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jpaul said:
... and the point was ? why not get a buzz , I even put in the spoiler about the ioniq 9, when the dog reference alone was adequate.
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Your post was an island out of context to anyone who wasn't following the last couple of pages of conversation and able to join the dots.
 
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I looked at considering a Buzz. problem is for the expense the range didn't cut it for what I needed. I get it tho. it's a big old brick of a vehicle .. but if ever there was a vehicle with could hide a few inches of extra batteries that is it. this was a launch model. maybe they have improved since.
 
I really like the Buzz but the cost of one on our scheme was .....interesting. Seen a couple of PV5's close up now, can really see the appeal (accepting the Buzz is undoubtedly the looker) for someone that can live with the range and power limitations. The things are absolutely massive inside
 
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Diddums said:
I'm also debating buying a cheapo disposable EV as I'm doing almost 20k miles a year atm. Problem is that at that price range, the cars are absolute rubbish. I'm not expecting premium for that amount of money, but things like that BYD (Dolphin I think) really do feel like a tin can on wheels and definitely not something I'd like to be in an accident in.
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I’ve not actually driven one yet.

I’ve basically got a choice of buying a used car with around an 8.5k budget that’s more economical than my current MG

Or paying off my loan with than 8.5k giving me the financial wiggle room to consider a lease or something equivalent. EV in my use case, (mostly city) with the tools available (driveway/solar) seems to make the most sense.
 
I drove over to the Netherlands for a few days with my Peugeot e5008. Used FastNed 400kw chargers. My car only does 160kw but those chargers are amazing! So easy to use and in convenient locations across Europe.
 
I had to travel to Preston for work this week and took the wife's i4 40. 4.3kwh over 172.2 miles on the way out and 3.9kwh on the way back, which I was quite surprised at given the i4s aren't renowned for their range. I was expecting low/mid 3s. I could almost have made it home on a single charge, but was a bit cheeky and used the client's free EV chargers to top it back up again :)
 
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panthro said:
I drove over to the Netherlands for a few days with my Peugeot e5008. Used FastNed 400kw chargers. My car only does 160kw but those chargers are amazing! So easy to use and in convenient locations across Europe.
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Alpitronic... get them in the UK too :D
 
GravyMonster said:
I had to travel to Preston for work this week and took the wife's i4 40. 4.3kwh over 172.2 miles on the way out and 3.9kwh on the way back, which I was quite surprised at given the i4s aren't renowned for their range. I was expecting low/mid 3s. I could almost have made it home on a single charge, but was a bit cheeky and used the client's free EV chargers to top it back up again :)
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My experience is exactly the same, and I don't drive it any different from my m235i either. I don't know where this myth comes from that the i4's aren't renowned for their range either because generally they match, or exceed, quoted numbers.
The lowest I've seen in winter was 3.1 on a run.
 
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