Interest in new electric cars slumps, figures show
Auto Trader said the market is being hampered by a lack of affordable choices.
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Interest in electric cars slumps by 2/3 rds
- Thread starter bobk
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Interesting how charged 5% VAT at home, 20% while out and about.Interest in new electric cars slumps, figures show
Auto Trader said the market is being hampered by a lack of affordable choices.
That's not very fair!
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appearing 'green' is only for the wealthy .. who emit more co2 anyway
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This is a very imprecise way of measuring demand for electric vehicles based on the number of people who use the search term EV on Autotrader.
What I do know is that we are all heading electric whether we like it or not. I have been into a Ford showroom this week, I didn't buy an EV as there is nothing around at present with the load carrying space I require, I came away with a nearly new Ford Galaxy as I need a fair internal voume and a flat floor. During our transaction the salesman said that in a few months they will have very little left in the way of petrol/diesel to sell, Mondeo, Galaxy and S Max gone, Fiesta and Ecosport going soon, Focus to follow shortly after, All hopes on a 3 vehicle range of EV's for 2024. I would guess other manufacturers are similar.
What I do know is that we are all heading electric whether we like it or not. I have been into a Ford showroom this week, I didn't buy an EV as there is nothing around at present with the load carrying space I require, I came away with a nearly new Ford Galaxy as I need a fair internal voume and a flat floor. During our transaction the salesman said that in a few months they will have very little left in the way of petrol/diesel to sell, Mondeo, Galaxy and S Max gone, Fiesta and Ecosport going soon, Focus to follow shortly after, All hopes on a 3 vehicle range of EV's for 2024. I would guess other manufacturers are similar.
I'd guess car manufacturing & sales in the UK are heading for a sharp correction & unless the government pulls it's finger out (very little chance of that happening) & installs hundreds of thousands of charging points that actually work electric car sales will fall off a cliff, doesn't take many bad stories of cars coming to a halt on motorways because of no charge left to put the fear of god into consumers.
Impending sales crash coming then.
Electric cars are crap and the infrastructure isn’t here to support them. Guy that’s stays beside the farm, works offshore, traded a fancy bmw coupe for an electric one, barely made it home as three charging points that he passed were all out of order, plugged it in at home with a 13a charger and managed about 30% charge overnight, he has an outdoor charging point installed now that I assume will be a lot more powerful.
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30%!! That's not what the reviews on the other thread said
Why the huge difference between "only charge at home brigade " and the actual 13 amp plug reality? @Clive?
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Unless we have huge wage inflation then EVs will not catch on for the middle-lower income public.
Generally they are 15k more than the equivalent petrol or diesel model and unless you are very wealthy/company car they are too expensive for most.
This may change?
Generally they are 15k more than the equivalent petrol or diesel model and unless you are very wealthy/company car they are too expensive for most.
This may change?
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Precisely my point that I was curtailed in the other thread. Solar panels , cars that do 400miles plus.
Completely out of budget for the majority of vehicle users. Drive down some back streets in town and see all the 15 year old cars parked up.
Lucky here to have a 8 y/o car!
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I looked at a little fiat 500. Dinky petrol or full electric. Electric was 30k. Petrol 10k. Pleased we changed at the right time given electric prices at the moment.
Tesla were top of the march car sales charts iirc ?
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Presently spending on our 20 year old diesel motor to get it through MOT. Big bill but buying a car is out of the question as most things within my budget would be no better than what I’ve got.
Most likely the plan all along, to be seen to be ‘trying’ and nothing else
Good luck to those buying
Greenest car is the one you own
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Keeping up with the Jones's