Now that's cheap motoring!

Lancpudn · 8th July 2021, 20:19

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Tesla drivers in the UK are spending £47 per month charging their car, on average, according to EEVEE Mobility.
Harnessing data from active users of the EEVEE Driver app, the company revealed that the monthly cost of charging a Tesla costs less than a tank of petrol."

"The average distance driven per month by EEVEE users is 707 miles. Based on an average fuel price of £1.30 per litre with fuel economy of 55mpg, the cost of travelling the same distance in a petrol car would be £75, representing a saving of £28 for Tesla drivers" .https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/lat...ing-says-eevee

coolguy · 9th July 2021, 09:04

Cheap to run, but expensive to buy! Rubbish economics.

Vossy · 9th July 2021, 09:58

Not Tesla but real world nonetheless.

A guy I use for electrics has a Transit Hybrid, he thought he would be saving money on fuel because most of his work is local, 6 weeks ago the van started making a "funny noise" he said, it was so loud in the end he had to have the AA take it to Ford, after 4 weeks off the road they diagnosed a problem with the hybrid system, £4,680 would have been the bill had it not been under warranty, he has had it back about a week but it's now for sale, Ford have offered him a stupid low price against a new diesel van.
Ford didn't have a van he could use so he had to hire one for a month, he has done the decent thing and sent Ford the bill

So much for cheap running. If that had been out of warranty it would basically be scrap.

Until these things become spectacular they will just be money pits.

Bovo Boy · 9th July 2021, 11:34

I bought my 75 cdt tourer in 2008, sold it 13 years later with 192,000 on the clock for 1,700 quid less than I paid for it. I did 113,000 miles in it and it only ever let me down once in all that time (fuel pump). The clutch was renewed at 150,000 miles and the starter motor was replaced; other than that, just consumables and annual servicing and the car consistently returned over 500 miles per tank of diesel throughout my ownership. Now that's what I call cheap motoring!

Lovel · 9th July 2021, 11:35

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Originally Posted by Lancpudn

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Tesla drivers in the UK are spending £47 per month charging their car, on average, according to EEVEE Mobility.
Harnessing data from active users of the EEVEE Driver app, the company revealed that the monthly cost of charging a Tesla costs less than a tank of petrol."

"The average distance driven per month by EEVEE users is 707 miles. Based on an average fuel price of £1.30 per litre with fuel economy of 55mpg, the cost of travelling the same distance in a petrol car would be £75, representing a saving of £28 for Tesla drivers" .https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/lat...ing-says-eevee

Not very favourable is it with a tiny saving, but paying a premium for a pollution at source finite resource guzzler.

Can’t help comparing this with my kids who use electricity at an alarming rate and treat it as though it’s free from the socket on the wall.

EV owners are in for a shock literally in the near future.

Vossy · 9th July 2021, 11:55

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Originally Posted by Lovel

EV owners are in for a shock literally in the near future.

Exactly, once we are reliant on EV's then the price of charging them will shoot up, all in the name of the environment.

How cheap then I wonder, road tax will also be slowly increased on them over the years, again in the name of being green.

8th July 2021, 20:19	#1
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,577 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Now that's cheap motoring! " Tesla drivers in the UK are spending £47 per month charging their car, on average, according to EEVEE Mobility. Harnessing data from active users of the EEVEE Driver app, the company revealed that the monthly cost of charging a Tesla costs less than a tank of petrol." "The average distance driven per month by EEVEE users is 707 miles. Based on an average fuel price of £1.30 per litre with fuel economy of 55mpg, the cost of travelling the same distance in a petrol car would be £75, representing a saving of £28 for Tesla drivers" .https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/lat...ing-says-eevee __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

9th July 2021, 09:04	#2
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,897 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	Cheap to run, but expensive to buy! Rubbish economics.

9th July 2021, 09:58	#3
Vossy Why? ... MG ZT+ Cdti Auto saloon. Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Blockeswich, South Staffs Posts: 1,548 Thanks: 173 Thanked 483 Times in 330 Posts	Not Tesla but real world nonetheless. A guy I use for electrics has a Transit Hybrid, he thought he would be saving money on fuel because most of his work is local, 6 weeks ago the van started making a "funny noise" he said, it was so loud in the end he had to have the AA take it to Ford, after 4 weeks off the road they diagnosed a problem with the hybrid system, £4,680 would have been the bill had it not been under warranty, he has had it back about a week but it's now for sale, Ford have offered him a stupid low price against a new diesel van. Ford didn't have a van he could use so he had to hire one for a month, he has done the decent thing and sent Ford the bill So much for cheap running. If that had been out of warranty it would basically be scrap. Until these things become spectacular they will just be money pits.

9th July 2021, 11:34	#4
Bovo Boy Newbie Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Watford Posts: 18 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	I bought my 75 cdt tourer in 2008, sold it 13 years later with 192,000 on the clock for 1,700 quid less than I paid for it. I did 113,000 miles in it and it only ever let me down once in all that time (fuel pump). The clutch was renewed at 150,000 miles and the starter motor was replaced; other than that, just consumables and annual servicing and the car consistently returned over 500 miles per tank of diesel throughout my ownership. Now that's what I call cheap motoring!