Discussion
I’m sure this has been done to death but here goes. I’m looking to purchase an EV in the next 6 months and I am being drawn towards an i3 - budget will be around £14k.
Cost of ownership is key and the car will see very few miles, maybe 4K a year. Most trips will be 12 miles per day but I don’t want to feel that 100 plus trips are out of the question so a range extender version I presume is needed but does this add much to running cost? Any information re specs and what to look out for would be appreciated, this is my first EV
Cost of ownership is key and the car will see very few miles, maybe 4K a year. Most trips will be 12 miles per day but I don’t want to feel that 100 plus trips are out of the question so a range extender version I presume is needed but does this add much to running cost? Any information re specs and what to look out for would be appreciated, this is my first EV
Thanks for the info, really appreciate the feedback - i am leaning towards the BEV as a large capacity battery car will be out of my budget. A non bev would suit me at the moment but if my circumstances change I may need the flexibility of a BEV. It will be my only car, I have a motorbike and a VAN so I do have backup but I really am leaning towards an i3 and want the best option for £14k
chandrew said:
I ran an early BEV for 15 months and 20,000 km. Fantastic car though I did have an old (15 year old, owned from new) alternative for longer trips. Bought second hand from BWM Switzerland - my guess is that it might have been a press car.
It was also a relatively basic version. The only options that I seemed to think it had and you'd need was the faster charging option and the heatpump. These I think should have been standard so make sure you have one with that.
It was super-cheap to run (the lease plus servicing was less than the petrol needed in my other car to do 20,000km). I didn't find it perfect but it was one of the most fun things I've owned. Only sold it because I now live at 1750m and there is snow 6 months a year - I wanted AWD. I'd love another.
At the time I bought it the REX carried a substantial price premium on the second hand market. I think the early BEVs were under-valued.
Again thanks for the info - really helps It was also a relatively basic version. The only options that I seemed to think it had and you'd need was the faster charging option and the heatpump. These I think should have been standard so make sure you have one with that.
It was super-cheap to run (the lease plus servicing was less than the petrol needed in my other car to do 20,000km). I didn't find it perfect but it was one of the most fun things I've owned. Only sold it because I now live at 1750m and there is snow 6 months a year - I wanted AWD. I'd love another.
At the time I bought it the REX carried a substantial price premium on the second hand market. I think the early BEVs were under-valued.
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