Charging electric cars on Club sites.

Like everything new I agree, but prices will come down with competition and increased numbers produced.

peedee

My biggest concern regarding buying an EV now would be the resale value. Technology as always moves on and what is "state of the art"  today will be old hat in a few years and no one will want it.  

e.g   The latest iphone 8 is around £700 now, probably worthless in 10 years 

I doubt I will be one that could enjoy an EV that is capable of being a towcar that fits in with my type of touring, but believe me I do know the delights of driving one.

My daughter and her partner are the owners of the largest full EV taxi firm in the south west, 12 Nissan Leafs and one Nissan EV people carrier. Instant full torque available from standstill, so would make the movement of a caravan easy, just need the range sorted.

They now have 4 three phase fast chargers and 5 dedicated single phase chargers at their Unit.

This news item gives an indication of their longevity, their first 'Leaf' 170,000 miles in 4 years with same battery pack.

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They are soon to add a 'Tesla' to their fleet, just hope it pays off though I'm sure some will pay the elevated price.

You could say the same about petrol driven cars as well but look at the number of vintage cars there are and their values! In the short term second hand values of EVs are expected to be very good.

peedee

Indeed PD. ...........after you. 

You would probably have to wait a long time ET, I keep my vehicles for at least 10 years and my last two have been handed on to family. My current run around is 8 years old and it would be nice to trade it in for a 2018 Nissan Leaf.

peedee

I would be more concerned about the dropping value of second hand diesel.

Depends if one wishes to sell Brue. My tow car is over 12 years old and I am not rushing to change. 

Yes, that's true, not trying to be a doom mongerer.  Our last small car was petrol, we decided that was it, we'd give the EV a go, but we did a lot of research first. It kept OH busy for a long time... but we've done it now and we're happy with the results.

Some interesting comments. At the moment there is no problem as the numbers involved is low. Is the EV connected via the 3 pin plug as in homes or the round plug as the caravan?

When EV cars become the norm will our streets be awash with cables as people who are lucky enough  to park outside their houses charge their vehicles. Don't know what people in flats will do.

We will have to wait and see