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1. ErroneousBosh · 1790590530 · focus · HN ↗

   "Cheaper to run" if you only count the cost of fuel versus the cost of electricity, and only if you can charge at home.

   It currently costs 85p/kWh to charge an EV near where I live if you can't charge at home, and 95p/litre for gas (my car is dual fuel).

   Then you've got the vastly more expensive insurance for EVs.

   Then you've got the cost of paying for an EV.

   Then you've got to find an EV that directly replaces the existing vehicle. There are currently no EVs on the market that can tow heavy trailers off road, which is the main reason I have a biggish 4x4.

   1. w4der · 1790591075 · focus · HN ↗

      Why is EV insurance that more expensive than an ICE vehicles'?

      1. ErroneousBosh · 1790591396 · focus · HN ↗

         I don't know, but it was going to cost me about two grand a year to insure a Kia Niro EV compared to 200 quid to insure a 4.6 litre Range Rover.

         Presumably because (at least round here) they're driven by retired guys who are simply not capable of staying in front of a 700bhp gokart that gets to 60mph faster than if you threw it off a cliff.

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