{"id":238002,"date":"2023-09-11T15:21:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=238002"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:21:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:21:27","slug":"i-cant-wait-to-sell-my-evits-a-joke-and-im-going-back-to-petrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/i-cant-wait-to-sell-my-evits-a-joke-and-im-going-back-to-petrol\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I can\u2019t wait to sell my EV\u2026it’s a joke and I\u2019m going back to petrol’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Test driving ‘UK’s slowest electric car’ the Citroen Ami<\/h3>\n

Ben Andrews is a British driver who has admitted he wanted to \u201cdo good\u201d by buying an electric car but was selling the vehicle after driving it around for only one year.<\/p>\n

In a TikTok video, Ben described his experience after responding to a clip of Ranvir Singh, a presenter on Good Morning Britain, who said that owning an electric can sometimes be a \u201ctotal nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben said he is selling his electric car as he said the battery life can drain quickly and he can also drive his car less than an hour before he needs to consider getting it charged again.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThey say the range is like 250 miles but it isn’t. The second you go on a motorway it just disappears within seconds and if you turn the heater on it drains the battery”.<\/p>\n

Ben added that he is \u201cconstantly\u201d having to find somewhere to charge his car. He said: \u201cJust today I\u2019ve been driving around, I\u2019ve went to five different charging spaces!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ben filmed himself sitting at a charging station and explained that a lot of the time, charging stations were either broken or taken over for hours on end.<\/p>\n

Ben said: \u201cSome were broken, and they were all taken up. I\u2019ve come to a large place now which has like five or six charging places, and every single one is full up with council vans charging electric cars for hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIt\u2019s just impossible to get charged. So I\u2019m going back to a petrol car next week. I wanted to help save the environment but it is just ridiculous.<\/p>\n

\u201cI literally can\u2019t even go on a motorway. I can only drive sort of 30 to 40 minutes from my house before need to start thinking about charging again, and it takes like 45 minutes to do a charge. \u201c<\/p>\n

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Ben added that he believes electric cars are \u201cnot ready\u201d in the UK and told drivers to not consider buying one due to the hassle.<\/p>\n

In the comment section, some former electric car drivers sympathised with Ben\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n

One commentator wrote: \u201cTotally agree! just gone back to a diesel, 70mpg, no charging!\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person said: \u201cI rented an electric car in Switzerland on my holiday and it was a total disaster. Ruined my holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n

One user wrote: \u201cI done exactly the same! You\u2019ve held out longer than me though. I lasted about 10 months before giving ours back and going petrol again\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben replied to the user, and said: \u201cI’ve been back to petrol for one month and already noticed the huge difference. no longer charging constantly and I can drive to places with no worry!\u201d<\/p>\n

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