My Volkswagen ID.3

[p4cks]

Probably one of the least PH cars you'll see in Readers Cars

My first ever EV:


In summary... it is rather boring but fk me it's cheap to run. No servicing, rear drum brakes and pennies to charge. It cost me £13K and I do 70 miles a day to and from work which costs about £3.25 so in total it costs me annually about £1,500 in 'fuel' - in comparison my old Corolla hybrid cost me £3,500 p.a. I've a wall mounted charger which cost me £1K to have fitted but 6 months in I'm well on my way to break even.

The only modifications I've made is to get the lane departure setting to never come on again and to get LED front bulbs. The lane departure 'assist' is the worst invention I've ever endured on a car and had to get it switched off by someone with VCDS which turned out to be the best £30 I've ever spent.

[GreatGranny]

Next door neighbour has one and he loves it.

Yes boring but ideal for commuting.

[danb79]

Sis in ,aw has one; works from home but has to be onsite at times, all over Lancashire. So it's ideal for that and she charges overnight via their solar panel provision, or at work etc

Goes like stink too! Boring, yes; great car, yes!

[Uncle boshy]

Perfect for your use case and blooming cheap.

You’ll also love defrosting it on a cold morning remotely from inside your house

[p4cks]

First ‘long’ trip today as I go from South Shields to Glasgow.

Says I’ve 181 miles of charge (at 100%)

Wish me luck, will update Sunday

[MrC986]

If you have the opportunity, I'd preheat the car (with it still plugged in/charging) before your journey & hopefully it'll preheat the battery to maximise the range. You will also benefit from some reasonable weather hopefully to stretch the range out