What your failing to grasp here is cost, if I was to drive quick in megane ev I would too get about 170 miles of range, in winter it’s about 160 to 170 at 71 mph on motorway, now it’s about 220 on motorway at 70. bt the big but is I rarely have to charge away from home and on the ovo charge anytime tariff I pay the same daily rate as everyone else, I leave the car plugged in and when the grids low ovo start the charge no matter what time it is be it day, from 0-100% costs me £6 I’ll take that over a ice any day
No, I’m not failing to grasp that at all. I have never said that an ICE car is cheaper. Of course it’s not. If you read my posts you will see that I said from the outset that running costs are fairly low down on my list of priorities when choosing a car. If it was top of my list and I only ever did short journeys I would probably have an EV now. However, a petrol car with a 600 mile range which can be fully restored in 5 minutes suits me better now and is far more convenient and much less hassle for the driving that I do. I fully appreciate that I pay extra for that privilege. That is my choice in a free society. In years to come, I am sure that EVs will become as convenient as ICE cars are now, as range and charge times will massively increase.
In time, driving an EV will probably cost the same as an ICE car does now, as new forms of taxation revenue are already being looked at (cost per mile etc to replace road tax etc). We can be absolutely certain that when we are all driving EVs the tax take from motorists will be the same as it is now, it will just be configured differently. But I am fully aware that, at present, EV owners have much lower running costs. I have no issue with that whatsoever and good luck to those of you who who are benefitting from that. The only thing that I have an issue with are the EV drivers who see it as their life’s mission to lecture others as to why anyone who hasn’t yet made the switch is stupid or a ‘dinosaur’.
There is a separate thread about those who have taken delivery of John Cooper Works Mini’s and are having an absolute blast in them and it’s given them a huge lift in their spirits. Last time I looked, these are ICE cars and, like me, the number one priority of those folk probably wasn’t cheap running costs. They do, however, seem to be a much more cheerful bunch of people than some who have tried to hijack this thread.