Saving over R700 on a trip from Pretoria to the Free State in an electric car

StevieNoWonder said:
Then the next step is comparing the savings and how many km to drive to break even on car costs.
Purchase, service, battery replacement, insurance. Would time value of money be too much to ask as well?

I have a aqua hybrid. Biggest problem is theft (in NZ)
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You have a theft problem in NZ?
 
WollieVerstege said:
This is a link that compares the 2 entry level models: XC40 Essential vs EX30 Core
I think they stack up pretty close to one another.

In terms of Range, at 344km the average daily commute of 44km should not be a problem for the vast majority of car owners.
Long distance might be a little bit of an issue that requires planning. But if the experts are to be believed (and I do from personal experience), in order to be a safe driver you need to stop every 200km or 2 hours for a refresher break. In that refresher break you can easily charge from 30/40% back up 80% or so in 30 minutes. So on a long drive between say Cape Town and JHB, it might take you 3 hours longer in an EV.
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If the base line unit EX30 was used in the article, which is more in line with the cost (the main concern) of that XC40, and they were going on about "saving R700" as they are per the headline, then I would not even be in this here thread.
 
wingnut771 said:
Why do they steal them? You're on an island. Must be pretty easy to find them again so what's the point?
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1. Cheap transport, as was the case with me, was abandoned after use.
2. Ram raids, use the car to smash into shops to steal cigarettes and alcohol or whatever.
3. Boy Racers, kids thst use them to race.
4. Some chop shops resell them.
 
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