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Nov 11, 2022Liked by Andrew Howells

Great car, good choice. If you can afford it. I’m almost an EV convert. However, for £200 per month, £165 p. a insurance, £20 road tax, and 65 mpg my Toyota Yaris is my economy choice. No current EV comes close on annual costs. Not only that, due to the shortage of second hand cars, Toyota called me up 18 months in to my pcp contract and offered me a new Yaris for no extra cost. I’d love an EV having driven several now but still too expensive. There’s a great YouTube channel by R Symons where he compares running costs of various EVs at the new electric cost versus ICE cars. One day……

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Exactly. My ideal driveway would be a Tesla and a Fiat 500e. However, neither make economic sense when compared to a Toyota Yaris and Smart ForTwo. (Both do over 60mpg). Both cheaper than an EV in every way including running costs. I’ve reached the age of head over heart purchases :-) However, one day……….

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