£1 Goes Three Times Further When Driving Electric Cars
The title of this post is the same as that of this article in The Times.
The figures the article use come from a respected car review site called Parkers.
Miles per pound (mpp) figures quoted in The Times article include.
- Kia e-Niro First Edition – 33.1 mpp
- Renault Zoe – 33.1 mpp
- Honda Civic Saloon 1.6 i-DTEC – 10.8 mpp
- Ford Focus 1.5 EcoBlue – 10.8 mpp
You could argue that The Times is biased because of its clean air campaign, but it does say the examples are the most efficient.
They also say this about owning an electric car, with an mpp figure like the example.
With the average motorist driving about 7,150 miles per year, they would spend £216 over 12 months if the models were charged from home.
If I was still driving and living wwhere I did in deepest Suffolk, I suspect that I would be tempted to buy one!
But then The Times article also says that electric car sales are increasing rapidly.
The Anonymous Widower 
The problem with electric cars is the lack of charging points for many people. My daughter just bought a new car, and she considered buying an electric car. She and her partner live in a 3rd floor apartment in a city. The car park at their block does not have any charging points, and from 3rd floor they cannot safely charge it from the apartment. There are no charging points at her place of work (20 miles from home), and no plans to put any there. There are public charging points a couple of miles from her home, but there are only 3 and they are almost always full, thus not practical. So she chose to buy a different car, petrol driven. In due course they will buy a house, and when they do, she will consider trading this car in for an electric one that they can charge at home, as will her partner. This must be the situation for many people. She has been in this job since soon after graduation, has had many promotions and is doing well; When she lived here with us, it wasn’t so far to go. When she moved in with her partner, who at the time was a 10 minute walk from work, it was further to travel. Sadly an electric car isn’t a feasible option right now. Even though it is cheaper.
Comment by nosnikrapzil | October 14, 2019 |
There are rumours going around, that Boris will bring in a law that enforces charging points in new builds. I also think that office car parks will have charging points, as some people won’t join without them!
Comment by AnonW | October 14, 2019 |