Bainbridge-
How does it work out well without a home charger? I thought that would be a pre-requisite.
There are 4 Source London chargers within a 10min stroll of my house, with reserved parking spots for charging EVs. There is one lampost charger (non reserved parking) on my street.
I only need to charge it after a long trip or about once every two weeks if just doing local drives. If I put it on overnight at a Source London charger, it costs me about £8 to go from 20% to full. Which is good for easily 285 London miles or 240 long distance M-Way miles.
Plus loads of incidental charging opportunities. Heading to Guy's hospital to get a covid jab? Cool, park for free at the charging post right by the South end of Tower Bridge and get some electric magic beans whilst you are at it. Thank you very much.
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mashton
I've not posted in here for ages, but thought I'd write a little update on mashton's car world.
The MG is tucked away in @BRM's old garage in Brockley. Sitting out the winter and spring showers. It needs repainting, so monies are being saved. I spend a lot of time wondering about colours. Classic BRG or go mental and do purple sparkles. Or cream white. Or sky blue. Hmmmm
My Passat-diesel-child-killer has gone. It was supposed to be sold, but in the meantime I drove it into a lorry on the M20 whilst having a snooze and wrote it off. Oops, but also the insurance paid me a bag of sand more than WBAC would have. So....
I tried to lease a Polestar 2, but they wouldn't let me because Ms mashton earns the money and I drive the cars. Not allowed by the only financing company that Polestar use. Fuck them then.
So, I have leased a Kia eNiro 4+ for two years and have joined the electric revolution.
I love it in almost every way, except that it looks like it has a golf ball for a front end.
The only thing I miss about the Passat Estate is the almost infinite boot size. But I can just about strap four bikes to the eNiro and have 4 people plus luggage in comfort. I can also put a full size gravel bike in the back, with the seats down, without removing a wheel or saddle. That'll do me.
Due to range, the roof rack / bike rack / top box will only go on when absolutely necessary, but I have realised that removing a Thule roof rack is actually a ten minute job and why did I drive my VW around with a permanent bike rack on top, making even more NOx and killing even more children? Doh!
So far the electric car thing has been super straightforward, even without my own home charger. The added bonus of free / megacheap parking in town plus no CC or ULEZ is awesome.
As was smoking a twat in a 911 cabriolet off the line at some lights the other day. Hello instant torque. No it wasn't dammit. Hi Neil!