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A recent study found that consumers are increasingly aware of the potential costs of the electric car, a long term basis. It is clear now more than ever that electric vehicles are increasingly popular and in consciousness, although it is still a percentage of the audience to buy environmentally friendly vehicles to resist because of their higher price tags, electric cars slowly to earn their status as a long-term costs.

The low fuel costs and relieve the congestion charge, the electric vehicles are the lowest cost on a lifetime basis approved, compared with diesel and hybrid vehicles. The customer therefore begin to focus on the economic characteristics of the electric car, provided the vehicle to compensate for the long term additional costs due to less fuel, time, taxes and insurance.

With the introduction of the i-MiEV Mitsuishi and Peugeot iOn, a new generation of fully electric vehicles will soon arrive. To know how much it would cost to live with an electric car, we take a look at the cost of the car per kilowatt hour, the prices and packages, current costs and future car sales.

The first interesting aspect is the price of gas. If the car gets 30 mpg, the gas will cost £ 1.84. The conclusion is that the costs for operating a car with gas, 6.1 pounds per mile. In terms of gasoline, a hybrid car uses the energy of gasoline with a yield of 25%, because most energy is lost in the car dynamics, engine and heater resistance. By using 100% of its full potential, the same car at 140 miles per gallon, instead of only 30 miles.

The battery of an electric car charging and discharging kilowatt hours, with a power supply works with a capacity of 90%. The performance of the rear engine depends on the size and translates the energy into electricity, with a capacity of 90%. Both Peugeot ion and the Mitsubishi i-MiEV to work with more than 80% of mechanical energy when the car is the transformation of the height of a gallon of gas in kilowatt hours. Ran an average of 100 miles in a 80 kmh speed, the strength of the electric car three times more effective than that of gasoline.

There are 32.95 kilowatt hours of energy in a gallon of gas and the cost per kilowatt is typically 6.1 pounds, which makes a journey of 100 miles in the value of £ 2 Compared with gasoline-powered cars that are much less energy to power to drive the same distance and besides, they cost much less to refuel. Therefore, the benefits of green cars and electric cars are generally mainly in the beginning more and more understanding.

The running costs of electric cars are much cheaper than diesel or gasoline, at a value of two pence per mile electricity. The costs are expected to keep their original price, as the electric vehicles viable in the green car dustry electric car industry is dominated by offering the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Nissan Leaf and Ampera. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV influence on the design and technology in the Peugeot and Citroen C-ion-Zero, which implements both offer the same business packages. Both manufacturers offer a lease with a value of 498 pounds of 48 payments per month, adding up to £ 23,904. The lease is a handy replacement for the prices on the road, and also the warranty repair and maintenance. The disadvantage is that at the end of the lease four years, the car is often held by the landlord of the person who uses it.

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV offers, but not the street price of £ 24,045. The package complements the Plug-In Car Grant, with a fund of removal of the government to buyers of vehicles that produce low emissions to help meet. The grant is worth £ 5,000. The price of £ 23.990 Mitsubishi. Its direct competitor is the Nissan Leaf, which is the leader in performance and procurement packages, with prices on the road at £ 23,990. Manufacturers offer a personal contract purchase structure, consisting of an initial payment of £ 3,850 and 36 monthly payments of € 397. The cost and the final payment of £ 9,758 to £ 28,204 in total, representing a premium of £ 4,214 towards the prizes. Because prices and business packages between the two electric vehicles are similar, the final decision of the i-MiEV Leaf and given practical. The Nissan is much more space, while the Mitsubishi is only 142.5 inches long. The Nissan Leaf is more features than the i-MiEV.

The electric cars are expensive to buy, but they compensate for lower operating costs. Considering that the tilt on the road prices for petrol cars over time, the advantage of electric vehicles, it is likely that on the road, prices rise only slightly. Nissan Leaf For example, 46% had initially opposed to the street price for a three-year-ahead basis, approximately 32% of the Opel Astra 2.0 CDTi. As a pure electric car is worth about two pence a mile and a gasoline-powered vehicle uses 17 pence per mile, is 12,000 miles per year, worth € 250 in an electric car, the 2000 lbs contrast, only driving the cost of gasoline-powered vehicle. The maintenance costs are very low, only four days since the electric components, in contrast to 300 days, parts of the combustion engine. Other benefits include exemption from the congestion charge and parking in major cities in Britain. If a company uses electric vehicles as company cars, the benefit for the company worth a few thousand pounds a year more tax savings.

The electric car is currently popular with companies who want an environmentally friendly image to build. The first Peugeot iOn was delivered in the United Kingdom, EDF Energy Company. The company supports the development of technologies to support the environmental movement and the green profile is very important. Most companies are the advantages of leasing structure in the Peugeot and Citroen are the market leaders attracted.

Since early 2011, the electric cars began to reach their potential as consumers began to have features and benefits in the long term to understand. Access to the electric car has increased public awareness of their low operating costs and their commitment to the environment. The cars are very attractive in the industry, due to their economic and environmental characteristics.