The widespread love for electric cars, which suddenly arose in the hearts of wealthy and technocratic Russians, swept through the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Sochi, touching the Urals, Siberia and the Far East. Tesla, desperately competing with the phantasmagoric Chinese, the newly minted Russian Evolute, a few Europeans, and finally – Moskvich! What sanctions, citizens, we have everything and everyone! So why did “electric trains” suddenly appear, albeit in small numbers, on domestic roads poorly suited to “green cars”?
There are actually several reasons. The first, of course, is fashion: through the efforts of Elon Musk, electric cars have become a sign of wealth, the height of the social ladder, and in some circles generally a mandatory feature. If you wish, please correspond. And as you know, everyone, more or less, wants to ‘be’ with us. Then, of course, comes the price component: “beatas” from Belarus and “Chinese imports” suddenly turned out to be comparable in price to an ordinary gasoline crossover, but at the same time they looked many times more attractive.
Anyone who has been to the salon of the Chinese Li or Voyah will not lie: there is space there that, it seems, cannot be surpassed. Those whose budget did not fall within the radius of “3-4 million” were offered Evolute, which immediately received large government subsidies and was comparable in price to the new LADA Vesta.
The third important aspect is the benefits. Electric cars have not yet appeared in the countryside, as they have become a symbol of big cities, so free travel on toll roads is an oxymoron, but as it is – in addition to free parking in general, we emphasize, there are also possible parking lots in the city, where the hourly rent of a room reaches 480 rubles – this is a serious argument.
And then there is free charging in city parking lots. After doing the math, you might come to an incredible conclusion: with a daily commute to work downtown, the “electric train” paid for itself in three years. Simply put, it fully reinvested the money invested and started generating net profits. For particularly picky readers, let’s recall the basic economic principles: lower costs equal profits.
In short, a noticeable mass of electric vehicles has emerged in Moscow and other large cities: the benefits are beginning to have a negative impact on the city’s budget. And it will only get worse and more expensive, and as we know, our budgets are in deficit. No time for fat. And the owners of toll road sections are already counting their losses: about 300,000 times “electric trains” ran over their asphalt without paying a cent.
Hence the difficulties in the negotiations, which the departments have been conducting for several months and have not been able to reach an agreement. The benefit, we repeat, was valid from March 1 to December 31, 2023, but already for 15 days of 2024, owners of electric trains pay the same as everyone else. This time, of course, they will agree. But there will certainly be no agreement in 2025. Moreover, the times of free “refueling” are also coming to an end: in brotherly Minsk the “freebie” has already ended, and soon they will also “close up shop” in Moscow. The same will happen with parking lots, there’s no doubt about it.
And at this point, the demand for electric cars, don’t go to your grandmother, will fall sharply, because suddenly it will turn out that without those advantages they are not so attractive. And in winter they are completely rubbish, and expensive problems can occur with the battery, and they can not be one car in the family garage, and much more. Electric cars will be sold, and significantly cheaper than the seller would like. So the first to realize the coming changes will sell their electric cars at a high price, and everyone else will sell them as they please. And of course it’s better not to be late…
The widespread love for electric cars, which suddenly arose in the hearts of wealthy and technocratic Russians, swept through the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Sochi, touching the Urals, Siberia and the Far East. Tesla, desperately competing with the phantasmagoric Chinese, the newly minted Russian Evolute, a few Europeans, and finally – Moskvich! What sanctions, citizens, we have everything and everyone! So why did “electric trains” suddenly appear, albeit in small numbers, on domestic roads poorly suited to “green cars”?
There are actually several reasons. The first, of course, is fashion: through the efforts of Elon Musk, electric cars have become a sign of wealth, the height of the social ladder, and in some circles generally a mandatory attribute. If you wish, please correspond. And as you know, everyone, more or less, wants to ‘be’ with us. Then, of course, comes the price component: “beatas” from Belarus and “Chinese imports” suddenly turned out to be comparable in price to an ordinary gasoline crossover, but at the same time they looked many times more attractive.
Anyone who has been to the salon of the Chinese Li or Voyah will not lie: there is space there that, it seems, cannot be surpassed. Those whose budget did not fall within the radius of “3-4 million” were offered Evolute, which immediately received large government subsidies and was comparable in price to the new LADA Vesta.
The third important aspect is the benefits. Electric cars have not yet appeared in the countryside, as they have become a symbol of big cities, so free travel on toll roads is an oxymoron, but as it is – in addition to free parking in general, we emphasize, there are also possible parking lots in the city, where the hourly rent of a room reaches 480 rubles – this is a serious argument.
And then there is free charging in city parking lots. After doing the math, you might come to an incredible conclusion: with a daily commute to work downtown, the “electric train” paid for itself in three years. Simply put, it fully reinvested the money invested and started generating net profits. For particularly picky readers, let’s recall the basic economic principles: lower costs equal profits.
In short, a noticeable mass of electric vehicles has emerged in Moscow and other large cities: the benefits are beginning to have a negative impact on the city’s budget. And it will only get worse and more expensive, and as we know, our budgets are in deficit. No time for fat. And the owners of toll road sections are already counting their losses: about 300,000 times “electric trains” ran over their asphalt without paying a cent.
Hence the difficulties in the negotiations, which the departments have been conducting for several months and have not been able to reach an agreement. The benefit, we repeat, was valid from March 1 to December 31, 2023, but already for 15 days of 2024, owners of electric trains pay the same as everyone else. This time, of course, they will agree. But there will certainly be no agreement in 2025. Moreover, the times of free “refueling” are also coming to an end: in brotherly Minsk the “freebie” has already ended, and soon they will also “close up shop” in Moscow. The same will happen with parking lots, there’s no doubt about it.
And at this point, the demand for electric cars, don’t go to your grandmother, will fall sharply, because suddenly it will turn out that without those advantages they are not so attractive. And in winter they are completely rubbish, and expensive problems can occur with the battery, and they can not be one car in the family garage, and much more. Electric cars will be sold, and significantly cheaper than the seller would like. So the first to realize the coming changes will sell their electric cars at a high price, and everyone else will sell them as they please. And of course it’s better not to be late…
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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