First trip well out of range!

[Mike01Hu]

Apologies for hijacking this post, without having looked in to it seriously before I was surprised at the 14p/mile that I saw on here, which is comparable if not more expensive than my current diesel. Personally, like I mentioned in one of the posts, I'm just trying to get a handle on the costs at the minute, as the main reason I'm looking at electric was cheaper running. I appreciate now that that should be a rare occurrence for me, (commute is around 100miles round trip).
I think I'll be waiting till at least next year anyway to change car to see what happens at the next energy cap review and go from there.
I'm also looking for second hand as well, so there should hopefully be a bit more availability by next summer and the 2nd hand car market might have eased off a bit as well, and redo the figures with the capital cost of the cars taken in to account.
Thanks.

There are so many factors to take into account, but don't forget servicing, which is a fraction of ICE servicing, plus servicing consumables are minimal, including brakes, this due to the energy recovery system providing a lot of braking effort and minimising wear. The myth of great extra weight needs to be addressed as the batteries and drive chain are only slightly heavier than an equivalent diesel one and, being lower down and with better weight distribution makes for better handling and reduced tyre wear. OK the latter is minimal and less so when you find you can out-drag most ICE vehicles from the traffic lights!?

I would suggest you prepare by getting a home charger fitted to benefit from the current grant as that is bound to disappear soon and because of the statutory fitting of chargers on new homes. There are installers that will do this on the assumption that an EV is on order. I have the MyEnergi Zappi charger setup as mentioned. elsewhere in the thread.

As a measure, I drive about 40 miles a day and it is costing me about £1.50/100miles with home charging at a 5p/kWh and better when the sun shines and my solar kicks in; of course longer daily distances would incur some out-of-tarrif charging. Free supermarket chargers only deliver a relatively small amount of charge in the time you take to shop, so I don't bother and avoid the frustration demonstrated by others when the bays are full?; for the MG its inbuilt standard charger is 7kW, so a 45min shop might give you 10 to 15 miles of extra range depending on the state of your battery's charge, it's temperature, the hills in your way and your driving style. I live in a hilly area and the effect on battery use is noticeable, so be aware of that if range is an issue for you; manufacturers figures don't tell you that!
Bite the bullet and go for it!

 

[Gomev]

...for the MG its inbuilt standard charger is 7kW, so a 45min shop might give you 10 to 15 miles of extra range ...

Indeed, you wont get an extra 10-15 miles at Supermarkets in an ICE car.