How long until we see €2 a litre and will it push more to EV's faster?

is this based on experience?

A lot depends on your situation.

Homeowners with Solar PV and a driveway to charge on, who are looking at changing a car really should be looking closely at an EV.

People who are renting and can't access cheap night rates at home then it is hardly worth considering.

A 2 or 3 year old EV will already have taken on a big chunk of depreciation, so there are options out there thst easily rival an ICE equivalent.

I heard colleagues in work this week discussing how much extra they will now spend on their commute. Thankfully I have the solar pv and EV combination so presently am shielded from rises. I do know a prolonged war will push up electricity but my Solar PV will cushion the impact.

going to fill up later with HVO100 expecting the price to be around €2.25 / L. going to be expensive. was €1.888 / L last time I filled up.

I thought the report said they were cheaper, as they are also cheaper when new it wasn't very surprising.

Or if your interpretation was correct then petrol depreciates the most, then BEV, then Diesel.

i guess HVO must be a lot cheaper than diesel now, or did they decide to up the price to make a killing out of greed

The recent price increase is only an extra €5 to €10 per week for most ICE drivers. And it will obviously decrease over time. Nothing wrong with buying a petrol or diesel car at the moment

“And it will obviously decrease over time.”

Will it?

if anything, the only route for Irish petrol prices is up- either through fear of reduced supply as we have right now - or increased government taxes - either way you’ll pay.

It still remains, with home charging and night rates, an EV is less than 30% at least to fuel than an ICE. At current diesel prices, it costs me 25.4% of ICE prices - that’s an annual saving of €2,097 based on my annual milage.

The only way for diesel and petrol prices to go is up as a disincentive to continue using ICE cars- so that % margin won’t change medium term even with increased electricity prices - in fact it may well even improve

I paid 2.249/L for HVO100 yesterday, at this price to fill the 80L tank it costs €28.88 extra than it did a few weeks ago.

it seems to be priced at 15C /L above regular diesel. I bought my current vehicle knowing that fuel prices fluctuate and the price of fuel has no impact on what type of vehicle I drive.

my current vehicle has held its value better than any EV.

Green policy in Ireland is wholly inconsistent, idealistic, lacking in any sort of pragmatism and not in touch with the real world .

Housing without parking but zero/inadequate/unreliable public transport is right up there.

The council want the occupiers to not have a car and use public transport. Therefore no charging facility needed.