When I went shopping for a new (to me) car, the tech fan and early adopter in me wanted to look at an EV. I looked, but found I'm not catered for at all.
As someone who loves driving and has adored cars since before I could even walk, I’m definitely what you’d call an enthusiast, and this has always been reflected in my choice of car. I don’t think I’ve ever bought a “boring” or ordinary one. Recently, it came time to change my beloved older car to a newer one, so I went on a long mission to find the right one. In addition to loving cars, I also love tech, and would certainly consider myself a keen early adopter.
Any car I’ve chosen has mostly been about the way it makes me feel and how I connect with it. I want to photograph it, look back at it when I walk away after parking, and in the future, think back to the adventures I had with it. I’ve always bought this kind of car, and have until now never had a problem doing so, once I’d put in the time finding the right one. I actually really enjoy this experience, and always look forward to it.
There are around 70 different electric car models available in the U.K., and at least half of them are crushingly ordinary. I’d never consider a petrol Vauxhall Corsa, base Mini Cooper, or a Peugeot 208, let alone a nearly 2-ton electric one with a feeble range and lackluster performance, so they were all out. I tested the cute Honda E and I liked it, but it’s still a small, decidedly non-sporty hatchback, so it wasn’t really what I was after.
What about the other half of the market? Well, they’re all insanely expensive. Now, I know all cars are expensive these days, but to find something electric that’s also interesting and sporty, the prices become astronomical. I’d love a Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo, but with a modest spec, it would cost 97,257 pounds . The cheapest used Taycan cars are around 70,000 pounds , and the Audi e-tron GT is the same.
It all means that over the next few years, and from 2030 onward, electric cars will become hugely more prevalent than now, with more models, more configurations, and more variety available, all with a better underlying network for charging and hopefully, at more varied prices. But I’ve no idea what will happen to existing gas cars during this time. Used vehicles will still be sold, but everything around them is an absolute unknown.
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