There is no sign
of United Kingdom
electric vehicles
( EVs )
becoming cheaper,
relative to gasoline
powered vehicles.
In fact, they will
soon be getting
more expensive,
after government
rebates are abolished.
In England, the basic
Nissan Leaf EV
is £26,345, including
the government rebate
of £3,500, which will be
abolished soon.
After the rebate ends,
the Nissan Leaf price
would be £29,845.
The Nissan Leaf
is comparable to the
£20,645 Ford Focus.
At £29,845, the Leaf
would cost £9,200
more than the Focus.
Focus fuel costs,
'based on 10,000
miles a year and
45 mpg, would be
about £1,300
annually.
About half of that £1,300
goes to the government
as a fuel duty.
Note: In the future,
with lots more EVs,
the fuel duty revenue
would decline.
So taxpayers,
including
EV drivers,
will be asked
to make up
the shortfall.
Even if the electricity
for the Leaf was free,
the extra purchase cost
could not be justified.
These financial facts,
and their limited range,
are why EVs are only
making up 1.6% of U.K.
new car sales.
Limited Range
-- Tesla Details --
Model S – 379 miles
Model 3 – 348 miles
Model X – 314 miles
New Teslas
equipped with
the latest batteries
all have a range
over 300 miles,
( without constant
use of the heater
or air conditioner ).
To get
the claimed
maximum
range,
would take
30 hours
of charging
on a home
13A supply
( slow charge ):
Driving with
the heater on,
in freezing weather,
would significantly
reduce the range.
Most Tesla owners
will charge at home.
Home charging
normally takes
place at night,
when electricity
may be cheaper,
and grid demand
is low.
Tesla drivers
will typically use
fast outdoors
chargers only
on long trips,
after 2 to 3
hours of driving.
Charging on
an outdoors
Super Charger
takes around
30-45 minutes,
compared with
5 to 10 minutes
to fill an ordinary
fuel tank with gas
( petrol ).