2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric (38.3 kWh) Premium SE in Iron Grey with Shale Grey Interior option
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Well hello everyone.
My name is Derek (username is a bit of a giveaway I suppose) and I am in Glasgow but work in Ayrshire.
I ordered a new Ampera yesterday (see Ampera Deals thread in GM section) from Pentagon Vauxhall in Sheffield and hope to pick it up on the 29th of March.
I have been reading this site voraciously for a few weeks whilst I researched the idea of running an EV.
As a high mileage driver (18k pa) I was always dismissive of the possibility of running an EV. It was only recently when an EV charging station was suggested for the office building I manage that I started looking into it.
All of a sudden I discovered a Nissan Leaf could be purchased for £199 a month from Macklin Motors http://www.macklinmotors.co.uk/new-...visia/192438/nissan-leaf-visia-flex-electric/
This got me thinking but the Leaf range meant every now and then I could not cover the mileage I needed to do in a day. There was the option of using my wife's car on those days but that would require her co-operation and interest.........
So the obvious alternative was an Ampera, although well out of reach financially I thought. Then I spotted the Pentagon deal and dug a little deeper.
I have a 30 mile commute (each way) and will be able to charge at the office. 8 or 9 days out of 10 that is all I will do. On the other days I will cover 80 to 100 miles. I also have to be available to attend any of the sites I manage at the drop of a hat. If it were a Leaf and I had just driven 30 miles to the office then had to drive 60 miles to say Livingston/Edinburgh I would be in trouble. The Ampera could cope with the unexpected as well as the occasional longer days without any issues.
Anyway, I realise I have a lot to learn about all this (a whole new language it would appear!!) but am really looking forward to it.
Derek
My name is Derek (username is a bit of a giveaway I suppose) and I am in Glasgow but work in Ayrshire.
I ordered a new Ampera yesterday (see Ampera Deals thread in GM section) from Pentagon Vauxhall in Sheffield and hope to pick it up on the 29th of March.
I have been reading this site voraciously for a few weeks whilst I researched the idea of running an EV.
As a high mileage driver (18k pa) I was always dismissive of the possibility of running an EV. It was only recently when an EV charging station was suggested for the office building I manage that I started looking into it.
All of a sudden I discovered a Nissan Leaf could be purchased for £199 a month from Macklin Motors http://www.macklinmotors.co.uk/new-...visia/192438/nissan-leaf-visia-flex-electric/
This got me thinking but the Leaf range meant every now and then I could not cover the mileage I needed to do in a day. There was the option of using my wife's car on those days but that would require her co-operation and interest.........
So the obvious alternative was an Ampera, although well out of reach financially I thought. Then I spotted the Pentagon deal and dug a little deeper.
I have a 30 mile commute (each way) and will be able to charge at the office. 8 or 9 days out of 10 that is all I will do. On the other days I will cover 80 to 100 miles. I also have to be available to attend any of the sites I manage at the drop of a hat. If it were a Leaf and I had just driven 30 miles to the office then had to drive 60 miles to say Livingston/Edinburgh I would be in trouble. The Ampera could cope with the unexpected as well as the occasional longer days without any issues.
Anyway, I realise I have a lot to learn about all this (a whole new language it would appear!!) but am really looking forward to it.
Derek