The electric car thing sounds wonderful on the surface, but long-term, I'm not so sure. I recently considered a hybrid, but opted against it because I suspect the long-term maintenance costs are going to hit harder, and the fuel savings might not have been worth it considering the model I tried and most of my driving patterns (where up to 60 km/h is on petrol and the battery only kicks in after that).
Which part of the long term are you not sure about? Batteries do have long warranties, and if the i3 taught us anything, people don't want to sell them/let go of it. I used to always check the marketplace, it was very rare to see anyone wanting to sell. It is so valuable to have even after the warranty imo. With the hybrids I'm testing, I do find they still require a lot petrol to fork out for - based on the size of the ones I test.
Batteries are a big part, but I think just other components in general. We usually end up with issues after a while, so the more high tech the car, the higher the cost. The simpler the better, which is why I'm not a fan of these all-digital dashboards that seem to have become standard (or at least a strong trend).
The electric car thing sounds wonderful on the surface, but long-term, I'm not so sure. I recently considered a hybrid, but opted against it because I suspect the long-term maintenance costs are going to hit harder, and the fuel savings might not have been worth it considering the model I tried and most of my driving patterns (where up to 60 km/h is on petrol and the battery only kicks in after that).
Which part of the long term are you not sure about? Batteries do have long warranties, and if the i3 taught us anything, people don't want to sell them/let go of it. I used to always check the marketplace, it was very rare to see anyone wanting to sell. It is so valuable to have even after the warranty imo. With the hybrids I'm testing, I do find they still require a lot petrol to fork out for - based on the size of the ones I test.
Batteries are a big part, but I think just other components in general. We usually end up with issues after a while, so the more high tech the car, the higher the cost. The simpler the better, which is why I'm not a fan of these all-digital dashboards that seem to have become standard (or at least a strong trend).