+1He could lease a Nissan Leaf for c£250 a month, no road tax, nothing to pay Birmingham council, free parking (with the green plate), will suit his commute well with 160 miles+ range, c2p a mile. Plenty nippy motor, not low down (My wife moved from an XC90 and hasn't missed it)...just a thought from another angle
Probably never, but one way to say Leeds/London would be circa 120-140 miles. Then where would he charge for the return journey on the same day?What range does he need? How many trips does he do over 250m one way?
Personally I never drive more than 200m without a half hour break, so there is simply no trip I can’t do. Scotland? No problem..... done it once, was a doddle, cost me £8 in “fuel”
Typical day is max 20 miles.How far is his daily commute, and what’s a typical “long trip” for him?
Why would he park 2-3 miles away?Interesting. I think Hybrid would be a good shout. Only thing is with visiting other cities, it would only be to visit family, and they are in residential areas and he wouldnt want park 2-3 miles away to then have to walk to their home. Genuinely, I can see the advantage, but I dont think he is ready for full electric.
You forgot to factor in the £25 for the coffee and muffin...Wow, he’s got no worries then!
Download Zap-Map to your phone and just take a look! Purple blobs are rapid chargers - hundreds of them.
So, to take your “Leeds to London example using my Kia - if I pre-heat and am then sensible and keep my heated seats on low, I could get 250m range happily. In the summer I could do it without charging, but in winter.....
So - Leeds to London is about 190m, so it will depend WHERE in London he was going, but let’s say it was sort of Central. He could get to London without stopping if he wanted (but I’d want a stop on a drive like that, so I’d stop around Toddington (Moto services Southbound) where there is a 43kw charger. At this point there would be 90m range left (34%).... quick splash and dash (coffe, pee, eat a muffin perhaps) take on board about 30kw of energy which will take about 40 min and cost £9.
He would leave there at 80% battery and a range of 200m
He parks up in London, with 160m of range left, and parks in one of the car parks with charging facilities (around 1000 now - but as an example, Well Hall Road Car Park, Holloway Road (free on-street parking for ev’s, Moxon Street Car Park, Barnet, etc etc. These all have rapid chargers, so even if he was only staying an hour, he would leave fully charged......)
Drive home... all on one charge, stopping for a splash and dash if he wants but he wouldn’t need to.......