Possible EV lease car options - what would you choose?

Public charge speeds really aren’t a big issue. Most charging will be AC 7kW in real world. Even 240mile trips you just need a toilet break top up to get you to the destination
 
Simon said:
Public charge speeds really aren’t a big issue. Most charging will be AC 7kW in real world. Even 240mile trips you just need a toilet break top up to get you to the destination
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i was delighted to see on on our holiday park in hunstanton of the 8 or so 22kw AC charge points every single time i looked there was always at least 1 but usually far more than one free point i could have used (even when a couple of ICE cars decided they were more important than everyone else and decided to park in them). i didnt use one as i didnt need to but its that kind of thing which gives me hope.
car is at 19% now i am back home... which is good as i wanted to get it something like low and give it a good blast from almost empty. by the time i get it to work i suspect it will be just over 10% - probably around 13%
 
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These are all quite a bit cheaper to lease than both a Model Y SR, and a lot cheaper than a Y LR. Does having a much bigger battery make up for having to use non-tesla infrastructure?
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Most of the cars listed with bigger batteries are shaped like a brick in comparison with the Model 3/Y, they need the bigger battery to get the same range as the Tesla.


For all its flaws and annoyances I honestly don't think I could do a non Tesla EV, the supercharger network is just that good.

The amount of apps and accounts I have for other public chargers is getting insane, imagine every single petrol station brand required you to have their specific app and sign up for an account with them to fill up with petrol and thats pretty much what its like on non Tesla chargers.
Some networks are starting to have plug and charge so at least once all setup it'll work like a supercharger - i.e. plug it in and let the car sort the billing.

In a year of ownership I can count on one hand the amount of issues I've had with superchargers whereas I've lost count how many times I've turned up to another charger and not been able to charge for whatever reason (no signal to get the app to connect, charger completely dead, charger not actually charging faster than AC speeds etc).


Don't undersell the charging network for a Tesla.
Of course if you stay near any of the new fancy electric charging hubs things might be better, lots of the issues with public chargers is down to the age rubbish locations of them.


If I had to, out of the ones you've tried out I'd go for the Skoda simply because it looks half decent, it hasn't went full touch senstive controls like the Volkswagen version and you get the Skoda simply clever stuff.
 
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No options from Genesis on the list.

Just checked this evening and the iPace is now out of stock.

We're going to book a proper test drive for the Enyak and Q8 next weekend when we're all off.
 
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Missed out, best car there, certainly from a drivers perspective. Charging is over rated and only really appeals to people who are accidentally getting into EV rather than going in eyes open. IMO.
 
Do you get any option on packages for enyaq - how are they priced ? like better sound or adaptive/DCC, which might be useful if she has some country lane mileage on the daily commute.
 
The model that's available is an 80 Loft. We sat in that exact model in the dealership. I have some reservations about keeping the cloth interior clean.

There isn't a leather interior option available with the lease deals.
 
What was the spec of the ev6? they do one that is bonkers fast. Battery size doesn't map 1 for 1 for range, that's all about weight and drag coefficients.

On a car scheme & from the list I'd take the Audi but not if I were buying with my own dosh. Enjoy the test drives
 
as someone who has a Tesla Model Y and an Audi Etron (now called a Q8), the Audi is the much nicer car. That said, the technology in the audi is dreadful and the mobile app is useless, as are the non Tesla charging stations.

Have a look on Tesla inventory....they are knocking £5k off the price.

I like both cars for different reasons.
 
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Model Y would have been a no brainer. However it's £100 more PCM. So, my wife has ruled it out as an option.

As someone previously mentioned, £100 goes a long way towards the electric bill making up for the efficiency difference between the two.
 
TheOracle said:
as someone who has a Tesla Model Y and an Audi Etron (now called a Q8), the Audi is the much nicer car. That said, the technology in the audi is dreadful and the mobile app is useless, as are the non Tesla charging stations.

Have a look on Tesla inventory....they are knocking £5k off the price.

I like both cars for different reasons.
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I think the app is alright. Nothing special though. What more would you want from it?
 
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I think the app is alright. Nothing special though. What more would you want from it?
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It tooks months before it started working, then it takes an age to connect to the car. The tesla one is instant.
There's also very few features.....hell, with the tesla app I can get a live video feed off the cars numerous cameras :cry: to name one of many
 
I had an Audi E-Tron and the app was perfectly functional.

Set max charge level
Set preferred charging times
Lock or unlock
Set temperature and precondition
Upload routes
Check battery level and range etc

Really don't need more than that for the majority who want a car and not a computer. The vast majority get in and drive without evry worrying about a lot of the useless tat.
 
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It tooks months before it started working, then it takes an age to connect to the car. The tesla one is instant.
There's also very few features.....hell, with the tesla app I can get a live video feed off the cars numerous cameras :cry: to name one of many
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Even my BMW app on my x5 hybrid allows me to do that
 
ICDP said:
I had an Audi E-Tron and the app was perfectly functional.

Set max charge level
Set preferred charging times
Lock or unlock
Set temperature and precondition
Upload routes
Check battery level and range etc

Really don't need more than that for the majority who want a car and not a computer. The vast majority get in and drive without evry worrying about a lot of the useless tat.
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Yep, that's pretty much all it does. Which would be fine if it worked and was reliable.....but mine isn't. The biggest problem is it takes an age to connect, if it connects at all. I've had to take the car to my local Audi dealer for a software update which is a pain in itself, but was still never perfect. Stark contrast between the Tesla app. It's not the phone as it's a pixel 7 pro, but the car itself was great though.....just the technology I thought was a bit out dated. Still, it has android auto which is great (not wireless mind).

Mine was one of the first etrons off the production line, so I wonder if they made a hardware change in newer models.
 
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