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AJH wrote:
£8K upwards. And it won't need £4K worth of replacement batteries every
few years. And it will do over 200 miles without having to stop for the
night.


So what is the total cost of ownership of a typical small new car? My
wife's has averaged 4400 miles per year from new and she seldom
travels more than 20 miles in a day, if she did she could take another
car. On the surface she is an ideal candidate for an electric vehicle.

Depends how you work things out. With low mileage, the cost of the fuel
becomes less important than other running costs like depreciation and
routine replacements, etc. Assuming her car averages about 35 mpg - which
should be perfectly possible with a good design, the petrol/diesel cost
per year is well under 1000 quid. If the batteries last 5 years and cost
4000 - work it out.

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