• Nice ok. We're looking at a second hand one, probably 2021 spec for ~ £25k. We like the idea of paying slightly more up front for a car that costs less to run and won't fall foul of future ULEZ/emission zone changes but there's a definite budget limit. It seems all new EV cars are on a year old waiting list or at very least December minimum so going second hand is fine and it saves a bit of money. We were looking at the VW ID3 first but my partner has done a test drive in both and prefers the Zoe, which is also cheaper. My main concern is charging networks and how well it'll do for longer journeys, we're moving to Manchester and driving back to London will be fairly common for the first few months while things get worked out. But even the much more expensive EVs don't seem to have significantly more range and it's hard to know what a claimed 200 miles really works out to.

  • We went lease on the assumption that it 3 years there would be better/longer range/faster charging options available, but obvs if there aren't any around immediately that's not so much of a choice.
    We haven't done journeys longer than 100 miles, but I'd expect you'd do Manc-London with a 30min fast top-up en route (and then fully charge at the other end). No idea how reliable the charging network is at services these days though.
    Plenty of the bigger SUV types would get you that journey in one go these days.

  • Plenty of the bigger SUV types would get you that journey in one go these days.

    Yeah I can see some have 60kwh batteries. Going to have to weigh up the cost of 40ish extra miles.

  • There's quite a few Tesla charging points at the service stations on the m6 so I think en-route charging for that journey should be OK. It's mostly just for the first few months while my partner will still be living and working in London until she completes her notice period so maybe driving up each weekend but probably staying with friends some times.

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