Outwardly, these cars are absolutely no different from their gasoline "relatives". However, under their hood there is no engine. Instead, it's a battery, and as a fuel, it uses electricity. As you already guessed, it's about electric cars.
In the entire civilized world, an active process of transition from standard gasoline cars to electric. Some countries have even set themselves deadlines - before this year, fully switch to electric cars.
Ukrainians also took a great interest in buying fashionable electric machines. According to the association "Ukrautoprom", only in the current year 2017 more than 2000 electric cars were imported to the country, the site https: // ecocars. com. ua /. Experts recorded sales growth of more than 200% compared to 2016 or 3.2 times.
It should be noted that while Ukrainians can afford electromobiles with a mileage: their share is as much as 86%.
The most popular electric car is traditionally the Nissan Leaf: for 10 months of this year it was imported about 1800 pieces. Further with a large margin go:.
BMW i3 Tesla Model S Ford Focus Fiat 500 Each of these cars was bought not more than 100 units.
The regional section of sales suggests that most often electric cars are purchased by residents of the capital: in 2017, the people of Kiev bought more than 500 electric cars. On the second and third place Kharkovites and Odessa citizens, they bought about 400 electric cars.
When car owners are asked what motivates them to move to an electric vehicle, they almost all agree with one another - saving! Electric cars are charged from an ordinary 220 W outlet. The average charge of the Nissan Leaf per night costs about 7-15 hryvnia, and this one charge is sufficient for an average of 150 kilometers. So consider how much more profitable than gasoline.
You can charge the electric car at special gas stations. But even a long journey on such a car is not a problem, as it may seem at first glance. Charging stations are not only in the cities, but also on major highways, which, as the motorists say, are located at a distance of no more than 70 km from each other. And with each month there are more and more.
Thus, on an electric car you can travel all over Ukraine and charge without problems.
The average cost of a budget electric car today is about 15 thousand dollars. If you buy it for the city, it will pay off in two years, experts say..
The second big plus of an electric car: for its repair the owner will spend much less money than on a traditional car. There are data from experts of the automotive market that approximately 7-8 thousand hryvnias are spent for the repair of an electric car for 100 thousand kilometers of run.
Well, let's also not forget about the environment. The electric car does not emit harmful emissions into the atmosphere. It is an absolutely clean mode of transport, for which the future.