Does my driving fit an EV?
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At the moment I do this in a 3.5L no-plug hybrid spending £240 a month petrol:
3 days a week
- 30-50 mph for a mile or so to the dual carriageway
- sit behind a lorry with ACC for 16 miles, often can be stop and crawl
- 2 miles of city traffic, usually not bad but can be stop-start
- all again in reverse
1 day a week
- 30-60 mph A roads for 35 miles
1 day a week
- 70 miles A roads with a town bit for 4 miles
About 1000 miles a month. Doing some research I can fuel a Tesla Model 3 with an EV tariff for about £20 a month doing the same miles. Would this work out for me? It's tempting seeing a used Model 3 for £300 a month when I'll save £200 in petrol, and get a much newer car out of it with aimilar performance. Installing a home charger would cost, but I might get away with granny plug and charging at work for a bit. Any thoughts on this? To spend £300 a month on a 320i or something and then still have the fuel bill is unappealing.
3 days a week
- 30-50 mph for a mile or so to the dual carriageway
- sit behind a lorry with ACC for 16 miles, often can be stop and crawl
- 2 miles of city traffic, usually not bad but can be stop-start
- all again in reverse
1 day a week
- 30-60 mph A roads for 35 miles
1 day a week
- 70 miles A roads with a town bit for 4 miles
About 1000 miles a month. Doing some research I can fuel a Tesla Model 3 with an EV tariff for about £20 a month doing the same miles. Would this work out for me? It's tempting seeing a used Model 3 for £300 a month when I'll save £200 in petrol, and get a much newer car out of it with aimilar performance. Installing a home charger would cost, but I might get away with granny plug and charging at work for a bit. Any thoughts on this? To spend £300 a month on a 320i or something and then still have the fuel bill is unappealing.
annodomini2 said:
For the OP, most EVs would meet your needs.
Guessing it's just you on commute. Do you need to carry loads stuff? Or a family in tow on some of the journeys?
If anything Tesla would be more than you need.
Mostly on my own, transporting kids sometimes. I'm looking at i-paces too as the 3 is a bit small really. The sensible choice would be an older Kona, monthly could actually be less than what I'm paying for fuel right now, I'm not retiring for another 30 years at least though.Guessing it's just you on commute. Do you need to carry loads stuff? Or a family in tow on some of the journeys?
If anything Tesla would be more than you need.
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