RE: Go electric!

[M4cruiser]

mattcov said:

ncbbmw said:

M4cruiser said:

Problem is the £3 per day for the battery, whether you drive it or not. That's the killer for me, I can buy a lot of petrol for that on the other side of the equation.

If you don't drive it you don't need to charge it, well not for 3-4 weeks

Think we're talking about the battery lease, rather than the costs on top to charge, however it looks like they've reduced the monthly battery lease (~almost half) for lower mileages, although I cant find exact figures yet.

Indeed ncbbmw it's the lease cost I was referring to. The minimum for low mileage on a 3 year contract is £70 per month; for my circumstances it would be nearer £90.

This kind of car will typically do an average of about 50 miles per day, so that's £1 for the charging up and £3 for the battery lease. So, £4 for 50 miles, about the same as the 75mpg you can get from a modern small diesel.

[blearyeyedboy]

Did the winners report back on their experience?

[eybic]

The videos are in and you'll be seeing a report on this next week

[mattcov]

eybic said:

The videos are in and you'll be seeing a report on this next week

Is this ready yet? I've had an extended test drive since, but didn't buy one (very close to buying one though...)

[eybic]

mattcov said:

eybic said:

The videos are in and you'll be seeing a report on this next week

Is this ready yet? I've had an extended test drive since, but didn't buy one (very close to buying one though...)

Sorry matt, I've just chased it with the Ed team.