Originally Posted by Hamwich
Originally Posted by +8Rich
Charging opportunities being somewhat limited at present (Tesla excluded) it makes it more of a planning event attempting a holiday I imagine, so a new learn is needed I guess is the answer.


There are over 44,000 charging points available in the UK, with over 550 added in the last 30 days.

The Mini navigation system shows you a circle denoting your current range, the locations of all charges, indicates whether they are currently free or not, and has a selectable option to route you via the chargers to give the most efficient travel. No need to plan, the car does it for you.

There are an lot of rather outdated myths surrounding EVs which really need to be dispelled.

All good features, I think once they get the unit cost down to a realistic level for the average working person they will show real headway but until then it will be a zero option for most.

We specifically chose Heather's Polo GTI as it is a relatively clean sporty engine with a manual gearbox as neither of us like the automatic cars, I'm hanging on for hydrogen if I have to go this route, it's only a matter of time really before both events and I believe by 2030 there will be something viable around for us.

A hydrogen powered CX would excite me smile

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