mjheathcote
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After looking into an electric car as my company car I have decided it isn’t the way to go. I really do not see how they are the future until they can increase the range to get 400 miles plus out of these cars. The best range seems to be the Polestar or ugly Tesla but then the quotes range is no where near what drivers are getting. Polestar quote 299 miles but most get around 200 to 220 in the summer and a miserable 170 in the winter and that is before you decide to enjoy the rapid performance as it if even worse. I do 80 miles a day so would need charging every two days and with a three pin charge at 5 miles an hour and the wall charges at 18 miles an hour it takes an age. These new chargers stations being set up that we rapid charge can be really quick but they cost around 25p a mile when my diesel car is costing around 18p a mile. A friend has a Polestar and he drove from London to West Wales with the family and said it was a nightmare as he had to plan the route to take in chargers…He drove 53 miles more than the journey should have taken. Sounds a nightmare to me…Then add the fact if you have to stop and charge it isn’t like fuel taking 10 minutes to fill up you have sit there hours. Something just isn’t right and while I understand the green credentials electric doesn’t seem to be the the right future unless you only drive local. I am sure th et will get better but when the the UK are saying jo more new ICE cars by 2030 and trucks by 2040 they have a very, very, very long way to go before they makes sense for all drivers.
For sure if you have to rely on public charging the cost per charge can be no better than fueling a diesel car.
I watched a YouTube video only a few days ago when a £20 charge in a Tesla compared to £20 diesel in an old Passat TDI, the Passat went further.
You have to be charging at home ideally on a cheaper overnight tariff.
Therefore the range has to be then there, and back home for savings.
My employer is rolling out tesla/polestar incentives. However for true company car usage with the miles we have to drive, can't see how it can work presently.