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embee · 29-07-17, 08:43 PM

Interesting, just looked on Autotrader for Nissan Leaf. You can get a low mileage maybe 3yr old example for well under 10k, maybe £7k or so, battery bought. Depreciation is monumental. I think if I was in the market I'd go that way, accepting the fact that after another 3 or 4yrs I'd probably have to give it away. 24kWh battery version looks like it'll give you a reliable 80mls range, maybe a bit more if you drive it conservatively, enough for most daily purposes.
We're in early days yet, another 10yrs of technical development and things may well look a lot better, as long as someone actually gets their backside in gear and thinks about how we are going to generate all the electricity, and we'll see what the Chancellor comes up with to replace all the fuel duty and VAT which will be disappearing before his eyes. The DUP don't pay for themselves you know.
If new model range does get extended significantly, who will want a 6yrs old EV which will only do 80mls? No-one. Scrap it. Very green.

29-07-17, 08:43 PM	#7
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,802	Re: Electric Cars Interesting, just looked on Autotrader for Nissan Leaf. You can get a low mileage maybe 3yr old example for well under 10k, maybe £7k or so, battery bought. Depreciation is monumental. I think if I was in the market I'd go that way, accepting the fact that after another 3 or 4yrs I'd probably have to give it away. 24kWh battery version looks like it'll give you a reliable 80mls range, maybe a bit more if you drive it conservatively, enough for most daily purposes. We're in early days yet, another 10yrs of technical development and things may well look a lot better, as long as someone actually gets their backside in gear and thinks about how we are going to generate all the electricity, and we'll see what the Chancellor comes up with to replace all the fuel duty and VAT which will be disappearing before his eyes. The DUP don't pay for themselves you know. If new model range does get extended significantly, who will want a 6yrs old EV which will only do 80mls? No-one. Scrap it. Very green. __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"