Our driving patterns are mainly local with some slightly longer distances up to 60miles each way. A full EV would be ok as the range of most is easily enough for that. Longer distances tend to in the Morgan for events, organised trips and days out with good mileages. I would be more than happy to go EV when the price drops from the current higher levels. Get rid of the stupidly added on unnecessary tech, laziness inducing stuff and I’m in.
Ev with charge limits + extra weight + added power using tech = why?
Planning for a longer journey is no big deal with charging points pre planned in, provided they are available when you get there.
I see a similar scenario to solar energy tariff schemes too. Early days with good incentives (road tax, ULEZ allowances for example). Later reduction of these as the tax revenue from ICE vehicles drops.
We have a Sportage as it meets our needs for lifestyle of passengers ( grandchildren + dog) , load carrying. I like the look of an eNero, marginally smaller but good anyway. Full EV rather than hybrid variant. As a private buyer the buying cost ( outright not PCP etc ) is mid/ upper £30k. A charging dock would be needed ( Gov grant of about £400 I believe would help there).
I drove a hybrid courtesy car last month. Impressive acceleration on hard kick down! Too much tech/gadgets that I wouldn’t use though. Bloody hell who needs electric seat adjustment for a start. Lazy gits need not reply! Distracting displays on the touchscreen. Electric parking brake ( no handbrake turns, then ). What I found distracting initially was the display for battery capacity. There was a temptation to drive to maintain/ increase it. I just want a basic charge remaining gauge to compare with an ICE fuel gauge. The nearest charging point finder on the satnav was good. I suppose I would learn the characteristics of the car eventually but initially I would need test drives to learn.
