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Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 9:06 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Â£65k, I guess in the same territory as a Merc S Class, BMW 7 series or Audi A8

so perhaps it is an economy for those (in the position to ) and intent on purchasing new premium vehicles.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 9:23 am Post subject:

I think it was an economy for say someone that bough a Renault Zoe at the same time at the other end of the market. Its not about the actual cost, it's relative cost.

Over 8 years an ICE would have depreciated at the same rate as an equivalent EV (apart from a Leaf with a knackered battery), cost more to fuel and maintain, obviously there would have been tax benefits too.

I just checked on webuyanycar, they'll give him Â£12.5k for it now.

You can make this a wealth thing if you want, but it's really not. There are now plenty of brand new pretty decent EVs that you can buy for sub Â£20k, pretty much the same as an ICE equivalent.

Nicky cigreen

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Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:18 am Post subject:

sadly i think wealth will always come into it because to be economical, you need to be able to charge the vehicle on your own home. and that is the select few.

We need early adopters to develop the mainstream, and we need buyers of new cars to create second hand cars, but it isn't a position everyone can afford to take.

I wonder what the mean average purchasing price of a car is to the uk public - I will attempt to find out. Certainly most of the people I associate with would struggle to find 20k for a car and most would need finance which is definitely part of the money equation.

I'm not asking questions to make a point, I am attempting to be informed. Mostly, it seems people are completely for or completely against EVs, whereas I am sure the answer lies somewhere in the middle and is variable depending on each individual case.

its good to know your brother's Tesla would still fetch a reasonable amount of money - I find myself put off completely by Musk supporting Trump... so even a second hand car has a sort of association! but as you say, there are other smaller makes and models, things have changed a lot just since the beginning of this thread! I'm convinced I will get an EV, eventually, but i want to be informed about my choice. (fiat e500 much more likely than a tesla!)

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6597
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:20 am Post subject:
Don't forget to try to get median as well as mean. The answer isn't in the middle if we are considering climate

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:24 am Post subject:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

(fiat e500 much more likely than a tesla!)

Loads better options than either of those

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:27 am Post subject:

Slim wrote:

The answer isn't in the middle if we are considering climate

Exactly, deaths due to flooding and wildfire in Europe this week.

Just to add, obviously the Tesla has neither used oil nor had any oil changes during it's life, that's a pretty big environmental benefit on its own.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:36 am Post subject:

Slim wrote:

Don't forget to try to get median as well as mean.

The answer isn't in the middle if we are considering climate

I think I meant median...

but we do have to be careful with the idea of making and buying new things to protect the environment - sometimes 'making do' is better. And will differ from person to person and their circumstances.

tahir

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Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:43 am Post subject:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

sometimes 'making do' is better. And will differ from person to person and their circumstances.

It is indeed, but as a species we are obsessed with buying the latest thing. We use iPhones at work, we will always change batteries and screens until the point that there is some real functional reason to upgrade. They're a quality product, my current one must be 7 or 8 years old, but I know a lot of people that upgrade with every new release.

jema
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 1:11 pm Post subject:
The difference with buying EVs is that they save so many emissions that it is worth getting functional old ICE cars off the road preemptively.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 2:08 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

(fiat e500 much more likely than a tesla!)

Loads better options than either of those

the advantage of a fiat 500e is it would fit in the space I have next to the house. only just at that. stone walls either side.
what do you have against the fiat? or is it just that other models are better

I think the mokka might suit more of my needs, if I can work out how to charge it as parked in the lane is a distance from the house... any thoughts on this car?

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 2:11 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

sometimes 'making do' is better. And will differ from person to person and their circumstances.

with this in mind I did wonder if people will upgrade their EV battery rather than a whole car in the future - might well be the way to go but could change the secondhand market drastically.

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 2:13 pm Post subject:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

what do you have against the fiat? or is it just that other models are better

The only really good ones (at normal prices) from European manufacturers are the VW/Skoda/Cupra stuff. There's plenty of Chinese and Korean options, I'd look at them first, but depends when you're in the market. Things are moving VERY rapidly

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 2:17 pm Post subject:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

with this in mind I did wonder if people will upgrade their EV battery rather than a whole car in the future - might well be the way to go but could change the secondhand market drastically.

This is what I would want to see, at the moment not easy to do, but this is where governments should be getting involved NOT in pushing back electrification dates.

I'd imagine most EVs have the potential to do a million miles on the same gear apart from the battery although some people have racked up a lot of miles, a friend of mine with a 2015 Tesla has almost 300k miles on it same battery pack and motor.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46091
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 7:24 pm Post subject:

most governments are owned by fossil(basics)

will the consumers please breed in the interests of the economy(old crusty meme, preferably with a 1950s "perfect" family and a huge collection of consumer goods in the graphic)

owt that works for us and maybe does less harm is a thing that works for us

i have stopped worrying the little stuff, "green" is often the most efficient way but if i need to i can be ruthless and be less than "green" with available tech etc

some "green" is almost pointless and difficult, some is a good life used well

jema
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Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 7:33 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Things are moving VERY rapidly

a point that cannot be emphasized enough.
A 2024 BYD Dolphin which is the current main offering at a cheap price in the UK might still be a great car in a couple of years if you only care about it doing its job as a car.
But on other levels it will look like a Trabant. The competition is really heating up.

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