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2024 Black Ford E-Transit Custom for sale for £28,000 +VAT in CHELMSFORD, ESSEX https://share.google/cpum33rIy23qd7FP3
Why is this sp cheap?
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Nearly 2 yrs old, looks like it has been sat around in storage for a while? you will find a lot of similar aged, very small mileage EV vans around, many pre registered to meet EV targets.
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possible but thinking many just wont gamble on used EVs
Your right there is alot. Im having a thought is it worth buying cheap even if charging is expensive, as I don't have a drive.
Be REALLY careful with that! The "Official" range for one of those, is about 200 miles. Realistically, you'll do well to get 150 (obviously depending on what sort of driving you do, how much load you carry, and the time of year). Round town, lightly-laden, you're likely to do better than 150 in summer. Heavily-laden on a motorway in winter, maybe 120 miles. If you plan on using rapid public chargers, whatever you do, take out a monthly contract with a charging network of your choice, because the pay-as-you-go rates are eyewatering! (Even with diesel at the price it currently is). Worst case, it's likely to do about 2.5 miles to the kWh , so if you're charging at 89p per kWh, that's 2.5 miles for 89p or nearly 36p a mile!
The ability to home charge, is when an EV becomes a much cheaper option.
You say you don't have a drive, but can you fairly regularly park outside your house? If so, there are still grants available for "pavement gullies", and most councils are now under enormous government pressure to support people who want to install a kerbside charger.
Electric vehicle chargepoint grants
Grants for installing electric vehicle chargepoints for individuals, landlords, businesses, the public sector, charities and education institutions.
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I have looked at EV v Petrol or diesel, and it is very hard to compare.
The major problem is you have no idea when a battery will fail, so it is a massive gamble. Rent an EV then not a problem, someone else pays for a battery replacement, so EV v petrol or diesel is mainly down to mileage covered. Is it economical to rent?
As a fleet owner, we win some, and we lose some, so on average an EV wins. But as a single car/van owner, is it worth the risk, and the cost of a battery means if one fails, likely the car/van is written off.
So in real terms, can one afford to gamble?
The way the government has acted, banging a tax on a car/van which when bought was tax-free, means one has to consider what next.
So 8.625p/kWh seems great, but the big question is for how long, also as it stands that's for 5 hours, so at 7 kW that's 35 kWh, very few vans have a 35 kWh battery, so some of the power will be at a higher rate.
OK with static batteries you can also charge them, either from the grid or from solar, but then you must add that cost.
I take my car out, and it does not matter where I fill up, the cost of petrol does not vary that much, but an EV we are looking at huge differences depending on where you fill up.
So down to nitty-gritty do your customers care if classed as environment friendly? I clearly don't as I had a firm from 70 miles away fit my double glazing. All I cared about is what I paid.
So does having an EV get you more custom?
The major problem is you have no idea when a battery will fail, so it is a massive gamble. Rent an EV then not a problem, someone else pays for a battery replacement, so EV v petrol or diesel is mainly down to mileage covered. Is it economical to rent?
As a fleet owner, we win some, and we lose some, so on average an EV wins. But as a single car/van owner, is it worth the risk, and the cost of a battery means if one fails, likely the car/van is written off.
So in real terms, can one afford to gamble?
The way the government has acted, banging a tax on a car/van which when bought was tax-free, means one has to consider what next.
So 8.625p/kWh seems great, but the big question is for how long, also as it stands that's for 5 hours, so at 7 kW that's 35 kWh, very few vans have a 35 kWh battery, so some of the power will be at a higher rate.
OK with static batteries you can also charge them, either from the grid or from solar, but then you must add that cost.
I take my car out, and it does not matter where I fill up, the cost of petrol does not vary that much, but an EV we are looking at huge differences depending on where you fill up.
So down to nitty-gritty do your customers care if classed as environment friendly? I clearly don't as I had a firm from 70 miles away fit my double glazing. All I cared about is what I paid.
So does having an EV get you more custom?
