is it better to buy a fully electric car right now that the petrol prices going up?

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is it better to buy a fully electric car right now that the petrol prices going up?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. Crinklebumps

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  2. Citrik Acid

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    Get a horse bro
     
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  3. Crinklebumps

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    There's nothing fundamentally wrong with taxing road users, if the tax collected is fair and used right.

    Here in the UK none of the road tax goes towards the roads, it goes straight into the government coffers. Our roads are maintained from local area council taxes. So drivers are hit twice (not to mention the very high taxes on petrol at the pump).
     
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    I'm a dog, I can't ride a horse.
     
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  5. Sylenth.Will.Fall

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    No not really when you consider a replacement battery cell to run an electric car cost about £30,000. They might only last as little as 5 years!
     
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    Not sure where you live, but in my experience the cost of living goes through the roof every time a left wing government gets into power!
     
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    Stay happy, buy a motorcycle :)
     
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    Live and learn
     
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    My 2020 Rav 4 hybrid is the perfect choice for me. My condo has heated underground parking with no plug-ins, so my vehicle's gas motor charges the electric motor's battery and instead of buying a 1/2 tank of gas a week I now buy 1/2 tank every 4 weeks.
    Best I can do until the infrastructure catches up.
     
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    The game changer for EVs will be when the energy density of the battery reaches the peak goal as a standard( I think it was 500wh/kg), from which the transition from gas to EV would be a lot easier( not forgetting the other slightly minor issues)
     
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    It's too late now supply disruptions and the uptick in sales from reactionary types are going to cause prices to peak, so unless you enjoy getting a disproportionate valuation or have a price locked in it not a good time.

    Still though I am for electrification in general, I will still keep a truck around for when I need to move the horses (2 of them) or tow a trailer full of hay as towing isn't really a thing for EVs yet. When supply issues settle and
    I can order what I want rather than take what the dealer has and get fucked at the same time I will make the switch. At least for daily run about and probably most highway travel in the NE.

    I am not worried about batteries, they seem to come with 10year/100,000mile warranties at least where I've been looking. Different parts of the world different rules.
     
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    I've had an EV for a couple of years and I don't think I could go back to an ICE. Getting around 120mpg equivalent at current prices.
    Goes like shit off a shovel as well :metal:
     
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    There are 2 new revolutionary battery technologies that are very close to being produced..
    Don't buy a electric car yet.

    Personally I don't think we are ready for mass electric cars even with the new tech.
    power grid goes down and its mass hitch hiking.
     
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    Here in germany you can earn a lot of money when buying an electric car right now. You get 9,500 euros in subsidies if you buy one. According to the current law, you only have to keep the vehicle for 6 months. After that you can sell it. Since there is a boom in electric cars at the moment, you can also sell the car after 6 months for the original price in the Scandinavian countries or Denmark. That means you get the new price and the subsidies of 9,500 euros are your profit.
     
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    I beat Corvettes off the line in my Spark. They must pee themselves. Of course, 1/4 mile later would be a different story.
     
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