When are you going fully electric?
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In the same boat, ordered a couple of weeks back and they said it should be around early dec. What spec / colour did you go for?
....... You'd get bonus points (or sweets!) if you spotted another "Us" while driving. I'm sad, but I still say this to my girlfriend now!"Oh look, there's an us" or if it's exactly the same colour and model, it's an "Us Us!"
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The Honda and colour looks great - Honda have a build quality pedigree versus sino contingent
Reading further about Nio today seems the company is making big losses attributed to them using a 3rd party JAC chinese manufacturer,
no vertical integration like tesla, so can't compete with pricing of other chinese brands, or tesla ! I hadn't realised Tesla is in the black, though.
- So the Nio estate car is off the menu and ID7 the great white hope.
Black edition is what the wife desperately wanted but couldn’t justify the cost as the one we had was in a good offer through our nhs trusts lease scheme. We had the sline in Daytona grey, black edition would have pumped us by about 300/month! Not that the bride caredOh, nice !car twins
Gone for the E-Tron Q8 55 Quattro Black Edition in Magnet Grey with the Pano roof and tow bar option
How about you ?
have you got an estimated due date?Nice!Black edition is what the wife desperately wanted but couldn’t justify the cost as the one we had was in a good offer through our nhs trusts lease scheme. We had the sline in Daytona grey, black edition would have pumped us by about 300/month! Not that the bride cared
No.date yet. The Octopus EV page was saying Dec-Feb but pretty much all the cars were, do, no idea really !
The charging point is between 4 and 10 weeks,.lol
No real rush as still.have the Tesla and old.Shell charging point
Any date on hours? When did you order
Ordered 2 weeks ago with a range of oct-dec, have been told it should go to the dealer late nov and then arranged delivery to us at the start of dec. Comes with an installed ohme pro for free as well, although no contact on that point yet.
Oh nice!
Yeah getting the Ohme pro too. Did the online "survey" earlier and waiting on date for that too.
I’ll drop a post up when I get any dates confirmed, guessing you will just be two weeks behind me then, unless location plays much of a role.
Cheers,I'll do the same
Got two emails this morning - one introducing themselves as the contact for the EV charger install and the second with a link to book the install
The link (and follow up email) 404'd
Third time lucky takes me to the booking site, but ....
Will keep on refreshing the page though the day ...
I haven't paid much attention to the electric vehicle market until now, but my parents are looking to replace their current car as they prepare for retirement. Their driving is mainly local – trips to the shops, the occasional school run, and a 250-mile round trip to visit family about twice a month.
They’re currently driving a diesel, which they can continue using until they find a suitable replacement. Their budget is around £25k. Comfort is a priority for them, particularly with easy access in and out of the car due to back issues. They’re also hoping for a vehicle that’s straightforward to use, without overly complex controls or features buried deep in menus.
I’m wondering if it’s realistic to consider an electric vehicle in this price range or if a petrol hybrid might be a better option. Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
They’re currently driving a diesel, which they can continue using until they find a suitable replacement. Their budget is around £25k. Comfort is a priority for them, particularly with easy access in and out of the car due to back issues. They’re also hoping for a vehicle that’s straightforward to use, without overly complex controls or features buried deep in menus.
I’m wondering if it’s realistic to consider an electric vehicle in this price range or if a petrol hybrid might be a better option. Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Are they looking at brand new, or is nearly new an option.
I'd probably point them towards something like a Kia Niro. Plenty of 22/23 with low mileage for that price.
There is so much (relative) value in the circa 12 month old EV market at the moment that it's well worth a look. One thing I would say is check real world efficiency as for example my experience of the Koreans and Tesla (accepting Tesla might be out of the question here) is theyll get close to their stated efficiency, while the likes of my own mg4 and BMW's IX not so much.
A 250 mile trip should be no real hassle in any EV with a decent battery even if you end up stopping (and you will at this price range as remember you'll only really use 80-85% of the range a lot of the time if you want to charge quickly and top it up to be able to do other things when you get there ).
A 250 mile trip should be no real hassle in any EV with a decent battery even if you end up stopping (and you will at this price range as remember you'll only really use 80-85% of the range a lot of the time if you want to charge quickly and top it up to be able to do other things when you get there ).
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They would be looking for used. Kia garage is not too far from them to get the ball rolling.
Fair point on the 80/85% as you might not get a charger when you get to the location and want to wonder around. A Tesla I guess is more but a more mature EV in-terms of tech and charger network?
Tesla is not really any better at achieving its rated range than anything else at motorway speeds.
Yes they have their own chargers and they integrate well into the whole experience but you can achieve similar elsewhere, just takes a bit of effort in some cases. Tesla just makes of very easy, if they have chargers where you need them (which they generally do).
-20% in best summer, -30% in worse winter is pretty much the rule of thumb for everything in terms of motorway range vs rated range.
Yes they have their own chargers and they integrate well into the whole experience but you can achieve similar elsewhere, just takes a bit of effort in some cases. Tesla just makes of very easy, if they have chargers where you need them (which they generally do).
-20% in best summer, -30% in worse winter is pretty much the rule of thumb for everything in terms of motorway range vs rated range.
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ID7 has landed, can confirm there are no forum members in the boot. Slightly annoying that with the optional interior pack, VW changed the colour of the seat insert from light grey to a darker grey. Otherwise its nice being back to silent driving, the 1.0 eco box T cross was just a horrid car, interior is a step up from the BMW in the main. Tech is spot on. Only downside is the frankly rubbish app.
Welcome to the VW/Audi group of app pain. It's even better when the developers roll out their API updates overnight and it completely borks any smart charging you've got going.
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Front end is nice and neat unlike a lot of EV's that seem to have ugly fronts now, even Tesla's are looking dated now. Are the drl's running all the way across the front or is that a chrome strip either side of the badge? Does it have a froot?