OK boys and girls, grab a bevy and put your feet up, EVs are a hot topic.

Even with grants from various governments, EVs still cost a bomb, so you want to make sure you get the right one for your needs. Let’s get rid of the BS fossil-fuel-loving-gronks persist with

1: Range

Range varies from 50km for plug-in hybrid models, to 550km for top Teslas. If you hunt around you may find new models released with similar claims. After a bunch of K’s under the belt, we can say that the manufacturers claims were universally overstated.

They’re measured against criteria that fall far short of real-world needs. Regardless, unless you’re the type who consistently does cross-country stints, range is plenty. Think about it: when you go clubbing, you Uber, right? When you go shopping, you rarely venture further than the city limits. Most folk travel no further than a mere 50km a day.

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2: Battery Life

Recently, a fake-news story did the rounds on social media. It centred around a field of EVs in a field in France. The claim was that the batteries had given out and were now leaching into the soil. Brains bubbled over with joy, and the fossils in suits were beside themselves. Just one small problem, the story was bull$hit.

When shown the pic by a RWNJ’s I did what all good citizens should do, I asked questions.

“It is a picture of cars in a field. Now, show me the evidence that their batteries failed, and are leaching into the soil,” I said.

The contract had simply ended, and since then most of the cars have been sold off.

Battery warranty ranges from 5 to 10 years and so far, so good. Like all machines, there will be the odd exception.

3: EVs are charged from coal-fired power.

Public charging stations use green power for the most part. It is delivered via the grid, which is merely a way to get the power from a wind turbine to your socket.

Eventually, all power will be green, as more governments outlaw burning bits of old dinosaur to make electricity.

4: EVs can’t drive cross country

They can. For the time being you’ll need to do a bit of planning, but we’ve done an 840km (each way) trip and enjoyed every moment.

Which EV is best?

We’ve drive driven: Audi E Tron, BMW i3, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model X, model S and model 3, IONIQ 5, MG ZS EV, Range Rover PHEV, Mitsubishi Eclipse PHEV, KIA Niro PHEV and EV. So far, the IONIQ 5 is our favourite. We also drove the Hyundai NEXO hydrogen fuel cell SUV, but it is not widely available.