Top 10 EV Questions to Ask Before Buying

EV buyers may or may not have an eye on the environment, perhaps they just want performance instead. They may enjoy silent driving or the fact that oil leaks on the garage floor are distant memories. It is the oily bits in the engine and transmission that cause owners to run to the wine fridge. Neither exist in an EV, so walking to the wine fridge is all that is needed.

When buying an EV, a person with an environmental bent would ask about charging and manufacture. Sadly, most do not consider anything more than price and range.

Here are the top 10:

1: Does the charging power come from renewable sources?

2: Does the manufacturing energy come from renewable sources?

3: Does the manufacturer have an environmental policy?

4: When will the manufacturer cease making oil-burning vehicles?

5: Are the batteries made in a sustainable way?

6: Are recycled materials used in the EV

7: Can the EV be recycled at the end of its life?

8: Does the buyer need a car at all?

9: How big a car is needed?

10: What Range is required?

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The Green Electric Car Guide has rated current EVs with an eye on a range of issues including environment. It also suggests car owners consider the world at large, something government cannot force people to do.

Almost all EVs remain out of reach of the average buyer, besides, buyers largely remain rooted in buying motivations decades old. They want space for 6, when space for 1 will do. They want the ability to travel 1,000km in a single go, when 60km a day is all they do. Buyers of means will desire finishes and badges that speak of perceived success. A Roll Royce buyer is unlikely to buy a Kia Picanto, and an Electric Rolls Royce shopper is unlikely to be seen browsing a BYD showroom.

Tesla no longer brings Model S or Model X to Australia, but there is an electric Porsche that fits the bill. All questions have an answer, but for now, all of them mean compromise. Luxury buyers want luxury cars, and with the electric Rolls Royce Spectre about to be launched, the million-PLUS club is catered for, but is it good for the environment? If people really

To make your decision a little easier, consider this: do you need 600km range? Do you really need a battery that big?

Could you car become part of a total power solution? Few models have Vehicle-to-Grid capability, and only one jurisdiction currently allows it. Jetcharge’s Quasar 1 was the first commercially available V2G interface, and South Australia was the first and only place to offer the system.

Amber has energy plans for EVs, and apart from working with Jetcharge, has a plan which allows EV charging to be an earner when wholesale prices go into the negative. Imagine that, being paid to charge your car?

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Written by Alan Zurvas

Alan Zurvas is the founder and editor of Gay Car Boys, Australia's leading LGBTQI+ automotive publication. Before launching GCB in 2008, Alan's automotive writing was published in SameSame.com.au and the Star Observer. With over 16 years of hands-on car reviewing experience, Alan brings an honest, irreverent voice to every review — championing value and innovation over brand loyalty.

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