For sure the loss of a partner in life will likely throw up all sorts of issues, financial and otherwise, all of which can compound the trauma... I do hope the lady mentioned has a strong support structure around her.
In terms of EV`s, I have typed that my Tesla cost circa £44k new, and when I was rearranging insurance for the second year, I looked on the www at Go Compare (?) who at the time provided three market valuations, which I think I have already shared on this forum... Trade in, private sale, and auction... Off the top of my head I can not remember the exact figures, enough to type that my 1 year old 3k mile Tesla was then valued at circa £27k which to me seemed to be a rather high rate of depreciation...?
Perhaps also worth consideration, the insurance premium was I think circa 30% more than my then 10 year old Porsche, which at the time and still has, a higher market value than the purchase price of the Tesla when the Tesla was bought new.. Thus if thinking of buying an EV it seems best to check out what it might cost to insure it compared to whatever other alternatives you have in mind...?
As with all else the market controls the financial value of anything, and it seems that there may be all sorts of issues at play, perhaps the most prominent may be the natural reluctance to accept a considerable technological change, followed by media reports whereby it seems that the media will play to the mood of the audience..? Exploding EV`s and inconvenience of charging would seem ever to receive more hits than any advantages an EV might have....? Then of course there will be those in some position of power who may find advantage in the argument either for or against, and it seems they will also easily pick up a band of followers, who may need no more than a slogan to hook on to in order to adopt fundamentalist beliefs...?
There would seem to have been so much fake news bordering on hysteria out there over time, and which may have died down a bit now. Dependant on who one chooses to believe, it seems a high percentage of folk who could have access to home or workplace charging, who could change from ICE to EV and find/feel themselves advantaged by doing so..? Currently I am one such, never having had to charge my Tesla other than at home..
I am a self confessed selective Luddite, and a petrol head, and I suspect from the from the first time I could point and exclaim the word CAR..!!! However I am currently a fan of Tesla having taken time to consider my frustrations with the increasing complexity of the combustion engine required to make it both more efficient in terms of power output, while also required to cut emissions produced, requiring sensors to supply accurate feedback readings, and all while operating in a hostile environment. The ICE having a considerable number moving parts, operating across a wide range of temperatures, as required by every ICE to function normally, and which logically(?) seems to present far more risks of failure when compared to any electric motor`s operational requirements, given it`s very few moving parts..? In terms of general efficiency measurement, I think the electric motor is by far the most efficient device generating considerably waste heat, than does any ICE...?
I suspect that that if/when the charging infrastructure might ever include charging bays in far more car parks, cinemas and shopping centres, etc. etc. etc. thus improving the convenience factor of EV`s, and if improving battery technology increasing range capabilities, then perhaps the EV may well become the more favoured form of personal transport..
It seems Norwegians rather like EV`s as a population, perhaps ask yourself why...? I suspect financial incentives may play a part... (-: As with much else, it would seem to be... all about the MONEY...?????
