| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? 10:19 - Jun 26 with 2728 views | wombat |
just asking out of intrest ! |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 10:28 - Jun 26 with 1709 views | kensalriser |
And if they are, stop at once. It’s not safe to drive and read LfW. |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 10:28 - Jun 26 with 1705 views | BklynRanger |
I have an electric shower if that helps? (10.8 kw) |  | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:09 - Jun 26 with 1608 views | wombat |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 10:28 - Jun 26 by BklynRanger |
I have an electric shower if that helps? (10.8 kw) |
lol and so far no comments about catching fire and right wing , | |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:12 - Jun 26 with 1596 views | Esox_Lucius |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:09 - Jun 26 by wombat |
lol and so far no comments about catching fire and right wing , |
You might want to try KFC for one of those Will. |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:19 - Jun 26 with 1555 views | wombat |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:12 - Jun 26 by Esox_Lucius |
You might want to try KFC for one of those Will. |
only phev drivers go there mike | |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:22 - Jun 26 with 1546 views | dmm |
Okay, I'll bite. I drive a Kia Soul EV. |  | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:29 - Jun 26 with 1529 views | robith |
I quite enjoy riding in them, but I think the cars are maybe just a bit too far ahead of the curve of the infrastructure for inter city driving just yet, which is the main reason im ever in a car. |  | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:34 - Jun 26 with 1490 views | CamberleyR |
Yes, a Volkswagen ID4. Had it three years. |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:37 - Jun 26 with 1484 views | Hunterhoop |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:29 - Jun 26 by robith |
I quite enjoy riding in them, but I think the cars are maybe just a bit too far ahead of the curve of the infrastructure for inter city driving just yet, which is the main reason im ever in a car. |
I’ve had an EV through company salary sacrifice scheme. Kia EV6.
Really good car. Very quick, especially off the mark. Much quicker than my old 2nd hand BMW M3 from standing.
Enormously spacious in the back and passenger area. Boot is okay. Very easy to drive. Decent infotainment system.
The charging aspect requires a little bit of planning but there are apps for it so it’s 5 minutes. Have driven it to Liverpool and Cornwall loads without issue. There are more high speed charges than people think. And Kia’s can use the Tesla superchargers too, not that I need to often.
Public charging is pricey though, similar to petrol. You need a home charger. Wouldn’t recommend an EV if you can’t install one. If you can, I certainly would recommend. And environmentally, they pay back on overall life cycle emissions at about 10-15k miles, so after that you are saving emissions vs an ICE vehicle (and that includes the whole lifecycle of the vehicle - battery and material extraction, manufacturing, etc). So, if you’re looking to buy/lease new and think you or someone else will drive it for more than 2-3 years, and you care about your emissions, get an EV. If you don’t, do whatever you want! |  | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:39 - Jun 26 with 1477 views | MelakaRanger |
Been driving an EV since 2015
Renault Zoe, Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Kona (amazing car) and next week a new Hyundai Kona arrives.
Zero regrets since day 1. Costs 7p in 'leccy to drive 4 miles. A full 'tank' costs about £4.50- enough to do around 300 miles.
So much 'anti EV' stuff spouted in the press / social media is utter twaddle. |  | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:47 - Jun 26 with 1429 views | lassel |
I had an early midlife crisis a couple of years ago and got a Taycan which I loved. Infrastructure in Sweden is incomparable to England however so electric cars make sense even for those relying on public charging.
Chopped it in last year for a sensible Lexus hybrid but wouldn’t think twice about another full electric. [Post edited 26 Jun 11:48]
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:49 - Jun 26 with 1422 views | Tonto |
Test driving on in about 45 mins!
Leasing seems to be the best option as the depreciation becomes someone else's problem.
If you are doing long journeys your car's sat nav can tell you in real time where you should charge and if its avaiable. Plug in, go have a pee and a drink and you should be back to 80% battery and enough for a couple of hundred miles.
But how often do you do a long drive? Most trips are less than 5 miles. |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:54 - Jun 26 with 1401 views | Lanhoop |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:37 - Jun 26 by Hunterhoop |
I’ve had an EV through company salary sacrifice scheme. Kia EV6.
Really good car. Very quick, especially off the mark. Much quicker than my old 2nd hand BMW M3 from standing.
Enormously spacious in the back and passenger area. Boot is okay. Very easy to drive. Decent infotainment system.
The charging aspect requires a little bit of planning but there are apps for it so it’s 5 minutes. Have driven it to Liverpool and Cornwall loads without issue. There are more high speed charges than people think. And Kia’s can use the Tesla superchargers too, not that I need to often.
Public charging is pricey though, similar to petrol. You need a home charger. Wouldn’t recommend an EV if you can’t install one. If you can, I certainly would recommend. And environmentally, they pay back on overall life cycle emissions at about 10-15k miles, so after that you are saving emissions vs an ICE vehicle (and that includes the whole lifecycle of the vehicle - battery and material extraction, manufacturing, etc). So, if you’re looking to buy/lease new and think you or someone else will drive it for more than 2-3 years, and you care about your emissions, get an EV. If you don’t, do whatever you want! |
Also servicing becomes cheaper. No oil and filter changes, no anti-freeze, less moving parts to replace and electric regen reduces brake wear. All positives for the pocket and the environment. | | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 12:14 - Jun 26 with 1363 views | dmm |
We should point out that home charging is essential if you want the cheapest electricity and best convenience. | | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 13:02 - Jun 26 with 1259 views | TheChef |
Nah. Quite happy to stick with hybrid thank you.
