Pro's and con's for buying an electric vehicle

So who's paying the PCP, I am confused because you said that in 4 years you will hand the car back and walk away.

Well as it was you questioning a persons debt a few pages back, perhaps you could have started a new thread then.

It can never be "free". 

Someone is paying for the infrastructure and the power.  How they get that value back from the user can vary.

We've had snow and ice here for a good few days now. Whilst brushing off the snow and using spray to melt the ice on the outside of the windscreen, I started the engine and left it running for a while to melt the ice which had formed on the inside of the screen. This is straightforward with a tank full of diesel, not quite the same perhaps with a limited range battery... 

At home easy. Put a fan heater into the car

I was reading about the Leaf. Apparently some of the models have a pre heat or cool feature, where it is possible to have the heater, or aircon on independently. Clearly only really practical when hooked up and not very environmentally friendly, however I quite like the idea of getting into a warm car. Or in summer it not being roasting.

Ours can easily be programmed to get the car ready before we use it. It has various economy settings in use too so I can switch on a heated seat etc without too much battery drain. Remember these cars have been put through advanced research and design but it is the battery size which makes the difference.

I am seeing a lot more Leaf(s) around they are a popular choice. But for us we needed a higher battery performance. 

Parked next to one of the BMW i3's in the car park last week, looked a nice car Brue, impressed 

Our local news had a bit about Hydrogen Cars in Swindon, interesting, another option in the future.

I like the idea of EV's but we know that technology will progress, so if I was going to get one (doubtful) it would be in 5/10 years.  Was watching the Formula E racing last weekend, since it started the cars have to be changed at the halfway point due to battery power.  I heard that this year that will change as battery power will now cope with the full race.  That's a major change in just 3 years(?)

Where we live in South London the slow rise of electric cars is creating  another problem. There are two local to me and both owners live in terraced hoses. Both have taken to having leads trailed across the pavement overnight although one of them does put the lead in a long rubber moulding like a mini ramp.  Its still a trip hazard in the dark though and I think only a matter of time before someone gets hurt and sues someone.

We watched the FormulaE with renewed interest last week, now understand a lot more about what's going on inside the cars.