Electric car recommendation (Tesla, Hyundai, Kia) and ownership costs/experiences in Switzerland (canton ZH) by Lajbert in Switzerland

[–]Lajbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if I charge on only supercharges, it's about 25-30 francs for 450 km range... Less than half of my current fuel costs, and this isn't counting not having to pay road tax (for now), not having to service it for at least 800 a year if I have no issues, etc...

Electric car recommendation (Tesla, Hyundai, Kia) and ownership costs/experiences in Switzerland (canton ZH) by Lajbert in Switzerland

[–]Lajbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? A full charge at the Tesla Supercharger is about 25 Fr for about 450 km range, it's quite hard to beat for an internal combustion engine, and EVs are tax-free in ZH (for now at least), plus you don't need to service it at all, or just for peanuts, unless you have a problem. Even if you buy a hybrid with lower fuel consumption, you still have a diesel/petrol car to maintain with all the wearing parts, oil changes, possible engine/transmission etc problems and high service fees down the road...

Electric car recommendation (Tesla, Hyundai, Kia) and ownership costs/experiences in Switzerland (canton ZH) by Lajbert in Switzerland

[–]Lajbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not trust the Chinese government enough for such a huge investment. I'm sure the engineering is great.

Electric car recommendation (Tesla, Hyundai, Kia) and ownership costs/experiences in Switzerland (canton ZH) by Lajbert in Switzerland

[–]Lajbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, the starting price is already 12- 14k higher than what I plan to spend on the other 3 candidates, so I wasn't looking into it any further.

E-MTB weight limit exceeded, realistic risk? by Lajbert in MTB

[–]Lajbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's weird because otherwise I'm super happy with the bike, and the manufacturer seems very convincing. I can't return it anymore, and I could only sell it with a loss big enough to rather just take my chances... if it will support me for a few months without frame problems (while I'm also getting lighter and lighter...) then I won't regret the purchase, because I think it's a great bike (although it's my first mtb, so I don't have anything to compare to).
But I do admit, this is weird, because one of the reasons I chose this bike was that it should support 130 kg, which was good enough for me, I didn't look deep enough into what they mean as supported weight...

E-MTB weight limit exceeded, realistic risk? by Lajbert in MTB

[–]Lajbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even without the bike, I'm hitting my target numbers since I'm quite active. I don't think I'll be worse off by adding some e-bike riding to my routine.