35k€ buys me fuel for 17 years, but it doesn’t buy me an EV pickup truck. Those cost upwards of 50k€ used. I drive an ancient truck for a reason - I don’t have that kind of money to throw at a new one. Telling me to spend money I don’t have now so I can “save” it in the future is just ignorant.
It’s completely fair that these vehicles are still out of your price range! It’s also valid that the vehicle you have now has a slightly higher usage cost than an EV. Right now the financials still don’t work for your use case, mostly because you need a truck so I get where you’re coming from. While the market matures, I’d expect we will eventually see more EV truck options at more reasonable prices and then the used market will also expand. I found an F150 lightning (discontinued) for $22K online. We’re not far from the reality where most people in the market to buy a car can afford the upfront price of an EV but we’re definitely not there yet. I will say that I have saved around $9k on gas alone in the almost 6 years of ownership of an EV sedan. However, my net cost is still over $30K without factoring in the low maintenance costs.
35k€ buys me fuel for 17 years, but it doesn’t buy me an EV pickup truck. Those cost upwards of 50k€ used. I drive an ancient truck for a reason - I don’t have that kind of money to throw at a new one. Telling me to spend money I don’t have now so I can “save” it in the future is just ignorant.
It’s completely fair that these vehicles are still out of your price range! It’s also valid that the vehicle you have now has a slightly higher usage cost than an EV. Right now the financials still don’t work for your use case, mostly because you need a truck so I get where you’re coming from. While the market matures, I’d expect we will eventually see more EV truck options at more reasonable prices and then the used market will also expand. I found an F150 lightning (discontinued) for $22K online. We’re not far from the reality where most people in the market to buy a car can afford the upfront price of an EV but we’re definitely not there yet. I will say that I have saved around $9k on gas alone in the almost 6 years of ownership of an EV sedan. However, my net cost is still over $30K without factoring in the low maintenance costs.
I agree with this completely, especially with gas prices rising now, even more so.