Anyone own an EV car?

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

Alot of capital to invest to save on running costs though...needs a v high annual mileage to justify it

Annual mileage of around 25k…it’s salary sacrifice scheme so saves me roughly 250 minimum a month.

Quoted from aldi_01

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…

I have a Suzuki Celerio and get 60+ both on a run and around town. Before that, I had Suzuki Alto's which gave more than 60+ on a run and not quite 60 around town. Many people would say they are 'basic' but for a cheap run about and 1/2 hols per year, I find them good and reliable.

Depends on how well the batteries last, really. The wear and tear on an EV should be less than on a car with a combustion engine due to fewer vibrations. You'll probably need to replace the shocks more often due to the weight of the batteries, but that's not going to be too difficult. Electric motors go on for ever in comparison to ICEs (fewer moving parts/less heat etc) so, providing the back up electronics are well-designed, you could easily get 20 years out of a car. It just depends what happens with the batteries and whether or not you could retro-fit replacements. I'm guessing probably not, as the car companies will always want you to buy a new car so it will be expensive to replace by design. I was hoping that I could get an electric car with my most recent purchase a couple of years ago, but not suitable for my use profile at present.

Battery tech is improving a good amount so, it might be a different case in 4 or 5 years when the charging network will hopefully be much better as well.

Quoted from Maringer

Depends on how well the batteries last, really. The wear and tear on an EV should be less than on a car with a combustion engine due to fewer vibrations. You'll probably need to replace the shocks more often due to the weight of the batteries, but that's not going to be too difficult. Electric motors go on for ever in comparison to ICEs (fewer moving parts/less heat etc) so, providing the back up electronics are well-designed, you could easily get 20 years out of a car. It just depends what happens with the batteries and whether or not you could retro-fit replacements. I'm guessing probably not, as the car companies will always want you to buy a new car so it will be expensive to replace by design. I was hoping that I could get an electric car with my most recent purchase a couple of years ago, but not suitable for my use profile at present.

Battery tech is improving a good amount so, it might be a different case in 4 or 5 years when the charging network will hopefully be much better as well.

That's the timescale I'm thinking - key thing is the battery tech needs to be able to take super-rapid charging. These chargers will be mostly battery to battery by then with a low current feed to the charging unit to charge the battery in it - will be massive saving on upgrading the LV network.