Hi Glos Guy We have just ordered the KIA soul EV. I need something quite high up due to my back and her indoors the same so picking an EV was always going to be a challenge with most of them been lower cars so when that appeared it was a no brainer to us. We both like the quirky looks and the range is fantastic for the mileage we do every year we can probably get away with one or two charges a month which means we should recoup most of the AP back in the 3 years. The KIA dealer was really adamant it would not stay on the scheme for long as demand starts to gather pace very quickly and like its sister the E-Nero they are expecting really long delays for orders which is why the E-Nero will never appear on the scheme.
Sounds ideal for you Stuart. I hope that it all works out as planned. I would love to have an electric vehicle one day. We garage our car overnight, so charging at home isn’t an issue, but we occasionally do long trips and I couldn’t cope with ‘range anxiety’! Last year we did an epic 3,500 mile touring holiday all around Scotland, which we thoroughly enjoyed, and I don’t recall seeing a single charging point anywhere that we stayed. In fact, we even had ‘range anxiety’ one day worrying if we would even find a conventional petrol station in time. We were running on fumes for a nerve wracking period of time! When the infrastructure eventually catches up and charging technology means that you can recharge in the time it currently takes to refuel a petrol or diesel car (which, I am sure will happen eventually) then I’m in! For those who only do local driving and can charge at home then I can definitely see the attraction now.