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I like it.
It's a great drive and it actually took the fun out of driving my Mazda 6 that was until now the most fun car I had.
It doesn't has a big range but it's more than enough for our needs.
Anyhoo, the car is super competent. Quiet, fuss-free driving and even the self-driving features are quite useful - I was skeptical of them at first. I'm getting a regular 5m/kWh economy - even without trying hard. I'm way down in BHP from previous cars (to 136bhp from 250-280bhp), but that doesn't fuss me at all, as the torque availability is good. A step or two down in luxury, too, after 6 years of driving a Lexus. But it's fine - just harder plastics and less soundproofing.
So many toys, but does lack his-n-hers climate control. We'll see if Ms Goldtop and I fall out over that this Summer.
I recommend Bjorn Nyland's YT channel for some real-world testing (in a colder environment than we get in the UK, too). It was his videos on the Ioniq's efficiency that sold me. He's got some great Tesla ownership videos, too.
(One thing: bear in mind that some recent Korean cars are affected by a big battery recall that will be rolling out in the next few months.)
Large flat floor for the batteries, engine at the back.
Obviously update to modern safety standards.
Tbh, much better than I was expecting.
Going to the other end of the spectrum today. Starting with the Audi etron follows by the VW ID4
Great car. Did a 330 mile round trip yesterday. One hour to charge at destination via 50kwh charger and it was ready for the return leg,
Lots of 50kwh and faster chargers now popping up. Get Zapmap for your phone
220m for about £10 of electricity when charging at home.
Are you saying it's fun to drive?
I watched a YouTube video about someone fitting out an old Beetle with a Tesla engine and that becomes a car that's great in urban driving but goes like shit off a shovel if you get the chance. But even the comments on that said it would probably be someone's second car.
Hadn't had the need for long trips but I'll have to do a bit of planning if I want to take it when that time comes.
Last weekend I spent out would have been impossible because there were not many chargers on the places I went to but, after almost a year, things are changing around here (I'm in Portugal) and I believe they're even better on the UK.
With my Mazda 6 I did almost 900km just on that weekend and that would probably need 4 charges with the Peugeot.
https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/electric-vans/id-buzz.html
An electric 4WD MPV that does 0-60 in 5 seconds!
I really want one, but I doubt I can in any way justify or afford it. But I now do seriously think that may next car will be electric, and I may have to accept going to the leasing model... I'm still hoping to get another few years out of my old Renault Scenic, and to be honest I won't even be able to justify anything that big once the kids have grown up, so perhaps by then things will have changed enough to get something smaller (and cooler ) for the same sort of price I normally pay for a car.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The ID4 is lovely and a very competent car. The Audi blew it out of the water though in terms of feeling like a luxury car. It is a serious step up in cash though.
Will be interesting when the new Skoda hits the streets in 6 weeks ish. If it's anything like other Skoda's then the top of the range is often better than a mid priced VW and much less money.
So Tesla test drive booked for early may. I think the jaguar will probably get a test too.
https://www.citroen.co.uk/models/new-c4-e-c4.html
Our next car will be 'leccy, going to run our 2 diesels into the ground over next 3-4 years and then see what's around for a retirement car, should be a bigger choice by then and hopefully new battery tech that can get up to the magical "tank of fuel" 300-350 mile range.