Question of the Month: Will the next car you purchase be an EV or a Hybrid Electric Vehicle?

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Fast chargers and improvements in battery technology are alleviating some of the concerns that people have with EVs; however, hybrids and ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles can still be great cars. Take the poll and let us know what kind of car you would buy, and please tell us why in the Comments section below!

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baldengineer over 2 years ago in reply to Andrew J +5

I haven't done the math. I'm just going on the assumption that since my car sits in the garage for up to 7 days not doing anything that there will be enough energy collected to drive it the couple of miles…
robogary over 2 years ago +5

I historically keep a car for about an average 20 years, 150k-200k miles. I do the mundane maintenance. Since my latest purchase is only 5 years old, it will be another 15 years until I'm ready to see…
Andrew J over 2 years ago in reply to beacon_dave +4

They'd have to have a lot of heavy duty lifting trucks for when the vehicles flew off round the corner!!

0 anniel747 over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

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0 Andrew J over 2 years ago in reply to anniel747

This is just not true. Google "lifetime ev pollution worse" and link after link is reporting studies that show lifetime pollution for EVs is much better than ICE.
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0 charlieo21 over 2 years ago in reply to Andrew J

More about EV vs ICE car fires

https://www.autoinsuranceez.com/gas-vs-electric-car-fires/
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0 DAB over 2 years ago

Our Honda CR-V is still going strong and will soon become a classic.

An EV might be able to replace it, but I am not a big fan of plugging an EV into coal fired electric grid.
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0 Former Member over 2 years ago

I don't drive. I'd prefer it if everyone used shared public transport. We need to find better alternatives to everyone having their own car.
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0 Fred27 over 2 years ago

EV. Definitely.

I had an electric motorbike (Zero FXS) back in 2017 but went back to petrol after it was written off. I lasted a couple of years before getting another electric motorbike (Zero SR/F). I still have a 18-year-old diesel Volkswagen T5 van. I'd love to replace it with a VW ID Buzz if they weren't so expensive - and my old van still has plenty of life left in it.

My wife changed her petrol car for an EV almost a year ago - a Tesla Model 3.

I'm pretty sure we'll never buy another ICE vehicle again.
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0 Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to Fred27

Fred27 said:
I still have a 18-year-old diesel Volkswagen T5 van.

I would not be able to drive to my house with that one. Brussels (and some other cities here) are low emission zones.
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0 DAB over 2 years ago

I remember when my niece's husband had his Hybrid and had to change the battery.

Talk about sticker shock, they bought a new gasoline powered car instead.
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0 ggabe over 2 years ago
I can tell from experience, once you buy an EV you’ll never look back and consider ICE. Why? Maintenance, tech, not ever going to dirty gas stations. And cheaper to run.
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0 Fred27 over 2 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

Same in London. The small Ultra Low Emission Zone in London is being controversially expanded to cover a much larger area. Luckily I'm still outside so it won't affect me (yet).
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