What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
Curious on what are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
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bmwgermanno1
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Re: What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
They are cheap to run no petrol !
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manchacienda
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Re: What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
The appeal for me wasnt just about money its was environmental ! My kid has asthma and if I can do my bit for the planet (and save a little as well) then thats good enough for me.
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davidwilson
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Re: What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
The instant torque is fantastic !
As for the cost factor it currently it takes years to pay off the price difference compared to a petrol engine. I can imagine when the costs are the same the governments will think of a way to tax us.
As for the cost factor it currently it takes years to pay off the price difference compared to a petrol engine. I can imagine when the costs are the same the governments will think of a way to tax us.
Re: What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
No more dealing with petrol. Batterys are not as easily flammable (yeah I know they can go nuclear if ruptured) but they are safer IMO.
Re: What are the advantages of owning an electric car ?
Pros and cons.
pros of EVs:
- instant and flat curve of torque
- silent and smooth riding
- smaller cost with energy (temporary, as that is headed to increase over time when combustion cars and fossil fuels are banished, as it happened with road tax)
- no smells nor combustion residues (smoke), no need to get in contact with petrol or diesel
cons of EVs:
- cost of purchase (even being artificially made lower by government forcing high taxes on petrol and diesel cars)
- depreciation. EVs tend to loose value much faster than other cars in the market. It can be due to batteries depreciation (and cost in case of replacement) - what has improved a lot with second generation of batteries - but mostly because when sold as used cars they have to compete with used petrol and diesel cars purely based on their attributes, without the artificial incentives and subsidies of government, what drives a huge drop in price
- long times of recharge, limited availability of recharging points, lower autonomy
- heavy (bad in general)
- environmental impact (electric car has much worse environmental footprint than petrol or diesel, as batteries demand very complex extractive processes). CO2 (if anybody still believes it causes global warming) has important impact at concentrations < 50 ppm, being less and less important as concentration increases. Concentration of CO2 in 1800 (before industrial revolution) was already >250 ppm. That means, adding more CO2 to atmosphere makes no difference (link, if anybody wants to understand further: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hgSxTS1g38). CO2 driving global warming is a scam. If we want to blame some for global temperature then we should blame water vapor; good luck trying to reduce water vapor in atmosphere.
- high complexity (only very specialized garages are and will be able to handle high voltage systems) ($$)
- high costs of powertrain parts ($$)
- Not sure about real numbers of fire incidents (should be confirmed, if somebody has reliable data, please)
- many of the EVs or the battery components/materials are made in China (therefore backed by its authoritarian government)
pros of EVs:
- instant and flat curve of torque
- silent and smooth riding
- smaller cost with energy (temporary, as that is headed to increase over time when combustion cars and fossil fuels are banished, as it happened with road tax)
- no smells nor combustion residues (smoke), no need to get in contact with petrol or diesel
cons of EVs:
- cost of purchase (even being artificially made lower by government forcing high taxes on petrol and diesel cars)
- depreciation. EVs tend to loose value much faster than other cars in the market. It can be due to batteries depreciation (and cost in case of replacement) - what has improved a lot with second generation of batteries - but mostly because when sold as used cars they have to compete with used petrol and diesel cars purely based on their attributes, without the artificial incentives and subsidies of government, what drives a huge drop in price
- long times of recharge, limited availability of recharging points, lower autonomy
- heavy (bad in general)
- environmental impact (electric car has much worse environmental footprint than petrol or diesel, as batteries demand very complex extractive processes). CO2 (if anybody still believes it causes global warming) has important impact at concentrations < 50 ppm, being less and less important as concentration increases. Concentration of CO2 in 1800 (before industrial revolution) was already >250 ppm. That means, adding more CO2 to atmosphere makes no difference (link, if anybody wants to understand further: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hgSxTS1g38). CO2 driving global warming is a scam. If we want to blame some for global temperature then we should blame water vapor; good luck trying to reduce water vapor in atmosphere.
- high complexity (only very specialized garages are and will be able to handle high voltage systems) ($$)
- high costs of powertrain parts ($$)
- Not sure about real numbers of fire incidents (should be confirmed, if somebody has reliable data, please)
- many of the EVs or the battery components/materials are made in China (therefore backed by its authoritarian government)