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Mine will not be,most peoples next new car will probably be electric
Mine will not be,most peoples next new car will probably be electric
Nothing to service, ?our ev is proving very cheap so far £100- £150 per week fuel bill gone, no road tax, no emmision zone charges - no significant service bills (there is nothing to service) and it’s depreciating a lot slower than the ICE it replaced did
then the tax savings and mind blowing performance ………
absolute no brainer now (capital cost aside). i would not even consider a ICE car now for daily / family use
Very littleBrakes, steering, etc
Or do you just live dangerously
after 21k miles, the main dealer report on my brakes was that the pads were 21% worn.Nothing to service, ?
Brakes, steering, etc
Or do you just live dangerously
with regenerative braking it is possible to drive an electric car with out using the brakesNothing to service, ?
Brakes, steering, etc
Or do you just live dangerously
Leasing is ok if can afford the £400 or £500 monthly on top of all the other bills, owning any sort of car is fast becoming a preserve of the wealthy, trouble is in rural areas the world over your knackerd if you can't drive. Most I've spent on a truck is £6500 at 8 yrs old, it lasted another 10 yrs before haveing £3500 spent on it 4 yrs ago, and it's unlikley to be changed in the next 10 yrs, by which time we'll all be swimming to work.Why is it a problem?
Lease it. It's more tax efficient in most cases, takes away a need for capital, fixes your costs, and lets the lease companies worry about the residuals. They're paid to do exactly that, and their business relies on them doing it accurately. They don't seem worried....
I get where you're coming from, and agree- and I own my pick up, which does 5-10K miles a year. The lease car with me is doing 40K+ miles a year- not many cars would last the 10 years your pick up has, or the 6 years my LR has for that matter, doing that sort of miles.Leasing is ok if can afford the £400 or £500 monthly on top of all the other bills, owning any sort of car is fast becoming a preserve of the wealthy, trouble is in rural areas the world over your knackerd if you can't drive. Most I've spent on a truck is £6500 at 8 yrs old, it lasted another 10 yrs before haveing £3500 spent on it 4 yrs ago, and it's unlikley to be changed in the next 10 yrs, by which time we'll all be swimming to work.
How do you get a lease on 40k milesI get where you're coming from, and agree- and I own my pick up, which does 5-10K miles a year. The lease car with me is doing 40K+ miles a year- not many cars would last the 10 years your pick up has, or the 6 years my LR has for that matter, doing that sort of miles.
It's part of a fleet.How do you get a lease on 40k miles
Our Leaf is coming up to 6 years old, over 70k miles on the clock, battery capacity down about 10% but the Leaf does not have thermal management so is known for high battery degradation. The Tesla (bought second hand) is coming up to 7 years old, almost 90k on the clock, somewhere around 5% degradation. Most degradation happens early on, then the battery stabilises. Battery thermal and electrical management is far more sophisticated than in mobile phones. We are looking to keep the Tesla for at least another 7 years, if not more.Like with anything computer related it’s worthless when your done. The batteries are not infinite and it’s a cost nobody knows about at the moment like my dealership friend who is being shafted presently. Nobody knows about used elec market yet.
most peoples next new car will probably be electric
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45mpg is that all, you must have a heavy right footHardly a straight replacement for our 45mpg 17 year old diesel Octavia estate unless we massively expand our budget of £5k....
It's the Laurin & Klement model with the high output version of the 1.9 Tdi45mpg is that all, you must have a heavy right foot
We had a VW Bora with the 1.9 130ps in it, loved it, couldn't stall it, that claimed it did 54mpg on average.It's the Laurin & Klement model with the high output version of the 1.9 Tdi
Shifts much better than our previous one (a 1.9 Ambiente) did but that averaged almost 55mpg. Great cars. No kinematics snooping over your shoulder either and no software updates to tie you to a main dealer.......
Well it won’t be mine.
Not driving a hair dryer
with regenerative braking it is possible to drive an electric car with out using the brakes
and for most drivers most of the deceleration will not need the brakes
electric motors run for thousands of hours with no maintainance
tyres will be the main wearing item on an electric car
What make of tyres are they, to only last 21k miles which is nothing. Tyres should last 3 times that mileage. unless damaged. just my 2p worth.....after 21k miles, the main dealer report on my brakes was that the pads were 21% worn.
It's due tyres this week- I've not had tyres last this long before (out side of M/T tyres)
Steering, suspension etc all checked, and software updated, but there's nothing else to do. Pollen filter and that's it.
Electric cars are a lot heavier plus they typically accelerate a lot harderWhat make of tyres are they, to only last 21k miles which is nothing. Tyres should last 3 times that mileage. unless damaged. just my 2p worth.....