Are EV Cars a thing now?
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- mekk1
I am currently in the market for an EV in Europe (Germany) but the availability is not very good at the moment. Currently available and up-to-date models are roughly:
- Teslas
- Porsche Taycan Turbo S
- Audi E-Tron
- VW ID.3 and upcoming ID.4
- Opel (Vauxhall) Corsa-e and Mokka-e
- Peugeot e-208 and e-2008
- Renault ZOE
- Mini electric
- BMW i8 and i3
- Fiat 500e
- KIA e-niroOpel and Peugot share the same platform.
Tesla, BMW, Porsche and Audi are too expensive for me
The ZOE is good and very cheap (starting at 180€/mo) and has a good range up to ca. 400km (that's 250 slaves per redneck) but is very small and feels to cheap for me to justify buying a brand new car.
I am currently looking up leasing prices for Opel and Peugeots. I like the 208 and the 2008, but looking at current offers I have (from 259,- for the e208GT and 330,- for the 2008) it feels a little too much for such a small car. Peugeots and Opel/Vauxhalls have around 300-400km of reach.
Didn't look at Mini, Fiat and KIA at all because the KIA is almost not available, we already have a petrol Mini and I don't like the 500, it's the skyrim of cars.
The VW is too expensive for me and the availability is shit. BMW has very low range but used models are cheap. Only the newer models have good range and then $$$. But I'd like one of those, they feeld good and they were the most driving fun of all that I have driven.
In Germany we currently get a bonus (6.000€) from Angela and an additional 3.000€-ish bonus from the manufacturer, so 10k€ off the initial asking price. This is why leasing rates seem so low but something around 300€ a month for a Polo sized electric SUV is hard to swallow.
Might end up buying the ZOE. I live in a small house with my own garage and could install a charger.