Electric car costs and additional costs

JamoLew

Most of the EVs you have all mentioned would be regarded as small city cars and for that purpose/size/bracket then yes they probably do make sense.

Once you move up to be a more comparable size to the OPs A5 -- then the price difference can be quite significant (granted, I can't find anything that is 4x on a like for like basis)

Yes - I keep hearing about the great residual value - which I agree is very good currently, but once more second hand vehicles hit the market and more manufacturers present a wider range, expect the residual value to plummet

There is a strong case for some people to swap to EV but cost and/or practicality is still a block for many

SPlatten

Exactly, the point is we are all supposed to be driving EV yesterday because the rate of climate change is accelerating, we need this technology to be affordable so everyone can start using it and discarding the current polluting problems.

AdrianC

wongataa said:

dipsomaniac said:

5000 miles and you pay £0 VED at the moment?  At least you can't complain about the state of the roads.

As VED is nothing to do with roads that is a silly comment.  VED just goes in the same pot as all other tax revenue. Roads are paid for out of everyone's taxes so anyone who pays any taxes can easily complain about the state of roads.

The vast majority of roads are paid for out of local authority funds.

Only the trunk network is funded centrally.

Jack_Cork

SPlatten said:

In the words of Corporal Jones, "Doomed, Doomed we're all Doomed!"

It was Frazer that used to say 'we're all doomed', Corporal Jones used to say 'Don't panic and also they dont like it up 'em'

SPlatten

@Jack_Cork, you are quite correct!

Supersonos

SPlatten said:

I have been looking at electric cars...
Why isn't there some sort of insensitive or subsidy that encourages people to go electric?

You haven't been looking very thoroughly then.

DrEskimo

dipsomaniac said:

5000 miles and you pay £0 VED at the moment?  At least you can't complain about the state of the roads.

I would be really worried if a 2 year old car didn't sail through the next 2 MOT's.

What happens at 8 years if the batteries cause too much range anxiety? How much do they cost to replace? Does the car get scrapped?

Yes I can. I still pay tax....

Why would I suddenly have range anxiety after 8yrs? It's lost 2% in 4yrs, so even if it for some reason accelerated and lost double that in the next two years (and all data suggests the complete opposite happens, that degradation is fastest in the first years, and then levels off), I would be at 94%....why on earth would I worry about replacing them at 94%?

That equates to an average loss of about 9miles of range, given that I average 150miles all year round.

SPlatten

@Supersonos, I've been looking at cars that are reliable and quality, is there a list you can suggest?

dipsomaniac

DrEskimo said:

dipsomaniac said:

5000 miles and you pay £0 VED at the moment?  At least you can't complain about the state of the roads.

I would be really worried if a 2 year old car didn't sail through the next 2 MOT's.

What happens at 8 years if the batteries cause too much range anxiety? How much do they cost to replace? Does the car get scrapped?

Yes I can. I still pay tax....

Why would I suddenly have range anxiety after 8yrs? It's lost 2% in 4yrs, so even if it for some reason accelerated and lost double that in the next two years (and all data suggests the complete opposite happens, that degradation is fastest in the first years, and then levels off), I would be at 94%....why on earth would I worry about replacing them at 94%?

That equates to an average loss of about 9miles of range, given that I average 150miles all year round.

How much does it cost to replace the batteries?

Range anxiety is a problem with ev. I can get in my £200 focus and drive anywhere in England without stopping. You can't do that in a £40k+ ev car

dipsomaniac

wongataa said:

dipsomaniac said:

5000 miles and you pay £0 VED at the moment?  At least you can't complain about the state of the roads.

As VED is nothing to do with roads that is a silly comment.  VED just goes in the same pot as all other tax revenue. Roads are paid for out of everyone's taxes so anyone who pays any taxes can easily complain about the state of roads.

Yes, I know it goes into a central fund. That's because VED raises £40bn and only £11bn is spent on roads