EV choice
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Steve6371

Original Poster:

36 posts

69 months

Thursday 17th September
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I'm am staring with a new company and need to choose an EV as a company car, max budget £52,000. Main criteria is motorway comfort, range and space.

I look forward to some suggestions, I appreciate it can be subjective on personal preference.

TheDrownedApe

1,848 posts

87 months

Thursday 17th September
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The 52k is ambiguous. Is that p11d price or a sum based on extra salary?

Will it be lease (pers/comp), salsac, outright buy?

Any of the new SUVs such as ford explorer/capri, kv3, Tesla MY, Skoda Enyaq/Elroq, Renault scenic. Test drive all of these and decide for yourself

RedWhiteMonkey

9,238 posts

213 months

Thursday 17th September
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Mercedes CLA electric?

SWoll

22,971 posts

289 months

Thursday 17th September
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Model Y Long Range Premium RWD

Loads of space, the new ones have far better suspension and sound insulation, 380 miles of range, chargers everywhere, enough left in your budget to pick your exterior and interior colour.

SDK

3,758 posts

284 months

Thursday 17th September
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Options at that price, which meet motorway comfort, range and space

- Tesla Model Y Long Range Premium RWD
- MG S6
- MG IM5 or IM6
- Smart #5
- Kia EV5 or EV6
- Skoda Enyaq
- Peugeot 3008
- VW iD.7

otolith

69,667 posts

235 months

Thursday 17th September
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I like my Polestar 2. I have a long range dual motor, which has enough range for me. The long range single motor has more range and is still fairly quick. All currently available at < 50k including Prime pack.

SWoll

22,971 posts

289 months

Thursday 17th September
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otolith said:
I like my Polestar 2. I have a long range dual motor, which has enough range for me. The long range single motor has more range and is still fairly quick. All currently available at < 50k including Prime pack.
Not particularly spacious though?

SDK

3,758 posts

284 months

Thursday 17th September
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SWoll said:
otolith said:
I like my Polestar 2. I have a long range dual motor, which has enough range for me. The long range single motor has more range and is still fairly quick. All currently available at < 50k including Prime pack.
Not particularly spacious though?
Yep - I had a Polestar 2 for three years , Front cabin space is a bit cramped and rear leg room is pretty bad.

otolith

69,667 posts

235 months

Thursday 17th September
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SWoll said:
Not particularly spacious though?
Haven't found it lacking, to be honest, but these things are relative.

T6 vanman

3,565 posts

130 months

Thursday 17th September
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Meets most of your requirements ... Thank you smile

Audis5b9

1,387 posts

103 months

Thursday 17th September
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BYD SL7

Ticks all the boxes (if 300mi range is enough)

Russet Grange

3,198 posts

57 months

Thursday 17th September
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T6 vanman said:


Meets most of your requirements ... Thank you smile
Jay-Em (or whatever his name is) on Youtube absolutely slated those.

Mark V GTD

3,188 posts

155 months

Thursday 17th September
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SWoll said:
Model Y Long Range Premium RWD

Loads of space, the new ones have far better suspension and sound insulation, 380 miles of range, chargers everywhere, enough left in your budget to pick your exterior and interior colour.
Why that model instead of the dual motor (AWD) version which is £52k?

otolith

69,667 posts

235 months

Thursday 17th September
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Russet Grange said:
Jay-Em (or whatever his name is) on Youtube absolutely slated those.
Though the importance of this depends upon how much you care what JayEmm thinks. Unfortunately I can’t take more than about 30 seconds of him, so I’m not sure what his gripes are. Other reviews have said it’s more of a cruiser and doesn’t hold together as a b-road blaster, is it that?

Europa Jon

655 posts

154 months

Thursday 17th September
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I can only answer queries such as yours this way:
Do some Google research and return with a shortlist. With the best will in the world, we don't know all of your wants, needs, likes, dislikes and expected ownership period.
Following the above will avoid discussions concerning cars that aren't in the running.

Edited by Europa Jon on Saturday 19th September 20:04

T6 vanman

3,565 posts

130 months

Thursday 17th September
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Russet Grange said:
T6 vanman said:


Meets most of your requirements ... Thank you smile
Jay-Em (or whatever his name is) on Youtube absolutely slated those.
Well T6 from this parish love's his ... so Jay-Em can

Russet Grange

3,198 posts

57 months

Thursday 17th September
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T6 vanman said:
Well T6 from this parish love's his ... so Jay-Em can
I'm sure you do, and he's not the easiest watch, but his video was interesting with his biggest gripe being the handling/ride whether at low or high speeds. He found the doors to be clever but incredibly awkward too.

JonnyVTEC

3,263 posts

206 months

Thursday 17th September
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Russet Grange said:
Jay-Em (or whatever his name is) on Youtube absolutely slated those.
Couldn’t fit?

Jimbo.

4,235 posts

220 months

Saturday 19th September
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Steve6371 said:
I'm am staring with a new company and need to choose an EV as a company car, max budget £52,000. Main criteria is motorway comfort, range and space.

I look forward to some suggestions, I appreciate it can be subjective on personal preference.
Granted I didn’t opt for one, HOWEVER this former Tesla-sceptic, with similar considerations to yours, was converted after a test drive of a Model 3 RWD. It (and, I’d imagine, the Model Y too) was a great car: comfy, quiet, drove nicely, plenty of space (both real and perceived, thanks to the glass area), tech that worked etc. and everything is already known about their range, efficiency and battery durability. Well worth a look.

The only thing you may need to be mindful of (given the reference to motorway) was the so-so adaptive cruise and lane-steering, which may soon be dropped entirely as Tesla roll-out the £99/month “Full Self-Driving” package.