Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , UK Fully Charged host Robert Llewellyn discussing controversial BBC article – Click above to watch a video after the break “The most spurious load of codswallop I think I have ever seen on the BBC.” That’s how Robert Llewellyn, host of the EV-centric Fully Charged series described an article on the website of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The piece argues, with the help of Mitsubishi’s admission that its i-MiEV’s total cost of ownership might be super expensive because of sharp depreciation , that the costs involved with operating an electric vehicle (EV) may far more than those of a similarly-sized petrol-powered one. After checking in with similar assertions from a couple of skeptical auto journalists they eventually concludes that “…most motorists may well find the financial experience of electric motoring will leave them feeling distinctly over-charged.” Mr. Llewellyn, like many who commented after our post on the issue , saw some flaws with their postulations and whipped up a new episode of his program to take them to task
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VIDEO: Fully Charged takes on BBC, Mitsubishi for i-MiEV depreciation story
