Why? It's irrelevant. Some buy new, some second hand. I am writing from my perspective. Please stop trying to shame me in my opinion. It's a conversation. Different view point. Different angle. We don't have to agree, and we certainly don't have to start throwing around personal insults. Self entitled.....? If you knew me, you'd know that couldn't be further from the truth. But, you don't know me.
Another Real World Example. The Girlfriend has a Mini. It will do 340 miles at least, on a full tank. She commutes 4 days per week from Pontefract to York. Approximately 65 to 70 miles per day depending on route taken. She only has to worry about filling up once, before the start of her work week. Her option going forward with Mini in the world of EV is currently 145 miles range, if optimum conditions. She would need to charge the thing every day, to confidently get to work and back the next day. I don't know how much 4 charges would cost against the equivalent in fuel. How can going from 340 to 145 miles be considered a forward step? The only way that could ever be considered is if the EV price came down, a lot. Chinese models are needed to kick others in to touch.
So, for context, that's keeping the thread more on topic. An EV made by Mini. Relevant in both context of this thread, and manufacturer.
I do however concede, that EVs would be very good for low mileage drivers, but then surely the cost of an EV has to be made against just how low a milage driver one is.
For people to accept EV fully, there has to be a breakthrough in the cost of them. Less mileage, less convenient, especially for impulsive days out over 60 miles.
Slightly off topic, but these conversations always remind me of stopping off at Watford Gap Service for a pee. Out of the, 4 I think, 1 charger was working with a queue of 7 EVs waiting for it. That's a backward move whichever way you look at it.