So Ioniq 5 VS Audi Q4 e-tron about the same price
Drum brake 
I’ve been really enjoying the extreme e prix.
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I watched the Senegal races and it was okish. The track was a bit boring and annoying that 2 out of the four got knacked on the last race right on the first corner.
I have the ability to run a cable over the footpath which I have done in the daytime, certainly wouldn’t do it at night, even though the electricity would be around half the price.
The cable is covered with a highly visible shield which acts as an alert to pedestrians.
If a pedestrian were to trip and sustain injury they would need to launch a legal claim and my understanding is that they would have great difficulty in succeeding against my car’s insurer.
I like the look of the VW ID3 and I’m due to change my car in October next year, so I’m considering it.
However, I do have some concerns about a lack of charging points - especially when going on holiday/longer journeys. I’m just not convinced the infrastructure is there yet (or will be in the next couple of years).
So I might go for another petrol vehicle next time and then go electric in 2026 when things should be a lot better.
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I reserved an ID 3 but in the end didn’t complete the purchase because the ID4 or Skoda Enyak appealed more.
If your concern is holiday travel range, which I think would not really be an issue, then buy the ID3 and hire a petrol car for the holidays.
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As much as I love motorsport and want EVs on the road I have a hard time with these.
Moto E
Formula E
Extreme E
eTCR
When it comes to being entertained I still want my BTCC and my Moto GP to live on forever nothing beats the soundtrack.
I’ll happily sacrifice F1 to keep those two 
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I too am not able to get enthusiastic about electric car racing. I watched a couple of events and found them to be uninteresting.
This is my plan too. From some of the articles posted on here it might even be longer than that 
Or just keep my current car and enjoy not having to pay a car loan each month 
And lot more expensive!
Presently I benefit from free electricity and parking.
Pay no RFL, possible congestion or low emission charges. Drive in the Bus Lane with impunity and in the near future gain other advantages of displaying a green flash on my number plate.
Over the last few years I have claimed £14000 government grants to purchase the vehicles.
Some folks I know have saved literally thousands of pounds in BIK by choosing an EV.
It is very probable that by 2026, maybe we’ll before then, the government will have removed some if not all of these benefits.
I will say, it was good whilst it lasted 
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Yes there are certainly benefits to being an early adopter, but surely the vehicles themselves will be cheaper when they’re more mainstream?
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That is certainly the view as the chart demonstrates.
Of course other cost factors, such as retooling for EVs, Labour and materials will drive car prices up generally.
The issue is getting one installed, most providers will only install if you have an off road parking spot. So if I wanted one installing I’d have to find a charger which doesn’t require an install by one of its own fleet of people.
Plenty of suppliers available if you search.
Mine was supplied by Rolec and installed by a local electrician for £100.
Yeah all these additional expenses add up 
Exactly, doesn’t matter which way you look at it. Currently if I buy a petrol engine, it’ll be cheaper over its lifetime then it would be buying electric.
There are some useful tools for factoring in the potential fuel savings. If I was still doing my pre-pandemic commute, this calculator suggested I’d save nearly £8k over 4 years;
There’s this one too, but I couldn’t seem to change the price per kwh.
Before Covid and now…
I really can’t justify buying a new car unless some shares really come through I currently own my car so I’d rather not pay out each month to have a shinny metal object on the drive.
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Yeap this is exactly it in my opinion.
If you want to buy an electric car and get the most out of it, in my opinion you need to already have most of the following:
- Easily accessible public chargers (hit and miss depending on location)
- Own your own home (I doubt many landlords will let tenant’s install wall chargers. I know a landlord who refused permission for this)
- Have off road parking or a garage with a power connection
- Have a spare 15k+ to spend on a car
- Not drive long distances consistently (unless you are able to plug in every night at home)
I know it’s possible to get by on maybe 3/5 of these but it’s definitely a set of circumstances you need to have before you can even consider buying one.
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I have a friend who wanted to buy an ev. Asked a local company to come out to assess where to put his wall charger.
They flat out refused to do so because the path at the front of his house just infront of his parking space was communal. Therefore as anyone could walk down it, it wasn’t “safe” to install.
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