[Lucky]

It’s a funny one the whole EV thing. I am still a petrol head and still intend on getting something ICE for the garage.

But, as someone who has now run a Tesla for over 2 years and 17000 miles there is no getting away from the fact that they are much cheaper to run day to day. Its performance is on a different level, even compared to the Porsche and it’s full of incredible tech that doesn't glitch and is constantly updated adding new features which improves the car. I’m still not convinced how environmentally friendly they really are in their production etc, but as a daily it’s just miles ahead.

I’m on octopus so charge at night at 7p PKWH. So a full charge is around £4. In the real world that’s 250 miles comfortably, not the 310 they say. So I could charge it every week to 10 days though in reality it’s just easier to plug it in when home and it keeps it topped up and cuts off when it’s at whatever percentage you want.

I recently took it to LeMans. Charged before I left, so £4. Drove to LeMans on that charge with around 20% left. Charged on a supercharger in Lemans which took 20 mins to get from 20% to 80%, so had a bacon sarnie and coffee whilst that was happening. That charge cost 13 euros so around £11. Drove home. So the trip cost me £15 for around 400 miles. Then there is no road tax, or servicing.

Bad points: Insurance is high. The Porsche was £280 for a year. The tesla is £900!!. Depreciation isn’t good, but I lease it so no worries there and its company car tax in virtually nothing.

Where they are not so cheap to charge is at service stations or chargers that aren’t Tesla. A recent trip to wales saw around £25 for a charge from 20% to 90%. Still cheaper than fuel but not as cheap as Tesla chargers or home.

So, my conclusion is that there is a place for both. If like me you charge at home most of the time and then use Tesla chargers on journeys which are in most places now, it’s cheap and easy. I honestly love driving the tesla and very often will jump into it as it’s so easy.

But, it’ will never stir the soul or put a smile on your face like my scoobs, Focus RS or Porsche. They just have a character that an electric car will never have. While I’m lucky enough to have both, I will continue to as I don’t want an ICE as a daily. But I don’t want an electric car as my weekend toy.

What happens when at some point I have to choose…………….