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aldi_01
July 22, 2021, 5:14pm

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The clues in the thread title…anyone own an EV car or van? Any comments, pros/cons…exploring this idea, been reading around but wondered what folk thought on here…


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My daughter had one, replaced it with a petrol car. I considered one but the price is high, to me, as I do a low mileage it seems expensive. It costs me about 10p per mile in petrol, so the saving per mile does not cover the price of the vehicle. What's more, if I choose to do 200 miles on holiday there are not many charging points.

I know I always say it comes down to choice, but in this case, it does.


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My daughter had one, replaced it with a petrol car. I considered one but the price is high, to me, as I do a low mileage it seems expensive. It costs me about 10p per mile in petrol, so the saving per mile does not cover the price of the vehicle. What's more, if I choose to do 200 miles on holiday there are not many charging points.

I know I always say it comes down to choice, but in this case, it does.



I don’t disagree, I think it very much varies depending on which EV you have. Tesla are miles in front and in truth, that’s what I’d go for but the market is improving. The issue is the infrastructure; Tesla once again are seemingly more adaptable, if not the prettiest car.

Given the mileage I would do, it would cost me no more than 20quid a week for work as opposed to the 60/65 I currently pay.

Horses for courses I guess…

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Tesla are miles in front and in truth, that’s what I’d go for but the market is improving. The issue is the infrastructure; Tesla once again are seemingly more adaptable, if not the prettiest car.


I wouldn’t buy a Tesla for the price and the fact their CEO is that paëdo guy.
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I wouldn’t buy a Tesla for the price and the fact their CEO is that paëdo guy.


Prince Andrew owns Tesla?


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The embodied carbon in the manufacture of EVs and the grid not yet being 100% zero carbon means they are  not saving the planet. Run your current car into the ground before you buy an EV. If you live in an urban area use Uber and car clubs.
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The embodied carbon in the manufacture of EVs and the grid not yet being 100% zero carbon means they are  not saving the planet. Run your current car into the ground before you buy an EV. If you live in an urban area use Uber and car clubs.


To be fair the reason for buying one isn’t based on saving the planet, more saving the pennies in my pocket of which there are many…


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Mercedes A Class hybrid here.

Car has good spec, charges to 44 mile range (genuinely achieves this), and pretty cheap to run. Octopus energy offer 5p k/kWh during the early am’s, so works out about 1.5p a mile if using scheduled charging.

However, the weight of the battery gives you noticeable understeer, and as a driving experience, I would probably still choose my old Audi A3 diesel. I’m not convinced hybrids are materially better for the environment as we are merely trading petrol or diesel, for rare earth minerals to make a battery.
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Prince Andrew owns Tesla?


No, the Muskrat.

Although owning an electric vehicle and Prince Andrew are quite similar in that you wake up every morning hoping they’ve been charged overnight.
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To be fair the reason for buying one isn’t based on saving the planet, more saving the pennies in my pocket of which there are many…
Alot of capital to invest to save on running costs though...needs a v high annual mileage to justify it
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