Does anyone regret buying EV?

Another i3 owner here, initially as a 2nd car but in reality it’s the one we use the most. No regrets but not sure what to change it for. Nothing on the market is as revolutionary as the i3 was and none of the other offerings interest us. No plans to go electric with the family car as take too many long trips with it including the annual French holiday

I don't regret buying an EV but I do regret not waiting 6 months. Easy to say now with hindsight and at the time there was pressure to change to something better.

Seeing the paper value of the car sink much faster than anticipated has been unpleasant. We bought used and pushed out seller very hard for value so didn't get reamed as badly as some. That said realistically if we were to sell it today we'd be lucky to get 7k less than what we paid. That's the kind of depreciation you see on new exec. cars, not used family ones.

Nope, changed last year and glad I did. Went out looking for a petrol to replace the diesel Focus, and ended up with an EV. We'll definitely replace the other ICE with an EV in the next couple of years.

The supposed horror stories have turned out to be complete nonsense.

Saving loads on fuel, and would be even more if I wasn't WFH 3 days a week. Probably have the cost of the EV versus equivalent ICE made back in less than 2 years just on fuel alone.

Don't care about depreciation as I'm not planning on changing for a few years at least, and like new ICE cars, if you're worried about depreciation, then a brand new car is a foolish choice.

I really don't regret it, bought a 2nd hand L24 in late 2018. The range wasn't great but for 95% of my journeys it was fine, public charging was still free and electricity was cheaper back then so I ended up paying about €25 a month for charging at home. A complete no-brainer for me, considering my average journey distance. Loved the tech that came with the car and it definitely felt like the way to go.

Came into a little bit of money in 2021 so in the end I bit the bullet and took a chance on getting myself a new L40, my first new car in years. I got lucky in that I got the car before things got bad with waiting lists etc. It was another no-brainer for me, all the things I loved about the L24, but now with better range and even more tech gadgets etc. Driving it two years now and I love it. Still barely use public chargers, and while it's now costing me about €60 a month to charge at home, that's still less than half of what my Petrol costs used to be. I haven't looked at depreciation figures, I'm sure I'd have a heart attack if I did, but then I've no plans to sell this anytime soon at all. We have my wife's Prius for the longer family trips around the country for when we don't fancy stopping to charge, but that's only a couple of times a year. I could never seen myself going back to ICE now, and any EV I get for the rest of my life is probably only gonna have even better range etc.

Regret going EV....definitely not. Both cars in house now EV and both loving it.

Regret buying the ev model i did (Jag I Pace)....no and yes. No as love the car itself (handling, comfort, looks, speed, roomy etc) but yes due to reliability and ~75km short on range I need now (when bought it range was grand for needs)).

Do you think that the chances of the government making changes to taxes on EV ownership to compensate for losses in excise on fuel/vat on servicing/generally less economic activity might end up causing issues?

I appreciate that one needs a car of some description and these things are just a side effect of owning such an item.

This is an interesting thread. I don't have an EV and don't plan on changing from my 16 year old diesel any time soon or indeed the other 13 year old diesel in the house but I'd reckon the disincentives to own such cars will start to ramp up in the next five years, on the other hand, I can't see the state not increase the various taxes associated with EV use.

Firts EV in 2017. Added second EV a few weeks later. Both 24kWh Leafs (3 and 5 years old when bought). Sold the older one and replaced with a Tesla M3. It's the first brand new car I have purchased.

I only regret that I didn't know about EVs sooner.

E tron 55 quattro S line blk edition.

any experience with ev vans, i see some couriers are starting to use them, looks like i ll be getting a van soon?

We have one Tesla model 3 performance and a BMW 840d.

The BMW rarely gets driven now. My wife owns the beemer but drives the Tesla more than I do.

No complaints here at all.

Just a point on people talking about the heavy depreciation. Do ICE cars not depreciate anymore?

No regrets. Started in 2020 with a new egolf with 200km range. Upgraded to ID3 in 2021 in particular for the greater range but also because it was designed as a ground up EV. In 2023 I changed to the Cupra Born as I felt it was significantly nicer outside and in while retaining a robust design and build quality. Driving an EV is I find a very smooth, quiet and calm experience. I won't be changing back unless some unforeseen catastrophe happens. I think it's important to note that EVS and particularly batteries are on a steep development curve. So the question I think for a lot of people is when do you jump in given the rapid pace of change. Some people might for example be waiting for solid state batteries to be launched which will have longer ranges and other advantages- charging etc. However that may not happen until 2027 or so or if it is a Toyota - more like 2050! Cheaper/smaller EVS should be the next wave over the next 18 months- hopefully this might encourage a lot more people to take the leap.

...probably be going with something bigger, but interesting to hear, theres a large transit regularly doing its rounds in my area, impressive to see

Did you have any extra weight in the van? I'd love to get some for work but 180kms will prob be significantly lower when we add our equipment, tools, products, roof racks, 2 and 3 men in them etc...

Don't think it's a runner for us yet.

The technicians in them won't have patience for charging and they will have down time. Not sure if vans are going to get there for us any time soon unfortunately. Although looking at Id buzz cargo next week which will have much smaller demands on it