EV Discussion thread

ddi

Most journeys I do are short 30 minute drives which I use my daughter’s fiesta for whilst she’s at uni. But she’s back home in Sept and will use it to commute to work. I also have a 7 seater Alhambra that’s 12 years old that I use for long journeys. This needs selling. We do very few long journeys. But we are a family of 5 with dog so could do with a proper sized cars (not one with a stupid protruding middle seat in the back) as we do go out and about as a family. But I don’t really want a big 7 seater for my 30 min drives around town & villages. 

Magnitio

ddi said:

Most journeys I do are short 30 minute drives which I use my daughter’s fiesta for whilst she’s at uni. But she’s back home in Sept and will use it to commute to work. I also have a 7 seater Alhambra that’s 12 years old that I use for long journeys. This needs selling. We do very few long journeys. But we are a family of 5 with dog so could do with a proper sized cars (not one with a stupid protruding middle seat in the back) as we do go out and about as a family. But I don’t really want a big 7 seater for my 30 min drives around town & villages. 

Are you looking for one car to replace the Fiesta and Alhambra? A lot depends on your budget. If you are after a car for 5 and a dog, the Skoda Enyaq is worth looking at. If you want a small runabout, then consider the VW e-Up (or Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii equivalents), VW e-Golf or Nissan Leaf.

Netexporter

Another vote for Enyaq. Another contender would be the Kia EV9 but it is fairly new so may be more than you want to pay.

QrizB

Magnitio said:

Are you looking for one car to replace the Fiesta and Alhambra? A lot depends on your budget. If you are after a car for 5 and a dog, the Skoda Enyaq is worth looking at. If you want a small runabout, then consider the VW e-Up (or Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii equivalents), VW e-Golf or Nissan Leaf.

Mrs QrizB has an e-UP! and it's a great little car. We took it to Cornwall and back over Easter (200+ miles each way) and only needed a midway recharge on each leg.

Grumpy_chap

What sort of budget is @ddi considering?  Is the desire for brand new or will used be acceptable?

michaels

QrizB said:

Magnitio said:

Are you looking for one car to replace the Fiesta and Alhambra? A lot depends on your budget. If you are after a car for 5 and a dog, the Skoda Enyaq is worth looking at. If you want a small runabout, then consider the VW e-Up (or Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii equivalents), VW e-Golf or Nissan Leaf.

Mrs QrizB has an e-UP! and it's a great little car. We took it to Cornwall and back over Easter (200+ miles each way) and only needed a midway recharge on each leg.

That is amazing as ev database quotes a 90 mile motorway range and that is with a new battery without 3 years+ of degradation

Martyn1981

michaels said:

QrizB said:

Magnitio said:

Are you looking for one car to replace the Fiesta and Alhambra? A lot depends on your budget. If you are after a car for 5 and a dog, the Skoda Enyaq is worth looking at. If you want a small runabout, then consider the VW e-Up (or Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii equivalents), VW e-Golf or Nissan Leaf.

Mrs QrizB has an e-UP! and it's a great little car. We took it to Cornwall and back over Easter (200+ miles each way) and only needed a midway recharge on each leg.

That is amazing as ev database quotes a 90 mile motorway range and that is with a new battery without 3 years+ of degradation

Isn't that the cold (-10C) motorway range? They estimate the mild weather range at ~115miles.

EricMears

michaels said:

QrizB said:

Magnitio said:

Are you looking for one car to replace the Fiesta and Alhambra? A lot depends on your budget. If you are after a car for 5 and a dog, the Skoda Enyaq is worth looking at. If you want a small runabout, then consider the VW e-Up (or Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii equivalents), VW e-Golf or Nissan Leaf.

Mrs QrizB has an e-UP! and it's a great little car. We took it to Cornwall and back over Easter (200+ miles each way) and only needed a midway recharge on each leg.

That is amazing as ev database quotes a 90 mile motorway range and that is with a new battery without 3 years+ of degradation

We used to have a 2015 e-Up! and its quoted range was indeed 90 miles  (although I never actually saw more than approx 70 miles).

However,  battery size was doubled later so 100+ range on a motorway would probably be easily doable'

1961Nick

One of the key elements that make a vehicle comfortable for 5 is the absence of a transmission tunnel. Many EVs still have those as they share the platform with ICE & hybrid variants.

QrizB

EricMears said:

michaels said:

QrizB said:

Magnitio said:

Are you looking for one car to replace the Fiesta and Alhambra? A lot depends on your budget. If you are after a car for 5 and a dog, the Skoda Enyaq is worth looking at. If you want a small runabout, then consider the VW e-Up (or Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii equivalents), VW e-Golf or Nissan Leaf.

Mrs QrizB has an e-UP! and it's a great little car. We took it to Cornwall and back over Easter (200+ miles each way) and only needed a midway recharge on each leg.

That is amazing as ev database quotes a 90 mile motorway range and that is with a new battery without 3 years+ of degradation

We used to have a 2015 e-Up! and its quoted range was indeed 90 miles  (although I never actually saw more than approx 70 miles).
However,  battery size was doubled later so 100+ range on a motorway would probably be easily doable'

Ours is indeed the later model (71 reg) with the larger battery.

We made the same trip at Christmas and needed to charge twice, which I mostly blame on cabin heating.

There's a photo or two of our e-UP! in Electroverse, if you can guess our charging stops 😉