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born_again

Arunmor said:

Many people don't want EVs!  They are only cheaper to run because of all the de facto subsidies they are still attracting.

What subsidies make them cheaper to run?

born_again

paul_c123 said:

born_again said:

Cost effective you say..

When you say long trip, how far is that?

Skoda Enyaq. 
Any EV, so long as you can charge at home.

He's got £6k. What a pointless suggestion. Have a look at what there is for £6k electric on Auto Trader and get back to us with the most practical estate car you find.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508055164261?sort=relevance&searchId=c8d4ce36-52f2-453c-8120-cfb20e9a1bb7&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Electric&make=&page=3&postcode=ls212ay&price-from=5000&price-to=6000&year-to=2025&fromsra

sheslookinhot

born_again said:

paul_c123 said:

born_again said:

Cost effective you say..

When you say long trip, how far is that?

Skoda Enyaq. 
Any EV, so long as you can charge at home.

He's got £6k. What a pointless suggestion. Have a look at what there is for £6k electric on Auto Trader and get back to us with the most practical estate car you find.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508055164261?sort=relevance&searchId=c8d4ce36-52f2-453c-8120-cfb20e9a1bb7&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Electric&make=&page=3&postcode=ls212ay&price-from=5000&price-to=6000&year-to=2025&fromsra

A Cat N Van, not what the OP asked for advice on.

paul_c123

born_again said:

paul_c123 said:

born_again said:

Cost effective you say..

When you say long trip, how far is that?

Skoda Enyaq. 
Any EV, so long as you can charge at home.

He's got £6k. What a pointless suggestion. Have a look at what there is for £6k electric on Auto Trader and get back to us with the most practical estate car you find.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508055164261?sort=relevance&searchId=c8d4ce36-52f2-453c-8120-cfb20e9a1bb7&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Electric&make=&page=3&postcode=ls212ay&price-from=5000&price-to=6000&year-to=2025&fromsra

Interesting suggestion. Real world range is 45-100 miles though. https://ev-database.org/uk/car/1021/Nissan-e-NV200-Combi

born_again

sheslookinhot said:

born_again said:

paul_c123 said:

born_again said:

Cost effective you say..

When you say long trip, how far is that?

Skoda Enyaq. 
Any EV, so long as you can charge at home.

He's got £6k. What a pointless suggestion. Have a look at what there is for £6k electric on Auto Trader and get back to us with the most practical estate car you find.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508055164261?sort=relevance&searchId=c8d4ce36-52f2-453c-8120-cfb20e9a1bb7&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Electric&make=&page=3&postcode=ls212ay&price-from=5000&price-to=6000&year-to=2025&fromsra

A Cat N Van, not what the OP asked for advice on.

It's got 4 wheels & plenty of room just like a estate 🤷‍♀️
Anyway OP said can't charge at home. So a moot point 😜

Arunmor

born_again said:

Arunmor said:

Many people don't want EVs!  They are only cheaper to run because of all the de facto subsidies they are still attracting.

What subsidies make them cheaper to run?

• Government backed grant discounts
• Tax reliefs to buy EVs through company
• No fuel duty equivalent to pay
• Lower VAT rate on electricity
• Cheaper EV electricity prices, that the rest of us are subsidising

fatbelly

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202507134432823

Ford Mondeo

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202507024096811

Skoda Superb

WellKnownSid

paul_c123 said:

born_again said:

Cost effective you say..

When you say long trip, how far is that?

Skoda Enyaq. 
Any EV, so long as you can charge at home.

He's got £6k. What a pointless suggestion. Have a look at what there is for £6k electric on Auto Trader and get back to us with the most practical estate car you find.

To be fair, if the budget was slightly higher at £8k there are a wide range of MG5's available.  Massively underrated car and you can pick up a 22 plate Long Range with 65k miles for that money.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202507315016893?sort=relevance&searchId=ebbf1579-4927-4b79-b3c3-84ca9ee5221f&advertising-location=at_cars&body-type=Estate&fuel-type=Electric&make=&postcode=w1d%204dp&price-to=8000&year-to=2025&fromsra

https://youtube.com/shorts/LPp1-zX3qjc?si=O1AzWyWCGGFPy7Pg

WellKnownSid

Arunmor said:

born_again said:

Arunmor said:

Many people don't want EVs!  They are only cheaper to run because of all the de facto subsidies they are still attracting.

What subsidies make them cheaper to run?

• Government backed grant discounts
• Tax reliefs to buy EVs through company
• No fuel duty equivalent to pay
• Lower VAT rate on electricity
• Cheaper EV electricity prices, that the rest of us are subsidising

You missed

• 100% first year capital allowances on new Electric Vehicles
• 0% interest loans for use Electric Vehicles (Scotland)
• Grants towards Electric Vehicle charging points (Scotland)
• Cheaper whole-house electricity prices that the rest are subsidising
• Lower servicing costs (effectively subsidised by ICE cars)

Then again, if we are getting picky I could also argue that:

• I am subsidising house prices by funding for tax relief on LISAs
• I am subsidising pensioners by funding tax relief on pension contributions
• I am subsidising smokers for their NHS costs even though I don't smoke

fatbelly

Left field alternatives

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508055137614

Hyundai i40

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202507164549826

Kia Optima

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202505242779043

Toyota Avensis