Summary
Adam Shaw and guests discuss the costs and considerations of driving an electric car. To join the conversation call 03700 100 444 from 1pm – 3.30pm on Wednesday 10 July, email moneybox@bbc.co.uk or tweet @moneybox. We’d love to hear your views, questions and experiences.
On the panel:
Melanie Shufflebotham, Co-founder of Zap-Map and Next Green Car Claire Evans Consumer editor, Autocar and What Car? Anders Nilsson, GoCompare
Presenter: Adam Shaw Producer: Diane Richardson Editor: Emma Rippon
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| 0:45.9 | Hello, in the past week or so, we've heard that the government is pumping nearly £40 million into improving the infrastructure for electric vehicles. |
| 0:51.1 | BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have both announced major new investments in electric cars |
| 0:55.7 | and the government has announced a tax cut for company electric cars. You can see why there's such |
| 1:00.5 | interest when you look at the huge jump in sales of battery electric vehicles. So big, I had to check |
| 1:06.8 | the numbers were correct. The sale of these vehicles has jumped by over 60% in the past year. |
| 1:13.9 | Well, given this huge interest today, we're looking at the finances of going electric. Is it more or less |
| 1:18.3 | expensive? What a resale value is like? Does it cost more to get anything fixed? Well, if you've a |
| 1:24.1 | question or indeed an experience to share, very keen to hear from you, do call us right now. |
| 1:28.6 | Our number is 0-3700-100-444. |
| 1:32.4 | You can also email us at Moneybox at BBC.co.uk. |
| 1:36.6 | Or indeed, you can tweet us at Moneybox. |
| 1:38.6 | But that number again, 0-3-700-100-444. |
| 1:42.2 | Before we get to all of that, first, I went to the government-funded electric |
| 1:46.6 | vehicle experience centre in Milton Keynes to see what all the fuss is about and have a go at |
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