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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Harry its nice to know at 72 you can afford a $64000 (base price) vehicle, regardless of the environmental and economics of an electric vehicle the sheer cost to acquire is beyond the pockets of most, and n large parts of Australia they are not practical at present  |
Look Harry is doing what he can, and why not. Often decisions by retirees are based on rebalancing or
redistribution of their assets, to better support their changing goals. I see ever increasing numbers of Tesla's in my area, and in the Hunter Valley, sure some of these are day trippers out of Sydney, but many seem to be folks that have moved up this way after downsizing out of a big house in Sydney.
In freeing up cash previously tied up in property, they can afford a Tesla. Honestly it makes far more sense than buying a big 4WD and a caravan that might get used a few times before the retirees realise just how much work it is, and how costly to run. Thousands of those rigs are sitting in driveways depreciating.
My son is at me all the time to buy an EV, because my driving trips are all within the current range available, but I argue that my little 1.2L turbo is the Greenest (Euro5) vehicle I could possibly own, simply because there is no new CO2 emissions associated with its production, only its very low running emissions (100gm/km, which are among the lowest available).
At some point I will buy an EV, probably a used Nissan Leaf. As these will be reasonably cheap when they get old enough for a battery pack upgrade, and the original owners get rid of them.