(18 Aug 2021, 9:31 am)MurdnunoC wrote Having just purchased a new (used) car, an electric vehicle was something I briefly considered. However the costs outweigh the benefits at present and until there's significant investment in the overall infrastructure combined with a reduction of the initial outlay (for me, personally, the car and the driveway I'll need to install a charging point), I feel owning an electric vehicle will be outside of the financial reach of many.
Battery technology seems to be improving on electric vehicles which means that other prohibitive factor, range anxiety, will become less over time. The cost of charging isn't too bad at present and, providing you have a driveway and charging point at home, it can pretty cheap overall on selective tarriffs as Streetdeckfan points out above.
I've just purchased one through work and in honesty I did it for the massive tax write off that accompanies it with Leaseplan.
Got the charging point installed for £400 - again through a work referral though I've sent it for £449 without. Not really noticing much difference in electric costs, certainly cheaper than filling up in Costco where I used to go.