Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

[GreyGhost]

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Range?

Something like 200km. May be adequate or may be useless depending on the driving profile. Level 1 charger would be rough if you are close to max range every day as it takes ~25 hours from empty to full. Vehicles with larger packs are more forgiving with leaving in the morning not fully charged and use the weekend to catch up and get back to full.

 

[nobbie48]

Something like 200km. May be adequate or may be useless depending on the driving profile. Level 1 charger would be rough if you are close to max range every day as it takes ~25 hours from empty to full. Vehicles with larger packs are more forgiving with leaving in the morning not fully charged and use the weekend to catch up and get back to full.

I'm thinking it being used as a second vehicle for shopping and errands. For people renting level 1 saves installation costs.

Or make it the prime vehicle and rent ICE for the odd out of town haul where range could be an issue.

 

[Scuba Steve]

I went with a workmate yesterday to the local Fiat dealership to check out the 500e. He having a really hard time with the size but he has 2 kids that work and go to Uni and he's down a vehicle. Out the door 4 year lease with 0 down is $219.88 a month.

He's a big Greek guy, says it would be awesome on Crete where he's from but stopping at a light surrounded by pickup trucks here was disconcerting.

I'd drive the **** out of it personally, it's quick and quiet but it's hard to reconcile the size when your surrounded by much bigger vehicles here.

Next one up we looked at was a Niro EV like I have. Substantial jump at $450 monthly lease and still looks small. I suggested he buy a used car for now and wait for the Chinese EV options or a Kia EV3 or EV2 if it comes here.

That's almost cheap enough to buy one just to drive to work and would save me 200 or more in gas

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[LBV]

Smoking deal as a 2nd city runabout/commuter:

 

[nakkers]

Smoking deal as a 2nd city runabout/commuter:

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Tempting! $250 with taxes in a month and 24,000 annual kms over 3 years. Might need tires at the end of the lease but, can’t imagine maintenance costs too high. Brakes? Maybe from lack of use? Oil changes? There are some fluids but, suspect they are lifetime and no change required. Hand back the keys and ciao!

 

[GreyGhost]

Tempting! $250 with taxes in a month and 24,000 annual kms over 3 years. Might need tires at the end of the lease but, can’t imagine maintenance costs too high. Brakes? Maybe from lack of use? Oil changes? There are some fluids but, suspect they are lifetime and no change required. Hand back the keys and ciao!

12.5c/km vehicle cost plus <5c/km power (fuel), maintenance close to zero. May be the cheapest wheels around if if it can do the job for you. For the 12K in lease payments, you could get a 10 yo 200k km corolla that burns ~10c/km in gas plus fluids plus maintenance and it's hard for the ICE to win.

You can pick up a used 2024 w 18k km for $23K if you prefer to own. For a vehicle with a sticker of $42K, I don't think I would want to own. That is phenomenal depreciation.

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