Our car has a relatively low annual mileage. Since we are buying an electric car, I decided to do a little calculation. At 10k km a year, we'll save about €1k on fuel. We plan to keep the car for 10 years like the previous one. That's a total savings of €10k. I will save another €4k minimum on maintenance and repairs. That makes a total difference of €14 on a €24k car, and there is no way we would have gotten a comparable car with an internal combustion engine for €10k. EVs can be economical even with low mileage. It's just about upfront capital.
That was the last oil leak. I'm tired of having a combustion engine car as a city car and I'm getting an electronic one. After discovering yet another problem with the car today, I went from "we'll get an EV in the distant future" to booking a car inspection.
The dominant narrative is that electric vehicles are heavily subsidised. In fact, it's fossil fuel cars that are still heavily subsidised in key European markets. Removing fossil fuel subsidies also means less spending on electric vehicles to compensate for this unjustified advantage.
The new European Commission has committed to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and ensure a just green transition, now it has to deliver on this promise,…
Arranco en el blog #PorLaBocaMuereElPez el año con un primer artículo de una serie en la que hablaré de mis experiencias con el vehículo eléctrico. Hoy: "Experiencias con el vehículo eléctrico: 1 - Apps y más apps." #EV javarm.blogalia.com/historias/…
