I'll stick with my 182 and the remaining £23,000 in the bank.
£23,000. Twenty three thousand English fcuking pounds.
Stroll on.
So, lets say you live in Liverpool.
Most of the time, you're not far from a charge point, so no worries.
At the weekend, the mrs wants to go and visit family in Leeds, a distance of 72 miles or so. The batteries probably won't last that long, not according to the Autocar review. Not to worry though, there's charge points on the motorway service stations.
But wait, they're only the 32A "fast" charge points, and not the 125A "rapid" chargers.
So it's going to take 1 hour 20 mins to drive there, with a 3-4 hour charging stop on the M62 somewhere.
Great.
Not nessecary,this is CS, facts and experience are secondary to being scene.Maybe I missed the part about you all having driven one.
With the range extender you'd probably be able to get there and back, but yes it's fairly clear that electric cars have some serious limitations as anything other than a town or commuting car. The majority of buyers are probably aware that they're not gonna be able to use it to tow a caravan to the south of France
It's very easy to say, "well buyers know they won't be towing a caravan to the south of France" which is why I picked a very valid journey.
Essentially, this car is good for people who only commute and therefore only do a small number of miles, which is great.
So what sort of car would this person buy? (my mum is a good example, she probably does 10 miles per day) a £12,000 Yaris, or a £25,000+ BMW i3?
Let's keep it as BMW vs BMW, the 114i is about £18k isn't it? Still a fair saving, and at least you could use it at the weekend for heading out of the city, which isn't uncommon.
I'm not bashing EVs, because the concept is decent I suppose, but until they can match petrol in terms of range, they're extremely limited, for a lot of money.
Hydrogen fuel cells have more potential IMO. (I know they're like, £300,000 atm)
You can get a ZOE for 13,995, with 4 years servicing, breakdown cover, warranty and finance pckage, which is more comparable when using the i3 and Yaris argument... For the mileage your mum is doing she would have to pay £70 p/m battery rental + around £3 per charge (which will get you roughly 90 miles). If you do buy one and need to do more mileage, you get preferential rates with enterprise. They certainly aren't for everyone at the moment though.
I think people are being a bit sensitive about the price. Everyone has different needs, expectations and budgets.
I've never understood the old "how much?!" "£30k for a blah blah?! "Nigga you crazy!?!?" It's like some people don't understand that other people have more money than they do. Lol.
I used one to commute from High Wycombe to Acton in West London for a week - Was great!
Just because someone has money, doesn't mean they like to throw it away.
Acton!?!!??
There's only a few reasons anyone would be working in Acton. You weren't working out of a big blue bunker were you?
Eddie. said:Yeah, that's far more comparable tbf.
She does 200 miles per month + leisure mileage, so lets round that up to 300 miles a month? Which is a full tank of fuel which costs her, £50 a month? (A bit of a guess tbh)
On the ZOE, it's going to cost her just shy of £10 to charge it for the month, plus the battery rental which is £70 p/m. So that's £80 p/m, to run a ZOE vs her current car.
That's an extra £360 per year, which even given the fact the ZOE is £0 VED, is still about £100 more per year.
It just never adds up IMO
The i3 is eye catching. It's unique, and stands out as almost its very own