£17k first EV Choice

[AceKid]

This is going to be my first step into the EV world, but fancy taking advantage of the superb value of used EV's. Already have home solar and will be getting a home charger. All my journeys are short, sub 30 mile round trips at most, but need space for my 2 dogs so no 4dr options.
Current shortlist is;

- Polestar 2
- Ford Mustang Mach-E
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Skoda Enyaq
- Tesla Model S

Anything else I should consider that will be a fairly reliable choice?
Anyone give some real world reviews of the above?

Im currently dallying my Nissan Elgrand 3.5, so the next car will be a world away from what I'm in now!

[sixor8]

If all your journeys will be short, you would be OK with just a dedicated outside 3 pin socket. It'd take a very long time to recover the cost of a home charger since you can get a cheap overnight rate on an EV tariff, albeit you'd charge faster. Unless you get one thrown in for free of course.

[Europa Jon]

From your list, running costs vary greatly - have you considered spares, servicing, reliability and insurance variations?

[AceKid]

Europa Jon said:

From your list, running costs vary greatly - have you considered spares, servicing, reliability and insurance variations?

Insurance isnt massively different for any of them, the others are why im asking!
Being my first and going used, then reliability is important,

[RotorRambler]

AceKid said:

This is going to be my first step into the EV world, but fancy taking advantage of the superb value of used EV's. Already have home solar and will be getting a home charger. All my journeys are short, sub 30 mile round trips at most, but need space for my 2 dogs so no 4dr options.
Current shortlist is;

- Polestar 2
- Ford Mustang Mach-E
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Skoda Enyaq
- Tesla Model S

Anything else I should consider that will be a fairly reliable choice?
Anyone give some real world reviews of the above?

Im currently dallying my Nissan Elgrand 3.5, so the next car will be a world away from what I'm in now!

I’d rule out the Polestar, not practical for dogs.
Probably the Tesla too..

[gmaz]

There's a few leggy Tesla Model Ys available if you can push your budget to £18K

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

AceKid said:

This is going to be my first step into the EV world, but fancy taking advantage of the superb value of used EV's. Already have home solar and will be getting a home charger. All my journeys are short, sub 30 mile round trips at most, but need space for my 2 dogs so no 4dr options.
Current shortlist is;

- Polestar 2
- Ford Mustang Mach-E
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Skoda Enyaq
- Tesla Model S

Anything else I should consider that will be a fairly reliable choice?
Anyone give some real world reviews of the above?

Im currently dallying my Nissan Elgrand 3.5, so the next car will be a world away from what I'm in now!

A home battery is more important than solar as you can use Octopus IOG to charge at night and use during the day. In winter, I am barely getting anything from the sun sadly. So a worthy investment if you can! If you have 2 dogs, worth considering a 5-seater van with a big boot (Townstar, Berlingo)?

[ShortBeardy]

If you can run around with the rear seats backs flipped down, then does a 4 door booted saloon work? It opens up options.

[otolith]

RotorRambler said:

I d rule out the Polestar, not practical for dogs.
Probably the Tesla too..

Depends how big the dogs are. My old German shepherd would not have appreciated it. Our shih tzu is fine in there, it’s a hatchback so we just take the parcel shelf out. And obviously the seats fold flat, if you don’t need to seat anyone in there when transporting hounds.

Mine is a 2024 long range dual motor. I’ve had it about 5 months. I like it. So far nothing has gone wrong, it’s quick, comfortable, pleasant inside. I like how it drives, I’m happy with the tech. Some people don’t like the infotainment interface, maybe earlier versions were worse but I can’t see what’s wrong with it. Mine is on 19 inch wheels and the ride is ok - press cars were on 20’s and were criticised so perhaps that makes a big difference. It charges quickly on a fast charger, and the range is fine for my needs.

[AceKid]

otolith said:

Depends how big the dogs are. My old German shepherd would not have appreciated it. Our shih tzu is fine in there, it s a hatchback so we just take the parcel shelf out. And obviously the seats fold flat, if you don t need to seat anyone in there when transporting hounds.

Mine is a 2024 long range dual motor. I ve had it about 5 months. I like it. So far nothing has gone wrong, it s quick, comfortable, pleasant inside. I like how it drives, I m happy with the tech. Some people don t like the infotainment interface, maybe earlier versions were worse but I can t see what s wrong with it. Mine is on 19 inch wheels and the ride is ok - press cars were on 20 s and were criticised so perhaps that makes a big difference. It charges quickly on a fast charger, and the range is fine for my needs.

Thanks for the info, 2 smallish dogs here (staffy and a short romanian rescue) so any hatchback would work

[AceKid]

Pistonheadsdicoverer said:

A home battery is more important than solar as you can use Octopus IOG to charge at night and use during the day. In winter, I am barely getting anything from the sun sadly. So a worthy investment if you can! If you have 2 dogs, worth considering a 5-seater van with a big boot (Townstar, Berlingo)?

Should have added, yes we have a battery storage as well, only a 4kwh battery, but im about to double up so have a 8kwh total