Why I'm sick of the government trumpeting their championing of electric cars...
Examples of light electric vehicles available, or soon to be available, are the Hyundai electric Getz, and the Mitsubishi iMiEV. According to the Ministry of Transport, the applicable road-user charges would otherwise be $37.71/1000 km, a saving of around $372 (sic)/year (I think they might mean $377) for the average road user, or $31/month.
This more than halves the vehicle’s running costs: the estimated cost of electricity for charging the vehicle is 3c/km, or $300/year for the same average road user. For a small fuel efficient (6 litre/100 km) petrol vehicle driven the same distance, at $1.69/litre, the annual cost would be $1014/year.
However, a Hyundai electric Getz retails at around $45,000, which makes the government’s concerns about a possible, allegedly prohibitive, $1500 increase in vehicle purchase costs of the least fuel efficient type of 4WD look a little ridiculous.
Put it another way: a new Toyota Yaris costs $25,000, $2500/year over the 10 year life of the vehicle’s first 100,000 km. At $4500/year for the first 10 years, the electric Getz costs around an extra $170/month, to save $60/month on petrol and feel the environmental love -- a net cost of $1320 every year.
The policy is an interim measure to 2013, when it will cease unless continued. Nationwide, twenty vehicles currently qualify, one of which is Dr Nick Smith’s.
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a saving of around $372 (sic)/year (I think they might mean $377)
Why would we assume that light electric vehicles travel an average of 1000 km per year and not 987 km per year?
Graeme, I wasn't assuming any such thing, because my workings above (and, I had assumed, the Ministry's) are all based on 10,000 km / pa, not 1000!
:-)
But otherwise ... yes, that'd occurred to me too as a possible explanation, until I forgot about it at the crucial moment ... Doesn't make any difference though to the $31 / month, and made the other workings a lot easier.
As an aside, I had previously thought the NZ average mileage was closer to 15,000 km / pa - not sure why. Perhaps because the AA said so?
Graeme, I wasn't assuming any such thing, because my workings above (and, I had assumed, the Ministry's) are all based on 10,000 km / pa, not 1000!
:-)
That they are. 9867 km per year, then.
It did strike me as kinda low too, but perhaps there's some analysis that shows that, on average, LEVs aren't driven as far as 'normal' vehicles.
Could be. That would make sense: currently the best / only place for most people to recharge them is likely to be at home, and their range per charge is only 120-200 km.
Of course there are limitations for these cars but I trust these are only short term limitations. I would really love a car like that and I really dare to hope. I'd be willing to put my current car in a donate car USA program and get some incentives to afford a new car. I'm looking forward for that moment.
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