I was considering going down the electric route with my next vehicle. I am not sure if this is such a good thing due to the ridiculous prices of electric and there’s worse to come from next April. Anyone else have any views on this?
Keeping in mind that if you commit to an EV, you also change your electricity tariff to something like Octopus Go (5p per kWh between 1am and 5am, or something like that – chargers can be set to charge in that timeframe only), the impact of price increases isn’t as bad as it seems.
Not to mention, you’re assuming that petrol will not rise in price, which is the opposite of what’s happening with oil prices soaring again.
In a vacuum, an EV is always massively cheaper to run – if you can charge it from home. If, on the other hand, you have to charge and pay at the “pump” at a public charger, it’s probably still cheaper but not as much (although, if i understand correctly, you’ll get a membership card for chargers, or something – have not read into this as we’re able to get a charger fitted).
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.