Then you have to take into account the resale value if it nears the 100k miles zone for the hybrid battery.
That shits expensive to replace. Who the hell wants to buy a 2nd hand car and then have to drop over 10k on a battery?
Range for me. I regularly travel to gaa matches on the other side of the country and back in one day. That would be a dose to plan with an electric car. Range is getting better but it’s not there yet
Price
Just price
The usual gulf between what non-owners think, & what owners know.
If manufacturers cared about environment that much, they would have reduced the price of EV to be below ICE.
But if course capitalism baby.
Especially after Eowyn I don’t fancy taking my chances with a vehicle I have to plug in to drive
Thought about buying one lately. When I looked at chargers it seems they’ve added almost none in the last 2-3 years. Second hand prices collapsed also. It’s a risky move.
Tbh, environmental concerns would put me off buying one. Believe it or not, but there’s very little of an old ICE car which can’t be recycled at the end of its life.
Those big lithium batteries electric cars use, you know where they go when they’re spent? A big hole in the ground.
Have an EV and a diesel at home. The EV costs -78% less per km to drive and is super. Of course I’m not “I live in apartment without my own charger and have to drive 1,000km round trip every day”. But for many of us I’d bargain it’s a solid choice. Some serious deals on them now – Peugeot 3008 EV is cheaper than the petrol version.
We have a plug in EV for few years now. Move house and tried to set up a charger… denied because the pathway between my house and my car space belongs to DCC…. the estate was built in 2021… you would think they would have thought of that …
Next car I’m buying is a petrol.
Price. Which doesn’t even make sense, as surely something with less moving components should be cheaper?
Battery depreciation. A battery is a battery, no different from phone or laptop one. And if people used their phone / laptop long enough, they will know.
Fast charger availability.
Hybrid is just superior.
To be fair I’d say nearly every Tesla owner is looking to offload their EV right now so plenty of bargains to be picked up if you’re willing to run the risk of having your car spray painted or burnt out
As far as reliability goes, EVs are more reliable. No debate any more.
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And resale value I’d say
Charging infrastructure is a big one also
Then you have to take into account the resale value if it nears the 100k miles zone for the hybrid battery.
That shits expensive to replace. Who the hell wants to buy a 2nd hand car and then have to drop over 10k on a battery?
Range for me. I regularly travel to gaa matches on the other side of the country and back in one day. That would be a dose to plan with an electric car. Range is getting better but it’s not there yet
Price
Just price
The usual gulf between what non-owners think, & what owners know.
If manufacturers cared about environment that much, they would have reduced the price of EV to be below ICE.
But if course capitalism baby.
Especially after Eowyn I don’t fancy taking my chances with a vehicle I have to plug in to drive
Thought about buying one lately. When I looked at chargers it seems they’ve added almost none in the last 2-3 years. Second hand prices collapsed also. It’s a risky move.
Tbh, environmental concerns would put me off buying one. Believe it or not, but there’s very little of an old ICE car which can’t be recycled at the end of its life.
Those big lithium batteries electric cars use, you know where they go when they’re spent? A big hole in the ground.
Have an EV and a diesel at home. The EV costs -78% less per km to drive and is super. Of course I’m not “I live in apartment without my own charger and have to drive 1,000km round trip every day”. But for many of us I’d bargain it’s a solid choice. Some serious deals on them now – Peugeot 3008 EV is cheaper than the petrol version.
We have a plug in EV for few years now. Move house and tried to set up a charger… denied because the pathway between my house and my car space belongs to DCC…. the estate was built in 2021… you would think they would have thought of that …
Next car I’m buying is a petrol.
Price. Which doesn’t even make sense, as surely something with less moving components should be cheaper?
Battery depreciation. A battery is a battery, no different from phone or laptop one. And if people used their phone / laptop long enough, they will know.
Fast charger availability.
Hybrid is just superior.
To be fair I’d say nearly every Tesla owner is looking to offload their EV right now so plenty of bargains to be picked up if you’re willing to run the risk of having your car spray painted or burnt out
As far as reliability goes, EVs are more reliable. No debate any more.
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