Con current?

Having read with interest the various recent articles on the recent crop of electric cars. One common thing strikes you about all of them, their huge purchase cost. The Citroen C1 Evie is a prime example at £16,850. In their own words "nearly thee time the cost of the cheapest C1". That is the true "Achilles heel" of these cars. While I still commuted to London (20,000+ miles per year) it cost me approx £2,500 per year in fuel. Simple maths tells you that the extra £10,000 for the Evie equals 4 plus years or over 80,000 miles? Will a "cherry" of £5,000 from 2011 entice me into an electric car? I think not.

Asked on 20 June 2009 by

Answered by Honest John

That's exactly why I laboured the ridiculous cost in my news item. Nearly 3 x the cost of a C1. Same goes for batteries. In a G-Wiz they work out at about £100 a month. The politicians promoting electric cars do not really understand anything about cars and motorists. Only that internal combustion driven motorists are a major source of tax revenue, and that’s the main reason why they are supporting the unlikely alternative. However, Modec electric vans and trucks, built in Coventry, are only about 50% more expensive than an equivalent diesel van, so do start to make better economic sense. (www.modecZEV.com)

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