Would you buy an electric vehicle?

[Snyper564]

Nope - I have solar but went Hybrid made more sense in SA

 

[JuliusSeizure]

Yeah.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Too expensive. If prices were better then I'd totally consider it.

 

[1am7h30n3]

I absolutely want to buy an electric vehicle, but I won't because of the current prices. Manufacturers are asking me to buy the most expensive vehicle I've ever considered buying (by far), at the same time as experimenting with something completely new and unusual to me. I don't need insane acceleration and all the luxury bells and whistles, etc., if you're going to sell me on an electric vehicle, sell me something that directly competes with something I would consider buying, e.g. a small cheap hatchback. It's OK if it's slightly more expensive than an ICE model, as long as I can convince myself that the savings on fuel will make the overall purchase financially worth while.

 

[Script]

Yes, one day. The infrastructure is not close to ready to support electric cars in SA. If you buy one to do city stuff, it could work, but with no reliable public transport system for long journeys, you will have to have a backup car. It does not make sense yet. Not to mention the electricity that is barely supporting homes and businesses, can't add cars to that load...

 

[wingnut771]

Yes, one day. The infrastructure is not close to ready to support electric cars in SA. If you buy one to do city stuff, it could work, but with no reliable public transport system for long journeys, you will have to have a backup car. It does not make sense yet. Not to mention the electricity that is barely supporting homes and businesses, can't add cars to that load...

 

[Brawler]

I'd gladly buy one for the family as a second city car if I could afford one. Doesn't even need a big range. 250KM is fine.

 

[wingnut771]

I'd gladly buy one for the family as a second city car if I could afford one. Doesn't even need a big range. 250KM is fine.

Overseas these cost $4000:

 

[backstreetboy]

No. We all know that cars are a money pit and bad investments.
Now you pay way over the top price for a vehicle that will have a extremely poor secondhand value due to the cost of replacing batteries.
Rather waste your money on beer and boobs.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Fast-charged-Model-S-battery-gets-warranty-replacement-at-416-000-miles-in-a-testament-to-Tesla-longevity.863684.0.html

One of those hails from Australia, again a Tesla Model S, but this time a more recent 2018 year, which makes the 416,000 miles (666,666 km) the battery covered before lighting up with an error message all the more impressive.

Tesla then replaced the battery within the car's 8-year warranty, and the Model S is now only on its 5th service, with the first brake pad job done at the 278,000-mile mark, or about 460,000 kilometers. The brake pads didn't even need replacing, explains the owner in the video below, but since the Model S was in the shop to do the A/C service, Tesla's mechanics said they might just as well do those, too.

Besides battery endurance, potential EV buyers are also worried about longevity, but current owners are often registering only 10% degradation in a decade.

Talking out of your arse yet again.

 

[stefan9]

Yes, when the prices eventually come down.

 

[ForceFate]

I would, but definitely not my next purchase. Also, with lack of infrastructure, it means anything comfortably within my price range won't be able to haul me to the village.

 

[rvZA]

Don't want one for free. Let alone spending my hard-earned money on s**t.