I have a diesel engine car that is almost 16 years old, it already has many problems and I will soon have to decide which model to buy to replace it, because I need a vehicle to work. Logically, one of the aspects that I must assess is the type of engine: diesel, gasoline, hybrid or electric. In recent weeks, I have asked many questions about this matter to friends and supposed specialists, and I have read many articles about the advantages and disadvantages of each option, without yet reaching a satisfactory conclusion. Aware, also, that the date for the disappearance of combustion engines will arrive, whose date the EU has relaxed, and that restrictions for diesel or gasoline cars will increase in cities. In some, very rigid rules are already established.
I know that what I am saying is happening to many citizens. It is enough to see the forums on the Internet to understand the enormous doubts that are being generated. Furthermore, there is a fundamental issue in this debate, the price. It happens that most of the electric cars that I have been able to consult are expensive or very expensive; To which is added the scarce installation of charging points in the cities and, also, their slowness. I know friends who already have charging points in their homes or on their farms, but they are few. Out of curiosity, I approached a charging point in Valencia with three power supplies, there were two cars charging because one of the servers was not working. Since they were not Tesla (prices only for upper class), the charge was going to last more than three hours.
I also note that, faced with so many elements of debate and doubts that are not resolved, some friends have chosen to buy gasoline and even diesel again. There are those who have more economic resources and opt for renting or similar things, but this is not available to everyone. They tell me that continuing with diesel or gasoline is affordable for their pockets (even more so if they are second-hand) to which is added the speed of loading at gas stations. With the guarantee that they will be able to take on long journeys without fear of having to be stranded for four hours recharging, if they can find power sources that are not occupied. Because something that also happens is that since there are not many on the roads, despite the Government's commitment to accelerate the installation of thousands, queues form in those that are active, so it can happen that the load makes one loses more than half a day or the entire day, I know cases.
Experts, many of whom have social media accounts that they use to talk about this, say that we are in a period of "transition." They are right, but I wonder how long that transition will last. You cannot go from the combustion engine to the electric engine in a few years, and I believe that no one doubts the obligation to accelerate the disappearance of highly polluting engines. The Government grants aid for the change and little by little more people are joining green energy. But everything is going very slowly and there are still many barriers - purchase price or charging points - for this transition to occur in the shortest possible time and under the best conditions, so that citizens who do not have large payrolls can opt for this change. that is required from the administrations. After all that has been said, I still have the same question: What car should I buy?
