Mundane Moments

This is your Only fans thing, yeah?

A polestar2 and an etron (I wouldn't get an etron, they are overpriced and the software is not the best - but the air suspension is great)

My son in law has just got an enyaq which he loves.

Yes, yes it is.

I have to wear wellies at all times

That's interesting because the Etron was one on the potential shortlist. We perhaps made the mistake of sitting inside one at the dealership and it's certainly a very nice place to be.

There seem to be more of these types of cars now hitting the second-hand market at competitive prices to make the switch to electric a serious consideration. EGolfs are very cheap because they're being phased out and more premium models like the Jaguar iPace are down in price on the used market.

To be fair etron probably isn't a bad choice second hand as they are cheap. I would get a 55 though.

Consider the polestar2, it is an amazing car.

Your old man probably wasn't trying hard enough (which is fair, especially if you're already mentally filing under 'not now'). But you can charge a BEV from a standard domestic 3 pin plug with the right cable. It's jusy Gary Jones slow and will take around 24hrs + to charge from empty to 100% depending on your battery size and type . And you only need a full charge for long journeys anyway. So while not practical and probably more expensive to do it that way, it is possible.

Or old man is right and Cornwall are still too busy fighting for independence and the right to marry thier siblings to bother with electricity and stuff.

I personally bought for a Cupra Born, the 58kwh version, which for me is plenty at around 180 odd miles range real world, air con on all day full fat stereo blaring, in midlife crisis 'Cupra' ( boy racer fun) drive mode and not really driving especialky efficiently. All the toys a reet laugh ( it is the silly not strictly necessary v3 spec though). There is a larger battery 77kwh version but it's a shit load heavier and you lose a seat in the back to accommodate it if that's a consideration. I love it myself. I've said elsewhere it's not quite hot hatch but it looks the part and is a lot of fun nonetheless. I would definitely recommend a test drive. They are on a longer than most lead time from order though but some deals to be had on 23 / 72 plate idealer stock f you look hard enough enough.

Anecdotally in 2.5 years of charging 2 to 3 times a week our range hasn't decreased to an extent I have noticed.

Yeah, but you still refuse acknowledge a laptop running windows is sometimes a necessary annoyance. And I lack the basic foresight or knowledge to muster an answer much beyond "dunno, I imagine some level of fucked, but will worry about that when happens, if it happens , and if it gappens before the tories all murder me in my sleep anyway".

A snip at £42,000

I need a better paid job!

I lease mine through work, I think the company car option is a massive advantage if you are in a position to do that

I get offered a lease through work too. Seems to come out of my pay before tax? It's about £300 a month for the cheapest car which is electric.

I looked at the electric Ford F-150, I was on the waiting list and when my turn came up I drove it and it was magnificent. The $100K+ price tag was a killer though.

I'm now giving serious consideration to a PHEV like the Mitsubishi Outlander, it has enough battery range to do pretty much all of my local driving without using the gas engine and I don't have to worry about range issues on longer journeys. At $55K-ish it's much more sensibly priced.

We had one of them a few years ago, I liked it