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is anyone buying an electric car/suv?
Whats the best one?
Is it right u get an interest free loan?
Whats the best one?
Is it right u get an interest free loan?
is anyone buying an electric car/suv?
Whats the best one?
Is it right u get an interest free loan?
Er, expand?I had a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV on lease hire for 3 years. I wish I'd never laid eyes on the bloody thing. Avoid at all costs.
By the time you got down from the hills the bloody thing would be needing charged again!is anyone buying an electric car/suv?
Whats the best one?
Is it right u get an interest free loan?
Er, expand?
Get a good petrol car for less?Tesla Model X is awesome. Not that I can afford one, but a mate has one and it is a great piece of kit.
Better be a serious loan though. Won’t get change from £100k
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Get a good petrol car for less?
is anyone buying an electric car/suv?
Whats the best one?
Is it right u get an interest free loan?
I had a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV on lease hire for 3 years. I wish I'd never laid eyes on the bloody thing. Avoid at all costs.
Couldnt care less as long as its cheaper than the robbery of £1.30 deiselBest for what?
There is a subsidy which which helps you buy a new EV which has the following consequences -
The earth is ravaged for more metals and minerals required for the battery.
Children are kept employed down the cobalt mines in the Congo*
Communist China has an interest/control in 80% of the lithium market
EV's will usher in vehicle tracking and other invasions of you privacy.
EV's have the potential to grant the state far greater control over your travel
Money used to subsidise those who can afford a new car (welfare for the wealthy) is taken from needier causes.
Heavier EV's do more damage to the road.
Your tyres will wear out quicker
You will be taking a step backwards to the inconvenience of the horse and cart.
You will not be reducing the carbon footprint over a standard car for approx 25,000 miles
You are creating a battery disposal problem further down the line.
You will be purchasing a car with a life dictated by the battery, ie, shorter than standard cars.
The battery will lose range with age and use (would you buy a standard car with a shrinking tank?)
Running costs will eventually rise to match standard cars, the government knows what we are willing to pay for travel and will tax them accordingly.
At the end of the day the idea that battery cars are in anyway green or better for the environment is laughable, especially when you consider other alternatives to fossil fuels. As noted on another thread, California may be turning away from fossil fuels but electric vehicles are not the preferred choice, instead, bio diesel is the clear favourite.
*https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cobalt...cratic-republic-congo-cbs-news-investigation/
I'm probably going to opt for a Renault Zoe in the near future.