UK here, living on a street with no off-street private driveways, limited on-street parking. My next door neighbour has bought a new PHEV car today. He leaves for work at 6am, gets home at 8pm by which time all of the limited parking spaces have been taken. He has lived here for 10 years. He knows parking is an issue and usually has to park a few streets away when he gets home. There is also fast charging point at a supermarket 5 minutes away.
He knocked on when he got home and asked if I would move my car to somewhere else so he could charge his. I had a feeling this would happen when he first told me he was getting a PHEV. I refused because frankly, I didn't want to set a presidence and he really should have known, given his work patterns and living here for this long, that there was little hope of ever getting a spot outside his house to charge. I asked him if he knew about the fast charger at the supermarket, he said he did but wanted to charge at home. He was taken aback with my refusal and stormed off.
AITA?
As the title says. Haven't much of a clue about cars, but I have recently done some reading and would like to buy something second hand, EV or hybrid type (20k budget). The wife is leaning towards hybrid or phev, because she doesn't like the idea of having to plan long journeys around charging the car and/or waiting for charging stations to be free. I'm leaning towards EV because it seems a LOT cheaper to drive. Any advice?
If I buy a new E/V or plug-in Hybrid (that qualifies for the credit) at the end of the year, (Dec 24 to Dec 31st, 2021), but don't register the car until Jan 1-7 2022, do I claim the tax credit on my 2021 taxes or on my 2022 taxes. Do I claim the tax credit on the year the car was bought or on the year the car was registered? Or on the year the title was transferred to me? What if I'm financing the car and don't get the title until I've paid the finance loan in full?
What if the dealership gives me a temporary registration when I buy the car?
The IRS Businesses website says for Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit (IRC 30D) https://www.irs.gov/businesses/plug-in-electric-vehicle-credit-irc-30-and-irc-30d
"The vehicles must be acquired for use or lease and not for resale. Additionally, the original use of the vehicle must commence with the taxpayer and the vehicle must be used predominantly in the United States. For purposes of the 30D credit, a vehicle is not considered acquired prior to the time when title to the vehicle passes to the taxpayer under state law."
That specific link is for the self-employed and businesses, so I don't know if it applies to me.
In this episode, Guillaume and Inge discuss feedback from 6 PHEV owners to the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc_mIH5eoZc
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Why did you buy a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)?
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How is it working out?
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Is it like you expected, or did anything surprise you?
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Are you happy with your electric range and overall consumption?
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Do you regret not buying a BEV instead (or not staying with petrol/diesel)?
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What will you buy next?
Hi all.
I am looking for feedback on ownership of a plug in electric car when living in a flat. Im in leith and there doesnt seem to be a great deal of public charging stations around at the moment, the current parking situation cant really accommodate a private charging station.
Any tips or advice from anyone in a similar situation? Is it worth it, or shall i just wait til next time?
If you don't know, a PHEV is an electric car with a gas generator built in. Usually with minimal battery capacity to handle your regular daily driving.
The battery capacity on these, like the Chevy Volt as an example, is about 15kwh, which is interestingly about equivalent to the Tesla Power wall.
Emergency backup power
In a short term loss of power situation, you have a powerful generator, and battery backup system for your home, even without having any solar. Just connect an inverter to the battery, and plug in to your home. (be carful though, you don't want to send power up the lines)
Long term electricity source
For off grid living, you can charge the PHEV with solar, and then at night use the PHEV's battery to power your home using an inverter.
A 5kw solar system is enough to charge the car in one average day. While a 10kw system is powerful enough to charge the car and power your home. Then a 15kw system would let you be pretty comfortable through the less sunny months and days as well.
I've seen used Chevy Volts go for as low as $3500. Which is about a third the cost of a tesla powerwall, while having a very powerful gas generator built in, and you can drive the fuckin' thing.
Everyone thinks Tesla vehicles are the “future” but I think PHEV vehicles will win the day
- you can drive all electric for your daily commute
- you can take a road trip without waiting hours to charge or anxiously finding charging stations
- you generally don’t have battery anxiety for e.g. cold temperatures or whatever because you can switch to gas
I know people who have used their plug in hybrid vehicles every day for years and have the same gas in their tank that the dealer put in when they bought the car. I just think PHEV’s are all around better.
