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[โ€“] casmael@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not for the planet. It burns dino juice. That also means 5-10 times the running cost.

[โ€“] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A quarter the purchase cost though.

The Tesla would need an out of warranty battery replacement long before it pays off compared to the Dacia.

[โ€“] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

Telsa is the top end of the market, so these two are not like for like. There are now EV reaching price parity, or cheaper. The cost is mostly battery and the price of battery is come down a lot since EV started going mass market.

When buying an EV, you should do it on maths. If it will cost extra every month, compare that will fuel savings. For me it was ยฃ16 a day on diesel for my long commute in the large family van. Now it's <ยฃ2 a day in the large family EV van. So it's a big saving.