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Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 24 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

waerloga wrote:

On the economy front if you are only doing short journeys you may find good value in an EV discounted because of reduced battery capacity.


thanks for your input.
what do you mean by this last bit? do you mean a secondhand EV with low range?

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 24 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think what he's saying is that if you only do short runs you could get a VERY cheap EV with limited range (say an old Leaf or Zoe) and it'd cost you literally nothing in running costs

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 24 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hmmyeh, but like most people who only do short runs, occasionally I need to do a longer run. Bear in mind, the nearest hospitals are all more than 30 miles away. Whilst this doesn't count as a 'long run' it is still beyond some 2nd hand EVs

And it never costs literally nothing, does it? but yes, cheaper.

food for thought. I wouldnt rush to get a N leaf though.

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 24 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Not suggesting it works for you, but for some people it really could.

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 24 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

absolutely

 
Slim



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 24 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If you're needing an EV that can occasionally do long runs, than you're not actually looking for one that is only up to short runs.....

It's either one that has battery capacity, fast charging capacity, a combination of those two, or you just need an alternative plan for longer trips. (Sharing or rental agreement within the shorter range? Relocation to driving distance to a transit hub?)

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 24 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think the EV that can only do short runs is a good choice for people with their own parking, the ability to charge, and can have it as a second car for the household, in situations that public or shared transport is not a viable option.

 
Jam Lady



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 24 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Himself got a plug-in hybrid in January. Charges in our garage where there's a 240V outlet he installed when we moved here with a smallish generator for power outages. (Now have a whole house generator, propane fueled.) Battery is good for about 30 / 40 miles which takes us shopping, doctor visits, feed & mercantile, etc. That's most of our driving. He's only had to get fuel maybe 4 times since January. He estimates cost is about 6.8 cents/mile. He's started putting stabilizer in the fuel tank since it is so infrequent that it needs more.

 
Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 24 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We have gone for a non-plug in hybrid. That raises the fuel consumption on the sort of driving we do; a lot of 30 mile or less journeys plus some longer ones from about 40mpg to 70+mpg for an estate car. Next door have a plug in hybrid, but a larger one, and get a lot more, but of course they have to have the power supply.

 
Slim



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 24 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Plug in hybrids don't require a plug in any more than non plug-ins, they just make more sense if you can plug in regularly

 
dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 24 11:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

time to buy?

 
jema
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 24 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I actually think used EV prices might be close to as low as they are going to get.
They are a bargain right now because of all the FUD.

 
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