Anyone gone ICE to EV and back to ICE?
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In a way, yes. I had an EV for 3 months on a trial, so had to give it back. But I wish I didn’t have to. Forgetting all the green credentials, it was objectively a better car and a better experience. Very easy to drive, incredibly good on the NVH/refinement front and the simple fact of: getting home, plugging it in and in the morning you have a “full tank” and a toasty car with no ice on it. Magic.
Never having to visit a petrol station was something I got used to very easily. So good.
It’s now why I drive a hybrid... couldn’t afford to actually buy an EV so a second hand Prius was the next best thing.
Never having to visit a petrol station was something I got used to very easily. So good.
It’s now why I drive a hybrid... couldn’t afford to actually buy an EV so a second hand Prius was the next best thing.
Other half had a 24kw Leaf 2015-2017, Ridiculously cheap deals going around at the time which made it a total no brainer.
It was generally a very positive experience though public charging network at the time was quite unreliable (though it was free!) and the range of that gen Leaf was quite limiting. But as an intro to EV's it was an eye opener. Effortless to drive and brilliantly refined and near enough free to go anywhere.
We'd have got another when that one went back but the financial incentives had disappeared and we couldn't stomach paying 2x or 3x as much for the same thing. So she's had a couple of ICE cars since but now that there is much more choice out there and far more useful range, she'll be jumping back in again next year.
I might be tempted to go for an EV when I next replace my own car too but I'm going to need to have a petrol engined toy as well to go with it.
As a mode of transport and the pure definition of what makes a good car, EV's are now where it's at for me but as toys I'm still going to need some convincing!
It was generally a very positive experience though public charging network at the time was quite unreliable (though it was free!) and the range of that gen Leaf was quite limiting. But as an intro to EV's it was an eye opener. Effortless to drive and brilliantly refined and near enough free to go anywhere.
We'd have got another when that one went back but the financial incentives had disappeared and we couldn't stomach paying 2x or 3x as much for the same thing. So she's had a couple of ICE cars since but now that there is much more choice out there and far more useful range, she'll be jumping back in again next year.
I might be tempted to go for an EV when I next replace my own car too but I'm going to need to have a petrol engined toy as well to go with it.
As a mode of transport and the pure definition of what makes a good car, EV's are now where it's at for me but as toys I'm still going to need some convincing!
ICE to PHEV back to ICE if that counts?
V8 Vantage to i8 in 2017 and then M4 last month. The move to the i8 was an itch to scratch. It was different and enjoyable, but I’ll not miss the catestrophic i8 depreciation. Yes, I know M-cars lose money, but it is neither going to drop as badly, nor from as high a starting point.
I’d also never run an i8 without a proper warranty.
V8 Vantage to i8 in 2017 and then M4 last month. The move to the i8 was an itch to scratch. It was different and enjoyable, but I’ll not miss the catestrophic i8 depreciation. Yes, I know M-cars lose money, but it is neither going to drop as badly, nor from as high a starting point.
I’d also never run an i8 without a proper warranty.
Yes octavia 1.6tdi - bmw i3 - jag xe s.
The change back to ice is basically explained by reducing my commute and annual miles from about 22k to 12k.
The i3 was a great city car, but short wheelbase and crashy suspension made it less good on country lanes. Drive train was great. Very peppy, with instant throttle response. Very much a point and squirt car. It was also very good to live with thanks to one pedal driving, pre heating etc. Electric is absolutely the future.
But it simply cany match the jag for character and thrill. The lack of noise makes such a difference and whilst electric drive train is very good, it feels very 'remote' and heavily computer assisted.
So, so glad to have had my 'fix' of supercharged V6. But I suspect my next car will be electric.
The change back to ice is basically explained by reducing my commute and annual miles from about 22k to 12k.
The i3 was a great city car, but short wheelbase and crashy suspension made it less good on country lanes. Drive train was great. Very peppy, with instant throttle response. Very much a point and squirt car. It was also very good to live with thanks to one pedal driving, pre heating etc. Electric is absolutely the future.
But it simply cany match the jag for character and thrill. The lack of noise makes such a difference and whilst electric drive train is very good, it feels very 'remote' and heavily computer assisted.
So, so glad to have had my 'fix' of supercharged V6. But I suspect my next car will be electric.
Yes from Audi R8 v10 (plus Audi A4 1.9 TDI ) to Tesla S85. Tesla written off August 2018 so to Porsche Panamera Hybrid (new shape lol)
Given a fair wind I will be going back into a Tesla early 2020 Model S Performance. Price isn't as ridiculous as it used to be.
Quality on Porsche is so much better than the Tesla but the initial oomph isn't there. Was considering the Taycan but it so slow... From 0 to 600 miles anyway with no decent charging infrastructure the Tesla still has the opposition beat (i do 50-60,000 miles a year)
Given a fair wind I will be going back into a Tesla early 2020 Model S Performance. Price isn't as ridiculous as it used to be.
Quality on Porsche is so much better than the Tesla but the initial oomph isn't there. Was considering the Taycan but it so slow... From 0 to 600 miles anyway with no decent charging infrastructure the Tesla still has the opposition beat (i do 50-60,000 miles a year)
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