance, tyres, servicing (which, I’m led to believe, is stupid money for an EV) if you can afford it, good on you. I pay nothing per month fir mine as it’s an old banger I’m running into the ground. 2010 s max. Diesel costs about £100 per month, tax is £21, insurance £35. Tyres I get for next to nothing as I know people. Averaged out, likely to cost me around 200-250 per month including fuel.
Yeah. Currently have a 3 year old car, diesel is costing me £200-250 a month and that’s not even motorway miles just between work/school run/seeing family etc. Insurance £100 a month, Tax £45 a month. 4 new tyres have just cost me £840, a service is £230ish. Nearly £400 a month just in running costs that will be absorbed on this scheme
A friend bought a Citroen EV about a year ago. Drove it for a few months then it completely shut down as he parked it in his garage. It needed a special recovery truck to get it out of the garage. After much argument Citroen provided a loan vehicle, just as well because it was about 3 months before he got it back. Then a month ago same thing happened again. They have said they will look at it on 1st December! Completely put me off EVs.
Fair play to you if you can afford it mate. I'm in the position of having a car fully paid off for the first time in my adult life so am in a similar mindset to Marcus of keep it as long as possible and run it into the ground. I know the cost of both new and old cars has spiralled since I last bought one 6 years ago but the thought of £723 per month on a vehicle makes me want to cry its more than my mortgage to be fair and that's a concept I personally couldn't get my head around.
Our lad’s Toyota Avensis has just topped 230,000 miles, not kilometres and he hasn’t done a thing to it other than service and new tyres. Good cars go forever now if maintained.
That what I'm hoping for mate. It's a nice car nowt flash but is comfortable drives well and is decent on fuel. Currently on around 90k miles so hopefully can get double without any huge issues. The bugger will break down tomorrow now I've said this mind.
Our lad had a Vectra and when he was coming to visit us in the Lakes he was bombing up the M6 ( as usual ) when there was an almighty bang and loads of black smoke poured out the back after another mile another bang and grey smoke came out the back, drove perfect for the next 2 years until he swapped it for a new Toyota
