Which electric car now?

[Milzy]

The NHS changed their lease car goal posts before making a pole star 2 order. Maybe it’s because the national living minimum wage has increased. Although we can no longer get this there’s loads of other stuff been added on that we can.
I’m torn between the VW ID4 and the top level Cupra born. What would you chose & why?

 

[biggs682]

Not sure i would be buying an ev vehicle yet until the UK has a better reliable charging network .

 

[Milzy]

Not sure i would be buying an ev vehicle yet until the UK has a better reliable charging network .

It will slowly improve but I’ll be mainly going to work and school run in it so should be ok.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

A company engineer who comes in to us reasonably often got his new company car, the Mustang Mach E, about a month ago and is already regretting the decision.

It was ok for his needs until the recent cold weather, when the indicated range was 100 miles down the usual the moment he stepped into it in the morning. Our hospital doesn’t yet have any EV charging points so he gets range anxiety coming to us.

 

[Cycleops]

I have to admit to knowing nothing about electric cars and was intrigued as to what a electric Mustang would look like so googled it. I guess the name has huge cache going back to Steve McQueen. It's a monstrosity. Who on earth designed it?

 

[Milzy]

I have to admit to knowing nothing about electric cars and was intrigued as to what a electric Mustang would look like so googled it. I guess the name has huge cache going back to Steve McQueen. It's a monstrosity. Who on earth designed it?

Don’t know but they are about 70 grand and more with all extras. Ugly status symbol.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

I have to admit to knowing nothing about electric cars and was intrigued as to what a electric Mustang would look like so googled it. I guess the name has huge cache going back to Steve McQueen. It's a monstrosity. Who on earth designed it?

It’s a travesty it got the Mustang name. Even the engineer who has it admits that.

 

[Fastpedaller]

A company engineer who comes in to us reasonably often got his new company car, the Mustang Mach E, about a month ago and is already regretting the decision.

It was ok for his needs until the recent cold weather, when the indicated range was 100 miles down the usual the moment he stepped into it in the morning. Our hospital doesn’t yet have any EV charging points so he gets range anxiety coming to us.

Range anxiety was first noticed during the Battle of Agincourt, and is becoming more prevalent again in modern times

 

[midlife]

The NHS changed their lease car goal posts before making a pole star 2 order. Maybe it’s because the national living minimum wage has increased. Although we can no longer get this there’s loads of other stuff been added on that we can.
I’m torn between the VW ID4 and the top level Cupra born. What would you chose & why?

Just curious, is this the salary sacrifice scheme?

 

[Milzy]

Just curious, is this the salary sacrifice scheme?

Yeah, it’s an absolute bargain lease. There’s the normal version and effecting pension version.

 

[biggs682]

It will slowly improve but I’ll be mainly going to work and school run in it so should be ok.

Let's hope so

 

[Slick]

I must admit, I'm really keen myself to get one but just can't bring myself to do it yet as I still reckon we are in beta max territory with these things.

I'm starting a new role with the same company in February and either I pick a car, of which EV is an option plus whatever the tax implications are for a fairly low mileage user, or pick up just shy of 6k per annum plus expenses for using my own motor.

A bird in the hand and all that.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

A company engineer who comes in to us reasonably often got his new company car, the Mustang Mach E, about a month ago and is already regretting the decision.

It was ok for his needs until the recent cold weather, when the indicated range was 100 miles down the usual the moment he stepped into it in the morning. Our hospital doesn’t yet have any EV charging points so he gets range anxiety coming to us.

A friend has a Porsche Taycan Sportcross - driving it hard in cooler weather and the range is just around 80 miles - crazy.

 

[Cycleops]

A friend has Porsche Taycan Sportcross - driving it hard in cooler weather and the range is just around 80 miles - crazy.

I wonder why it's called a Sportscross? Perhaps if you try to drive it too sporty the range will decrease and you get cross.

 

[tyred]

Range anxiety is nothing new. I suffer from it when out on the bike now that rural pubs are further apart than they used to be.