Still don't think the infrastructure is quite in place for electric (let alone the rubbish ranges).
And anyway once everyone has an electric car, the Illuminati will just be able to switch off all the cars and you'll be imprisoned in your own homes.
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 13:10 - Jun 26 with 1234 views | nick_hammersmith |
Yep, we've leased a few over the last ten years or so. Currently have the Audi Q4.
Infrastructure is better in Europe, but we have solar at home, so most of the time its free for us to run. This one is heavy and chews through tyres though |  | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 13:22 - Jun 26 with 1194 views | ted_hendrix |
I don't have an electric car, my front seats are heated and cooled though and the cooling feature Is currently a Godsend. |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 13:25 - Jun 26 with 1173 views | bosh67 |
I have a Scalextric in the loft. Does that count? |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 13:40 - Jun 26 with 1103 views | derbyhoop |
The OH has a 1st gen Renault Zoe. Range extremely limited (120kms) but its good for local trips.
We've got a socket so can charge at home. Big issue is 59€ per month for battery lease. |  |
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 13:46 - Jun 26 with 1087 views | MelakaRanger |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:49 - Jun 26 by Tonto |
Test driving on in about 45 mins!
Leasing seems to be the best option as the depreciation becomes someone else's problem.
If you are doing long journeys your car's sat nav can tell you in real time where you should charge and if its avaiable. Plug in, go have a pee and a drink and you should be back to 80% battery and enough for a couple of hundred miles.
But how often do you do a long drive? Most trips are less than 5 miles. |
Leasing is the way. You cant beat the depreciation game but rather than cough up best part of £40K and lose 25% when you drive it off the forecourt, pay it monthly over 3 or 4 years.
Watch out for servicing 'Scams' for EVs. Some are downright daylight robbery. Nissan wanted me to service the Leaf every 12 months. In 3 years it cost me over £600 in servicing costs. My current Hyundai has a 3 yr manufacturer service deal including its MOT. Total cost was £305
My new Hyundai Kona only needs a service every 2 years, so on a 3 year lease it will need just one service. I think its the same for VW EVs . But check the servicing requirements & costs before committing. Check with the manufacturer not the dealer. My new car dealer was adamant my new Kona would need a service every year. Hyundai HQ (UK) confirmed it was only necessary every 2 years. My dealers response was ' you learn something new every day'
Charging. Always top up at home every night. And if you use Octopus go or Intelligent tariff that can be up to 6 hours every night for just 7p per kw - for all the power the car takes and also that used by the home. I am on Octopus Intelligent and I often also get a good few hours of 7p leccy during the daytime too, especially at weekends. And if Octopus give a £50 cash credit if you switch to them using a code from an existing customer. Octopus also have a charging app wher the cost of the charge is placed against your home electricity bill. Quite handy and often there is a small discount on the chargers normal rate if you use their app.
As you say, most trips are 5-10 miles. My longest is usually Devon to Heathrow around 200 miles. An easy non stop journey but as its nearly 5 hours driving we stop half way for a drink/food etc and charge the car at the same time. The car doesn't need the stop- we do:)
If you are charging away from home then try and use Tesla Superchargers if you can. They can be up to half the price of some major charging networks and oftten have even cheaper rates at off peak times
For example. Tesla Bristol Cribbs 51p per kw (only 37p from 8pm to 9am). Instavolt Cribbs 87p per kw
Tesla Amesbury 51p (43p 10pm to 8 am) and just 100 yards away you have: Instavolt 87p and Gridserve 79p
Hope you enjoy the test drive. Way back in 2015 it took just 1 min of our test drive for us to decide | | | |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 14:03 - Jun 26 with 1034 views | Juzzie |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 11:22 - Jun 26 by dmm |
Okay, I'll bite. I drive a Kia Soul EV. |
They look a bit weird but apparently are quite good and quite reasonable second hand prices.
What's it like to drive/own?
Most of my car usage is supermarket run and kids taxi. It's all short, local stuff which is not good for ICE cars as they never get up to working temperature.
I'd rather buy, for example, an ICE car with 100,000 miles but mainly motorway use than one with 60,000 but used in the same way I do.
Electric cars I believe are ideal for this short journey type use a there are no issues as no combustion engine etc to get up to temperature to then be at its most efficient and reliable.
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| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 14:20 - Jun 26 with 947 views | CamberleyR |
| anyone on here currently driving an electric car ? on 14:03 - Jun 26 by Juzzie |
They look a bit weird but apparently are quite good and quite reasonable second hand prices.
What's it like to drive/own?
Most of my car usage is supermarket run and kids taxi. It's all short, local stuff which is not good for ICE cars as they never get up to working temperature.
I'd rather buy, for example, an ICE car with 100,000 miles but mainly motorway use than one with 60,000 but used in the same way I do.
Electric cars I believe are ideal for this short journey type use a there are no issues as no combustion engine etc to get up to temperature to then be at its most efficient and reliable.
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"Electric cars I believe are ideal for this short journey type use a there are no issues as no combustion engine etc to get up to temperature to then be at its most efficient and reliable"
The only issue I've found is that in the winter and colder mornings, if you haven't had it on charge for a bit prior to setting off (say at least 20-30 minutes) the battery charge percentage can suffer a bit until you've done a few miles and the battery temperature gets to normal (charging beforehand helps with this).
They are also quite happy on short trips and crawling along in slow traffic, the opposite of an ICE car but a drawback is they are probably worse than ICE cars on motorway/dual carriageway cruising. | |
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