If you have an EV, do you own it (with or without finance) or lease it ?

Poll - Total Votes: 4

Owned outright - EV is fully mine with no finance

Owned - EV mine but with finance still owing

Leased - will get rid of EV for another EV at end of term

Leased - will get rid of EV and go back to a petrol or diesel at end of term

Leased - will pay out the 'balloon' payment and keep the EV long term

I drive an EV provided by my work

I don't have an EV but am thinking about getting one

I don't have an EV and don't want one

I don't have a road-registered vehicle at all and use public transport, etc.

I don't have a road-registered vehicle but do have a high powered electric bike or scooter

I don't need any road-registered vehicle - I walk or bicycle (not e-bike) everywhere

I have a hybrid EV (Petrol or diesel plus EV) instead of a full BEV and think that's the smart way

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You may vote on multiple answers, up to 3.

If you lease it, will you get rid of it at the end of the term (usually 5 years) and get another EV, or pay out the lease and keep the car long term?

If you don't have an EV, are you thinking about getting one?

If you don't have any sort of registered vehicle, do you get around on a high-powered e-bike or scooter, or just walk and bicycle (not e-bike) everywhere? Alternatively can you do everything you need with public transport?

Most people with EV's lease them and seem to intend to 'dump' them at the end of the term. Seems the split of who will keep with an EV and who won't is pretty mixed.

UKNaturist · M

I'm not interested in an EV. They're sold as being kinder to the environment but that's offset by the cost and pollution that takes place in the mineral mining for the batteries. Plus, the batteries only have a limited lifespan and need to be replaced after so long which effectively renders the car as scrap unless you spend £$thousands to replace them.
Also, from some things I've read, it's about control and only allowing your car to be used at certain times, in certain areas, on certain roads etc.
There's no way that a Tesla today will still be around in 60 years. Yet, look at the number of classic cars there are out and about today.
I know I'm gonna get flack for this but they're my thoughts

JamesBugman

Leasing is the dumbest thing ever invented. You end up paying way more for the car and at the end of the term they let you buy it, and it's not going to be cheap either. Total rip. The only thing a lease gives you is lower monthly payments, but it comes back to bite you later.