Originally Posted by rust and dust

One of the big selling points of electric vehicles is that they cost so little to run ( once you have bought one).
So assuming you have just spent £20,000- £100,000 on your brand new eco friendly vehicle, what will you do with it?
Will you leave it parked in your garage, drive, street being charged up or will you use it.
If it is actually cheaper to drive your electric vehicle than use public transport, a bus, a train, you will choose to drive your electric vehicle.
End result being that people who previously used public transport to commute work will instead switch to using their electric vehicles. After all it is cheaper and oh so kinder to the planet than gas burners.
So towns and cities will become more congested with electric vehicles.
Right now electric vehicles do not seem to have to pay fees to drive in city centers. If in 5-10 years when the traffic jams are entirely made up of electric vehicles what will governments and councils do? Either raise the price of car charging points or start charging electric vehicles to drive in town and cities.
And what if everyone was to buy an electric vehicle.
Charging will be fine if you have your own garage or drive to park and charge your vehicle. But the vast majority don't have these. So will we see long extension cables dangling from high rise flats so as to charge your vehicle, or disputes between neighbours as to who has use of the limited charging points in the street.
Oh yes, electric vehicles are portrayed as so cool, trendy and will save the earth in the TV adverts, but so much needs to be resolved before they are the answer to pollution and congestion.