Thinking of Electric Car

Gloomendoom

You will also need to factor in the cost of car hire or bus/train fares if you need to go anywhere more than 50 miles away. Not cheap, especially if are not travelling alone.

Hintza

Will it get 60 miles on a cold winter's day?

forgotmyname

I also doubt you will make a 60 mile journey on one charge. In ideal conditions then yes.

But a bit colder, rain or a bit more traffic and you will be left stranded. What if you need to go somewhere on the way home thats 10 miles out of your way?

If your journey was less than 10 miles then it maybe worth a risk. But its so costly and so many drawbacks.

soapy64

the hyundai jazz is a hybrid car and runs on petrol and electric
it gets about 60 miles per gallon and only costs £10-£20 per year road tax
while running on petrol it charges the electric battery and then you can switch the power source

worried_jim

Thanks for pointing out how a hybrid works- they've only been about since 1997.

wba31

without trying to sound like Mr Doom and Gloom, but what happens if you lose your job in 6 months time? the Nissan will have depreciated more than you will have paid off the loan, and Tesco will now be wanting £300 a month off you irrelevant of your situation.

Why not look for an economical car for less money, maybe save more to your £3k and maybe pick something up for £5k. Im sure you could pick up a fairly young Fabia/Fiesta/Polo type car with a good diesel engine for £5k, may even find something like that for £3k!

Ultrasonic

soapy64 wrote: »

the hyundai jazz is a hybrid car and runs on petrol and electric
it gets about 60 miles per gallon and only costs £10-£20 per year road tax
while running on petrol it charges the electric battery and then you can switch the power source

Honda make the Jazz.

That combined fuel economy can be beaten by conventional cars so certainly on a cost basis the hybrid doesn't add up.

Wh05apk

Ultrasonic wrote: »

Honda make the Jazz.

That combined fuel economy can be beaten by conventional cars so certainly on a cost basis the hybrid doesn't add up.

Can it?

What other petrol auto can match it?

interstellaflyer

TNT used to operate an electric 7.5 ton truck round my area, at 18 months old and less than 30k on the clock it needed new batteries. Don't think I'd be considering an electric car based on the op's daily mileage.

Rain_Shadow

soapy64 wrote: »

the hyundai jazz is a hybrid car and runs on petrol and electric
it gets about 60 miles per gallon and only costs £10-£20 per year road tax
while running on petrol it charges the electric battery and then you can switch the power source

Ultrasonic wrote: »

Honda make the Jazz.

That combined fuel economy can be beaten by conventional cars so certainly on a cost basis the hybrid doesn't add up.

The Hyundai Jazz is a true hybrid.;)