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  • There are far more environmental and social impacts than just emissions which you seem to be ignoring and you and those articles seem to be comparing very inefficient vehicles to new EV's, those all talk about 30mpg, I haven't driven a vehicle achieving less than 50mpg in over a decade, using the figures from the European Parliament report it would take me 60k miles of ICE milage (probably more now E10 is rolled out) to break even on the manufacture of a new EV. Obviously there is zero need to buy a new EV when used EV's exist.

    I’m just baffled that people would waste their time trying to shame people who have decided to switch to electric that someone who’s just had a new diesel Range Rover or a brand new BMW M car delivered. Makes no sense to me other than it’s just the new hipster thing to hate.

    You will be pleased to know my friends bragging about their newly leased M series get an equal level of eye roll as there is just no need to require a new car every 2 or 3 years .

    My next car will most likely be EV but might be hybrid, will be dictated by whats available second hand at the time

  • My RR achieved around 28-30mpg. That’sa car manufactured in 2018.

    an equal level of eye roll

    This is my problem. Something that isn’t perfect (buying a new EV), is not equal to someone buying a new petrol car.

  • I would agree if you have to have a new car, say you get a company car then of course the EV is better. Do people really need new cars every two or three years as dictated by leasing cycles is more my gripe and is a consumerism problem.

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