{"id":242464,"date":"2023-10-19T18:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=242464"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:19:02","slug":"are-evs-cheaper-to-run-than-petrol-or-diesel-cars-right-now-we-have-the-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/are-evs-cheaper-to-run-than-petrol-or-diesel-cars-right-now-we-have-the-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Are EVs cheaper to run than petrol or diesel cars right now? We have the answers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We explore the Total Cost of Ownership for a range of comparable electric and petrol cars with telling results<\/h2>\n


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It\u2019s no secret that despite the best efforts of car makers to promote them, electric cars are proving quite a hard sell to private buyers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While business and fleet sales are strong, thanks to big company-car tax benefits for drivers making the transition to electric vehicles, plus the desire to project a \u2018green\u2019 image, the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) point to a declining level of interest among buyers who have to pay for their own new cars.<\/p>\n

The SMMT\u2019s chief executive Mike Hawes told the recent Electrified conference in central London that whereas private buyers used to make up a third of the EV market, \u201cit\u2019s down to about a quarter now\u201d. That was reflected in the SMMT\u2019s September 2023 sales figures, which revealed that new registrations of battery-electric vehicles to private buyers had fallen 14 per cent compared with September 2022.<\/p>\n