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By *ookingfun82 OP   Man
over a year ago

Enniskillen

Fleetingly considering changing the car. Will be used and after size the next priority is running cost, not bothered about brand. Not really considering electric yet. Work and most journeys would be under 15 miles so think PHEV is they way to go as 30mile range of battery seems typical and would then have the range of engine for longer journeys.

Question is do people find they do just run on battery for those 30 mile if charged and do you get the cost of running benefit?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We've just got one. Says up to 36 miles on electric and we're getting close to that.

Economy wise it depends on your electric supplier but we're getting ~3 miles/kW at £0.27/kW. At £1.80/litre for petrol we would need to get 90mpg to match that - so probably half price.

I suspect we're going to see drops in the cost of petrol but not electric though so that gap will erode and it is very hard to get a better deal at the moment.

We have only had it a week and didn't get the charger sorted for the first few days and he ladyship has done an 80 mile trip today but we are still at over 60% electric, I suspect this will settle at around 80%

Mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We've just got one. Says up to 36 miles on electric and we're getting close to that.

Economy wise it depends on your electric supplier but we're getting ~3 miles/kW at £0.27/kW. At £1.80/litre for petrol we would need to get 90mpg to match that - so probably half price.

I suspect we're going to see drops in the cost of petrol but not electric though so that gap will erode and it is very hard to get a better deal at the moment.

We have only had it a week and didn't get the charger sorted for the first few days and he ladyship has done an 80 mile trip today but we are still at over 60% electric, I suspect this will settle at around 80%

Mr"

May I ask what made you decide against fully electric

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My recommendation is to wait. It’s probably the worst time ever to buy a used car. Prices are higher than ever.

On the other hand it’s the best time to sell your car.

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By *ookingfun82 OP   Man
over a year ago

Enniskillen

I calculate cost per Mike just for diesel of 20p/mile at the minute so anything over 1.5mile/kW is a saving.

I tend to buy used out of warranty and run until I have to change rather than change every few years and can do minor servicing and repairs myself with IC cars, concerned about battery life as well as range. I would be going for family sized car, preferably estate and doesn't seem that many at reasonable prices yet. I live in a rural area so infrastructure not there for charging yet, don't want to have to plan longer journeys around charging or going out forgot to charge or no spaces available to charge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I calculate cost per Mike just for diesel of 20p/mile at the minute so anything over 1.5mile/kW is a saving.

I tend to buy used out of warranty and run until I have to change rather than change every few years and can do minor servicing and repairs myself with IC cars, concerned about battery life as well as range. I would be going for family sized car, preferably estate and doesn't seem that many at reasonable prices yet. I live in a rural area so infrastructure not there for charging yet, don't want to have to plan longer journeys around charging or going out forgot to charge or no spaces available to charge."

As I said above it’s the worst possible time buy a car. Parts shortages are causing massive delays on new cars which is pushing the price up on used. As diesel and petrol cars are slowly being pushed out hybrid and electric are priced even higher. The best thing you can do is wait.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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May I ask what made you decide against fully electric "

Range anxiety and unfamiliarity for her ladyship mostly. We will quite often go away with a drive close to the useful range of many EVs and ending at a campsite in the middle of nowhere. This was a compromise and a way of getting used to the whole electric thing. Personally, I'm not convinced it really helps in that regard, we need to plug in a lot more often at home than we would with a full EV and are unlikely to charge away from home. However most journeys are fully electric and it is nice doing a drive from home past a hillside full of speeding wind turbines and seeing only green on the car graph .

Mr

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