Gomev
Distinguished Member
Well of course they are....aren't they ?
Yes EVs are expensive, mostly, but I have been astounded by the price of new cars in general for some time. One of the many reasons I bought my first EV in 2020 was down to price. It was cheaper to my new ZS EV than to buy a Ford Focus, or any other mid-size family'ish' car with any sort of decent spec.
So how are things now. I have just been looking at a website which gives the list price for cars for company car tax purposes. No-one of course pays full list price but that's the same for EVS or ICE but I found it fascinating. I think we sometimes forget, or simply don't realise just how expensive new cars are now.
For example
Poverty spec Ford Focus base model no options selected - Focus 1.0L EcoBoost mHEV ST-Line 125PS - list price wait for it £29,330
Top spec no options added - Focus 1.0L EcoBoost mHEV Titanium X 155PS Auto £32,550
Vauxhall Astra again base spec no options added - Astra 1.2 Design 110PS Turbo £26.970
Top spec Astra no options added -1.2 Ultimate 130PS Turbo Auto £34,980
These aren't glamorous cars so are EVs really that expensive?
Have a play find some examples, select a car then variant via dropdowns and then click 'configure options' for the retail price.
Yes EVs are expensive, mostly, but I have been astounded by the price of new cars in general for some time. One of the many reasons I bought my first EV in 2020 was down to price. It was cheaper to my new ZS EV than to buy a Ford Focus, or any other mid-size family'ish' car with any sort of decent spec.
So how are things now. I have just been looking at a website which gives the list price for cars for company car tax purposes. No-one of course pays full list price but that's the same for EVS or ICE but I found it fascinating. I think we sometimes forget, or simply don't realise just how expensive new cars are now.
For example
Poverty spec Ford Focus base model no options selected - Focus 1.0L EcoBoost mHEV ST-Line 125PS - list price wait for it £29,330
Top spec no options added - Focus 1.0L EcoBoost mHEV Titanium X 155PS Auto £32,550
Vauxhall Astra again base spec no options added - Astra 1.2 Design 110PS Turbo £26.970
Top spec Astra no options added -1.2 Ultimate 130PS Turbo Auto £34,980
These aren't glamorous cars so are EVs really that expensive?
Have a play find some examples, select a car then variant via dropdowns and then click 'configure options' for the retail price.
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