[lethbridge]

I guess it is how you define a performance car… Aren’t the Tesla’s and Polestars more like standard saloon cars but with big batteries and motors? So yes you can compare hp/0-60 with your car but will they engage you like your car, will they be as much fun? If someone wants a car to get from a-b with no hassle as quickly or as slowly as they like with little interest in the car itself then it is probably an ideal choice and that probably does define how most view a car. Even petrolheads who want a 2nd car for the runabout. But if that is all you want would you pay through the nose for insurance that goes with the hp figures these cars have or would you rather a 520d or similar which would be cheaper to buy and will have taken most of its depreciation hit vs an EV which remains a bit of an unknown in terms of when or even if the depreciation will bottom out.

In other words I think there is a bit of a disconnect between the power these cars have (which impacts range and insurance in particular) and what the majority want in this sort of car. Given most of these are flooding the 2nd hand market as a result of company car schemes I guess supply is significantly outstripping demand at the price point thay are at. Plus the general noise in the press is making people nervous of spending £20k on a 2nd hand EV…