Agreed on all the above.
I remember people pointing out that the extra cost for a dirty diesel (£2-3k) required +15k miles per year to justify it through running costs and mpg.
If you look across several manufacturers it is a similar story with £10k+ for the BEV option.
Without the tax advantages (which will not last for ever) I just don't get the headlong plunge. Great for the government in additional tax revenues from the sale of ever more expensive cars but daft for the consumer? If people do manage to pull the funds together that is, as you outline above I think fewer will. It has made me delay replacing the ML. That and lower annual mileage as everything has gone work-from-home.
I do get the green agenda but this is going to keep all of the older higher emissions vehicles in the loop as people cannot/choose not to raise the cash to step up.
Exactly. There’s not a chance I’m ever buying a new EV, the prices are insane compared to what I paid for my new diesel X3 just three years ago. Mind you, our second car is currently a PHEV and as there are some decently priced second hand EVs out there already, I might consider going all electric on that given we have solar and a 12p/kWh off peak tariff and won’t need to charge it anywhere other than home.
