Realistic range for EV's

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...Mole...

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Wednesday 21st October 2015
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I'm looking at the possibility of getting an electric car as an effort to save a bit of money commuting. I currently commute in a 2014 S3 which I'm going to be selling (Bored of it and tend to borrow my other halfs Fiesta ST as it's much more fun).
I'd be looking at leasing either through a personal lease or a salary sacrifice lease through work maybe PCP if there are any good deals.

My main concern is range, I commute 26 miles each way to work mostly B-roads due to the direct way to my work goes through Aberdeen rush hour traffic and until they finish the bypass I'd rather not go that way. No charging points nearby work either.

so is there anything on the market that's relatively inexpensive that can manage that (as much as id like a tesla budget wont stretch that far), I don't fancy running out of charge 5 miles from home. I have a driveway and garage so putting it on charge overnight is no problem.