Buying Kia Niro EV - additional warranty worthwhile?

born_again

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82146734#Comment_82146734

Based on 7p off peak My niro did 19K at a cost of just over £300 & around & around 26 p peak.

born_again

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82146340#Comment_82146340

Only major bits that can go wrong are motor & battery both covered for a further 5 years on your car. Both of which can be repaired & do not need a typical manufacture simple replacement.

Every thing else is the same as any other car.

matt_drummer

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82146808#Comment_82146808

Yes, I know

£700 will buy 10,000kWh @ 7p on IOG and at 3.8 miles per kWh you could do 38,000 miles

£700 will buy 2,800kWh @ 25p on SVTand at 3.8 miles per kWh you could do 10,640 miles

Where did you get 24,000 miles on SVT from?

I am sure your maths was incorrect?

born_again

Where did you get 24,000 miles on SVT from?

Bit of mental maths

I am sure your maths was incorrect?

Seems I' am.👍

3.8 is a bit low. I averaged 4.3 👍 (but cost includes some price drops & increases.

matt_drummer

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82146960#Comment_82146960

It doesn't matter what the miles per kWh really is, if it will do 38,000 miles (your figures btw!) on £700 of IOG @ 7p it cannot possibly do 24,000 miles on the same £700 spent on SVT electricity.

Basic mental maths would work out that IOG is about a quarter of SVT so if you could do 40,000 miles on IOG it would be 10,000 miles on SVT,

24,000 miles was obviously wrong using my mental maths, you're quite prone to this sort of error :)