Reply To: Q2 EV Prices come of age

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gothitjulie
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    Totally agree @gothitjulie I pick up my new Kona on Saturday, 240 mile each way, looking forward to my last visit to a fuel pump on the way up and a great journey back, shouldn’t need to recharge if I’m sensible! The Kona deal won’t last long sadly though as it’s for the last few remaining MY 20.5 vehicles in the dealer network, not the latest model, so grab a bargain while you can. Still surprised we haven’t seen the e-Niro, I guess Kia just can’t keep up with the demand!

    For 240 miles I’d be planning a stop, it’s not going to be that warm on Saturday & you’ll be wanting some reserve range in case of there being a detour etc.

    Zap Map is where to look for a suitable charger, ABRP or similar if you want to get more technical.

    I’d suggest a charge at around the 160 – 180 mile mark, it’ll be a learning experience, CCS (Combo), and you don’t need to charge to above 80% (it gets very slow at higher charge state so we don’t do it unless the next leg of the journey demands it).

    I was out & about yesterday in my e2008 & used a Genie charger at a Morrisons to top up, by the time I came out of the Morrisons with bags of food I’d reached 84% charge & it had slowed right down, 72% would have been the optimal.