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Hi all
apparently this is the website come about Leaf / EV cars (so ive been told)
so here I am
I've been thinking about changing my car for the past 2 years now
Thought about another Petrol car also Hybrids and EVs
but with the recent COVID situation has made me think EV again, due to me being a key worker , i'm still working 5 days a week and i don't get time off at Christmas
so anyway, here's the situation, id like to get some advice on weather I should or should not get an EV
Before i start, I have been reading though the forum for the past few days, and it has put a spanner in the works, as i have been reading about the battery SOH, idle times etc has put me on the edge
The situation -
I work 5 days a week, early starts (6am) and only drive circa 6 miles each way with nice and easy roads (takes me 15 mins approx to get home)
I use the car 5-6 days a week, sometimes 7
on non-work days i pop into the local town, again 6 miles away or to the pool, Sundays i goto my dads to watch the F1 who lives approx 10 miles away
That's basically my year
i might do the odd thing like visit my friend who lives 60 miles away, or leave it idle for a week whilst i'm on holiday
I am not a one to spend a lot of money on a car, all my cars have been around 3-5K
but with the amount i could potentially save with owning an EV, i could push that up a bit more, maybe 7K
I need to drop my yearly outgoings , my ICE car is expensive to run with 240 tax, 28 MPG and its only a Focus 1.8....
approx 6000 miles a year is costing me over 1K in fuel alone
now one good thing is, I've inquired about charging at work, 7KW pod-point charger, free to use all day every day, 7 days a week 24/7 where i will charge as much as possible rather then using home charger or rapid chargers
Would an EV be good or a bad choice ?
if a good choice, then id like to know more about the Leaf and battery health etc, what to avoid etc (im thinking a 2013 -2015 Tekna
cheers
apparently this is the website come about Leaf / EV cars (so ive been told)
so here I am
I've been thinking about changing my car for the past 2 years now
Thought about another Petrol car also Hybrids and EVs
but with the recent COVID situation has made me think EV again, due to me being a key worker , i'm still working 5 days a week and i don't get time off at Christmas
so anyway, here's the situation, id like to get some advice on weather I should or should not get an EV
Before i start, I have been reading though the forum for the past few days, and it has put a spanner in the works, as i have been reading about the battery SOH, idle times etc has put me on the edge
The situation -
I work 5 days a week, early starts (6am) and only drive circa 6 miles each way with nice and easy roads (takes me 15 mins approx to get home)
I use the car 5-6 days a week, sometimes 7
on non-work days i pop into the local town, again 6 miles away or to the pool, Sundays i goto my dads to watch the F1 who lives approx 10 miles away
That's basically my year
i might do the odd thing like visit my friend who lives 60 miles away, or leave it idle for a week whilst i'm on holiday
I am not a one to spend a lot of money on a car, all my cars have been around 3-5K
but with the amount i could potentially save with owning an EV, i could push that up a bit more, maybe 7K
I need to drop my yearly outgoings , my ICE car is expensive to run with 240 tax, 28 MPG and its only a Focus 1.8....
approx 6000 miles a year is costing me over 1K in fuel alone
now one good thing is, I've inquired about charging at work, 7KW pod-point charger, free to use all day every day, 7 days a week 24/7 where i will charge as much as possible rather then using home charger or rapid chargers
Would an EV be good or a bad choice ?
if a good choice, then id like to know more about the Leaf and battery health etc, what to avoid etc (im thinking a 2013 -2015 Tekna
cheers