know nothing, where to go?

[Pvapour]

I'm in the position of looking for an EV in the not to distant future.

I know absolutely nadda about EV cars and want to do a load of research and comparisons to refine my choice.

I only ever come on here for things car related tbh & although there's good info in this section its very difficult to draw comparisons with all the makes from the off so is there a definitive place to start reading up?

is What Car and the like a good place to start?

[bp1000]

Pvapour said:

I'm in the position of looking for an EV in the not to distant future.

I know absolutely nadda about EV cars and want to do a load of research and comparisons to refine my choice.

I only ever come on here for things car related tbh & although there's good info in this section its very difficult to draw comparisons with all the makes from the off so is there a definitive place to start reading up?

is What Car and the like a good place to start?

Why do you want an EV, may help guide you with the right advice.

Simple options are the bmw i3

Hybrids
Prius/Auris/PIP

Yaris if you want a smaller city type car.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/best-cars/86169/best-...

[Greg_D]

what mileage do you do, any long journeys, budget, second car availability, off street parking

etc etc etc. give us a load of data and we can point you in the right general direction

[Jonny_]

Off the top of my head, the current (ha!) options are:

Hybrids

Toyota Auris
Toyota Prius
Toyota Yaris
Lexus CT200h
Lexus IS250h
Lexus LS600h
Lexus RX
Honda Jazz IMA
Peugeot 3008 diesel hybrid
Peugeot 508 RX-H
McLaren P1
LaFerrari

Plug-In Hybrids/Range Extender EVs (largely the same thing)

BMW i3
BMW i8
Vauxhall Ampera
Chevrolet Volt
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Toyota Prius plug-in

Full EVs

Nissan Leaf
BMW i3
Tesla Model S (and the other one whose name escapes me)
Renault Zoe
Renault Twizy

These are all the electric or hybrid vehicles on sale at the moment that I can think of. I suspect there are more, my memory is pretty poor!

[Pvapour]

Jonny_ said:

Off the top of my head, the current (ha!) options are:

Hybrids

Toyota Auris
Toyota Prius
Toyota Yaris
Lexus CT200h
Lexus IS250h
Lexus LS600h
Lexus RX
Honda Jazz IMA
Peugeot 3008 diesel hybrid
Peugeot 508 RX-H
McLaren P1
LaFerrari

Plug-In Hybrids/Range Extender EVs (largely the same thing)

BMW i3
BMW i8
Vauxhall Ampera
Chevrolet Volt
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Toyota Prius plug-in

Full EVs

Nissan Leaf
BMW i3
Tesla Model S (and the other one whose name escapes me)
Renault Zoe
Renault Twizy

These are all the electric or hybrid vehicles on sale at the moment that I can think of. I suspect there are more, my memory is pretty poor!

this is where it starts for a complete newbie to EV tbh, I'm not so much looking for advice from you guys on what car would suit my needs, PH is full of them!

its more about where can someone who knows nothing go to find out what's available and what each one offers over another

you read allot about EVs, charging points, free chargers etc in the press and this raises curiosity around what they are, what advantages do they offer (or not) some dont know what they want until they've read about it and sudden realise they've been wasting the last 5 years on the ic engine when its not necessary.

what about people that aren't on the internet? where do they go? just walk into the honda dealer that they've always shopped at? my father in law has expressed interest to but has no idea where to go to start looking for one, I'd love to drop a magazine in his lap that's clear on all the benefits (will take a look at the sites mentioned)

so far (limited research I must admit) it just seem to me there's no clear one stop shop for info, internet or otherwise.

dont mean to come across ungrateful I appreciate you taking the time to post but I'd like to do my homework away from here before bombarding with more detailed questions

[Roo]

Greg_D said:

second car availability,

He's got plenty of that.

Greg_D said:

off street parking

He's got even more of that.

[bonus99]

If you want to do serious research then the Internet is your only option.

Going to your local dealer limits your choice and there is not a lot to choose from in the first place.

Either you want an EV to be greener or save money IMO, there's not much else to it.

No point researching a twizzy if you have 3 kids, so you have to start with the car size and use and then you are left with a few choices and then see how they stack up against petrol/diesel with total cost of ownership.

A good place to start is sites like this http://www.nextgreencar.com/electric-cars/

[mattcov]

Is it worth having a "sticky" in this forum with a list of available models and upcoming ones along with type and range? I'm interested in the options at the moment too.

[HKP]

Jonny_ said:

Off the top of my head, the current (ha!) options are:

Hybrids

Toyota Auris
Toyota Prius
Toyota Yaris
Lexus CT200h
Lexus IS250h
Lexus LS600h
Lexus RX
Honda Jazz IMA
Peugeot 3008 diesel hybrid
Peugeot 508 RX-H
McLaren P1
LaFerrari
Audi A6 Hybrid

Plug-In Hybrids/Range Extender EVs (largely the same thing)

BMW i3
BMW i8
Vauxhall Ampera
Chevrolet Volt
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Toyota Prius plug-in
Audi A3 E-Tron

Full EVs

Nissan Leaf
BMW i3
Tesla Model S (and the other one whose name escapes me)
Renault Zoe
Renault Twizy
VW E-Up
Mitsubishi iMiev (and clones)
VW E-Golf

[budfox]

I dismissed anything with an ICE as a waste of money. You get all of those annoying oily bits to go wrong, and then you have to drag them everywhere too.

I tried the Zoe and the Leaf, and found the Zoe a little too small, a little lacking in power, and without the convenience of being able to plug in to a 3-pin socket.

The Leaf on the other hand impressed me no end and there's a '64 Reg Acenta sat on my drive right now. I've covered 650 miles in two weeks and enjoyed every one of them. It's a great car, not just a great electric car.

Of course, an EV has to fit your lifestyle, but if it does then there are very good reasons for buying one.

[Fogey]

I've ordered a Leaf, and also drive one every day at work. As far as I am concerned it's a no-brainer unless you drive more than 100 miles a day, beating cars with conventional engines.

Cons:
The real world range is less than 100 miles, as little as 60 miles if you drive like a cretin;
Don't believe what Nissan claims about Carwings.

Pros:
It's a very well built car, with a very high specification;
It has a very low centre of gravity and handles better than any of the GTis, S-type Audis or Cupras I have owned;
The refinement beggars belief. I have driven a Rolls Royce Phantom, and while the Leaf doesn't ride as well, it is quieter and smoother;
It doesn't matter who you are, you can't argue with 3p/mile and free charging at motorway service stations;
If you buy a Leaf, Nissan will give you14 days FREE use of a conventional car per year for the first three years - just in case you fancy driving to Rome or something.