Electric cars don't need oil changes or anything as there's no engine or gearbox so no regular servicing needed. The only servicing is the cabin filter, tyres and brakes but on a new car they should last ages. I've gone for Tesla and the warranty for the whole car is 4 years which covers the whole lease, the battery is guaranteed for 8 years.
On my BMW it's £320 for an oil/filter/air filter change and can get to £500 with fuel filter etc (have stuck with dealer due to PCP value). Going full electric is a complete no brainer for me.
Insurance wise the Tesla for me looks like it'll be fairly similar to my current car (£300-£400pa), obviously mileage varies.
Brake fluid absorbs water from the atmosphere through microscopic pores in the system and needs changing every 3 -4 years. On top of that you have bushes and bearings, springs and dampers, plus any rubber belts that will all need to be checked and maintained at regular intervals.Surely they need a brake fluid check every 2-3 years like a FF car? And again pads and discs are not "sealed for life" and need regular checks and maintenance surely? Then there are suspension components - I assume they have to have an MOT - a Tesla is a car - its the power/propulsion that is different that is all you still have most of the weak points regular cars have
Yes, you are missing the fact that (IMHO) hybrid cars are little more than a marketing scam, and a way to get VED (car tax) down.Looking to buy a car in the next 6 months, after speaking to several car dealers I think it’s best to buy a petrol one last time, 2/3 years old and hopefully by the time I need to upgrade the hybrid/electric route would have ironed out their flaws. Logical thinking or am I missing something?
when your car becomes that drawer at home or at work thats full of cables and head phones some you still use some you don't but they are all tangled up when you were sure you put them neatly away last time you were in there
We looked at all options and a plus-in hybrid worked out to be our best option. Can do 95% of our journeys on electric and for the occasional longer journeys a mix of electric and petrol.Yes, you are missing the fact that (IMHO) hybrid cars are little more than a marketing scam, and a way to get VED (car tax) down.
They are expensive compared to their conventional counterparts, and I believe history will judge them as a stop gap, and a bad one at that. Complex things where a petrol engine has to lug around a big battery and motor, and where the electric motor and battery have to lug around a petrol engine. Good in theory, pointless in practice.
In a decade, in my opinion, most cars on the road wil be electric. If I were buying now, to get me to the end of that decade, and as stated earlier, I would buy Japanese/manual/petrol, model based on your budget and needs.
The elephant in the room, and it has always been there, is how the government replaced the revenue from petrol/diesel. Personally I don't believe they will add levies to charging. It *might* be possible but it would be very anti-green. Where the replacement money comes from is anyones guess, but we'll be paying it one way or another.