>Driving an electric car for a year costs almost £600 less than its petrol equivalent after fuel prices surged more than electricity costs, research by the comparison website Compare the Market has found.
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>Electric vehicles were already cheaper to run, according to figures shared with the Guardian, but the gap has widened significantly amid turmoil in global energy markets caused by the war in Ukraine.
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>The average annual cost of driving an electric vehicle is £1,264, Compare the Market found, compared with £1,834 for a petrol car.
And how much more does that electric car cost to buy in the first place? Kinda wipes out any fuel savings.
Uhhh what about the cost of you know…buying the car… i spend like £20-30 a month on fuel, bit less than £20,000 plus energy.
Everyone buying a brand new car is hardly ideal for the enviro. We should be ditching cars for public transport.
That means govt doing things so thats why its so quiet.
Buy a new car plebs and stop bothering us.
Yep, gonna be a long while before I can get the kind of electric car I need 2nd hand at an affordable price though.
Unless on finance, cost in the replacement batteries and tell me where you are…
I have a 28 year old car, and a 20 year old car…no EV will last that life span. Work out the carbon off set of manufacturing the 8 EVs or sets of non-recyclable batteries to last the same life span, and I feel pretty good about my car choices.
If you’re in the market for a new car kinda don’t see why any1 would buy a fully petrol car anynore
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>Driving an electric car for a year costs almost £600 less than its petrol equivalent after fuel prices surged more than electricity costs, research by the comparison website Compare the Market has found.
>
>Electric vehicles were already cheaper to run, according to figures shared with the Guardian, but the gap has widened significantly amid turmoil in global energy markets caused by the war in Ukraine.
>
>The average annual cost of driving an electric vehicle is £1,264, Compare the Market found, compared with £1,834 for a petrol car.
And how much more does that electric car cost to buy in the first place? Kinda wipes out any fuel savings.
Uhhh what about the cost of you know…buying the car… i spend like £20-30 a month on fuel, bit less than £20,000 plus energy.
Everyone buying a brand new car is hardly ideal for the enviro. We should be ditching cars for public transport.
That means govt doing things so thats why its so quiet.
Buy a new car plebs and stop bothering us.
Yep, gonna be a long while before I can get the kind of electric car I need 2nd hand at an affordable price though.
Unless on finance, cost in the replacement batteries and tell me where you are…
I have a 28 year old car, and a 20 year old car…no EV will last that life span. Work out the carbon off set of manufacturing the 8 EVs or sets of non-recyclable batteries to last the same life span, and I feel pretty good about my car choices.
If you’re in the market for a new car kinda don’t see why any1 would buy a fully petrol car anynore