RE: Report26 Oct 2023 20:27
Apart from range and price the problem with having a ev car only without a petrol/diesel as a back up.. is lack of charging ports when on a long journey,the 400% increase in electric costs when useing these fast chargers when on a journey,the huge depreciation cost as new ev,s are always going to be cheaper(even tesla,s) but the additional costs of service/repairs are driving up the insurance costs to £4800 for a tesla as there is only 6 approved repairers in england according to the insurance companys that now wont insure a tesla,that coupled to musk charging £17,00 for a battery as the 18mth old ,still under warrenty battery dared to get wet. now if i buy a sports car for summer only use as a big boys toy,, it wont be a car that cant go out in the rain incase a shower causes the car to shut down for safety reasons everytime i go through a big puddle. a new bmw engine is £10k when it seizes or wares out and needs a rebuild,cant remember any major manufacturer refusing a warrenty claim for the same.? yet tesla and perhaps others wont replace a battery because its not safe to use/repair it(fires..) so want to replace the whole thing and charge for the privelige of doing so,if thats the case then sorry i cant afford to take that risk,looks like another v8/v6 /petrol/diesel for me until 2030 then as i wont die from opening the bonnet and touching a dodgy orange colored electric lead,and it will sound great as well.im sure in 5 yrs i will of changed my opinion but you would have to give me a ev for free at the moment,ive had a ev and wasnt impressed at all and it needed charging at home blocking my driveway as the charger needs to be attached to the house,not the fence where it would of been prefurred,,,