Why are people buying electric cars?

[LCPete]

they are competeing directly with Tesla with the seal and I don't think it is there best market
for me BYD are better at cheap , smart intelligent budget EVs which is there mainstay in China

the seagull for instance starts at equiv £7500
they need to bring that here even if it was twice the price it would be a bargain

the real future of EV is making it available to average joe thats where the money is in the UK
people are fed up with small cars in the uk costing way to much with silly nuclear 3 cylinder engines that just go bang and write themselves off
look at ford and its terrible 1l ecoboost , so may issues

New BYD Seagull will come to the UK in 2025 to rival the Dacia Spring | Auto Express

A new European-market BYD Seagull electric supermini is set to hit UK showrooms in the second half of next year

www.autoexpress.co.uk

Would be good if the price comes down a lot, at the moment an electric car is way off our budget
I never got the small engine in a big car thing, it has to be under stress , wife’s sister has one of those 1 litre eco boost fords , recently the turbo went cost more than the car was worth and she had it regularly serviced

 

[Jelster]

the real future of EV is making it available to average joe thats where the money is in the UK
people are fed up with small cars in the uk costing way to much with silly nuclear 3 cylinder engines that just go bang and write themselves off
look at ford and its terrible 1l ecoboost , so may issues

I nearly bought a Puma, but a bit of research scared me off, I settled for a Q2 instead.

 

[Box Brownie]

I had a Focus 1 litre 3 cylinder Ecoboost, I was the second owner, from mid 2016 until I sold it in August 2020 when I traded it for a second hand, 2nd owner, Kuga 1.5 l 4 cylinder Ecoboost.

Both had and have regular dealer servicing and so I have found the Kuga a wise choice for me. Due its next service in January 2025 and the oil right now is still on the full mark and still quite golden in colour

FWIW with the Focus IIRC I was doing about 12,000 miles a year between mid 2016 until I think it was May 2018......then around 6000 per year until sold. With the Kuga I think I am doing around 5000 per year and I am at this stage hoping the Kuga will last me until I may not wish to drive anymore.......so perhaps another 15 years but that will depend how I feel about driving once into my mid 80's

PS in the main I do still enjoy driving and only thing that reduces that enjoyment is driving in London and also the 'entitled' t***s that drive like they are the only ones that matter!!!