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Ioniq 38 (2020 onwards) can be had between 18-20K and still be carrying 2-2.5 years Hyundai warranty.

 

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Are the 36kWh from the egolf really good enough to do 140miles at 70mpwh?

I can say they are 120 max in summer at high speeds, and the e-Golf works weirdly that it starts pre-turtling around 20/25% (can't remember off hand) by reducing performance before slipping into eco mode and nerfing the top speed so you can't even do 70. I had this happen to me a motorway junction before I needed to come off and charge when I had my e-Golf and you are old school Leafing it along behind trucks when that happens.

Also unless the one you get has a heat pump the GOM will drop the range a fair chunk depending on temp / fan speed you put the heat on in the car.

I'd say (as an approximate) they are about 25-30% less efficient than an Ioniq 38 in all weathers.

 

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It might not be long before a 64kwh niro/kona/soul will be under 20k. I think the original 2019 64kwh versions are vastly over priced especially with the current dip in price of other evs and age of these vehicles. Although battery’s are predicted to last across the whole fleet there will be failures and if your warranty is getting shorter surely prices will have to fall to reflect the increased odds that something expensive will go bang.

I feel like a combination of the battery size (and inherent value of that battery) and in the case of the Kia’s the balance of the seven year warranty is holding them artificially high. On the inside EVs podcast last week Martyn made the point that for all EVs there must be a floor point for each car based on the value of the battery, if you extrapolate the cost of say what 10kWh of home storage currently costs.

However that all said, given the number of e-niros/konas running around will we be seeing an influx of them coming off lease like has happened to Tesla M3 and Ioniq 38s the latter of which seemed to exclusively be cheap leases and a subsequent price adjustment.

 

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If a Swift is considered a death trap, how would a Zoe be thought of…?

A silent death trap

 

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VW e-Up!

Or save a couple of grand and get the Seat Mii

 

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I came across these 62kWh LEAFs on ebay earlier and thought of this thread, £20-22k depending on mileage although probably negotiable:

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I'd do some extensive due diligence on these before making an offer, one of the images shows a car that has over 80,000 miles and they say the ones they have don't go above 30K! This is clearly from a 40kWh Leaf given the range shown unless driven like you stole it.