20,000 orders in the book already. 1500 will be delivered in the U.K. in March.
" * The VW ID.3 electric car was made available to order in the UK in May 2019
Good marketing spiel that to create interest in a new product which has not yet reached delivery into the market.
#cynic
I am not perhaps as cynical as you because I am being offered a car in a few weeks.
But that aside have you tried any of the above cars yet, novelties or otherwise ?
Yes we have test driven as follows:
Wanted to test the Kia e-nero but none avilable, pre-orders due August. Dealers not helpful other than showing the interior of PHEV equivelants.
There is a very clear difference in my view between a car designed to be an electric from the ground up (Nissan leaf, Tesla, VW ID.3, etc.) which are far better than cars which have an electric option/conversion such as the e-Golf, Kia e-nero. In these the use of space for batteries is much worse, and has big impacts on the internal layout of the cars.
We have in the end bought a 2nd hand Nissan Leaf (2 years old, 10k miles on the ODO). Not as much range as we intended, but believe it should suit our needs without stress. I will report back when we have had it for some time.
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Congratulations, really good to read that you have purchased a Leaf. I am certain that you will soon become a great fan of electric cars.
Have you arranged for a home charger or are you like me not able to take advantage because of a lack of off street parking ?
We have a normal 13A ouside socket which we are confident will suffice for now; charging at home will almost always be over the weekend with little use in that time and partly because we expect to move house soon. If this does not work after we’ve had it some time we will get a type 2 fitted to the house by the drive.
Not really sure how that’s a benefit since you’re paying over the odds for it. There are pros and cons but I can’t see any potential net benefit at all.
I see your point, but I guess it depends on what you’re comparing it to. I couldn’t afford to buy a new car outright, so you could argue that only having to pay half for it (the other half is recouped by selling the car back at the end), plus being able to spread that half-cost over the full time you own the car means I am able to now afford cars I wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
For me that monthly figure is ~£300 for total travel expenses inc fuel. You could argue that I should just save that figure per month until I can afford to buy a car outright, but that leaves me without a car while saving. I could buy a cheaper car, but ~£300pm is the cheapest EV with the range I need at the moment.
Did you consider used electric cars ?
Think I’m going to go for a Nissan Leaf 40kw N-Connecta - I have an appointment at the Nissan dealer on Saturday to try and get a decent deal on a 69 plate. Learning in the Tekna has spoiled me!
I did, but I’d been waiting on the 50kWh Zoe and kind of had my mind set on that haha. I’m not going to pretend my car buying decisions are entirely financially driven.
I could have bought a used Zoe 22kWh for around half my budget, but it would have half the range. The 40kWh model are still selling for £15k to £20k. Perhaps in 4 years (when my current PCP runs out) there will be more 200+ mile used EVs on the market and I’ll go that route.
like tesco etc. Supermarkets but many miles from my house…
Are you asking a question about other supermarkets with chargers?
huh no you asked me which the other near ones are as you can see in the quote LOL. Never asked any questions.
I know they don’t have chargers as I said in my first post (Are you ready for an electric car? - #378 by ukheather)
Nowhere near does. I live rurally outside a town. Nowhere even near the town does either.
Bound to ask where you live because I have not come across an area which has not provided me with a charge. May have needed a little research but never have I not found somewhere within distance of my available range.
As I said I live rurally. I understand you can find one which is great but not everyone lives near one…
Would have to drive a long way out of the way of anything to go to one that has 1 spot (in a paid for car park) and another even further with only 1 spot also.
Have it your way 
It is plain that you have taken a position which any EV owner would dismiss as improbable.
She’s just told you there’s not many options within an acceptable distance to her daily life. Why is that so difficult for you?
Thank you! I have looked at maps and not sure why they are taking this so personally. There are none near me as I live rurally and have looked and the 2 nearest are many miles away with 1 spot and one is in a paid for car park.
Now he is technically calling me a liar. I am guessing he lives in a city or near one so doesn’t know what rural places are like perhaps.
May have needed a little research but never have I not found somewhere within distance of my available range.
