Sif – your ‘solution’ to our Scotland holiday wouldn’t have be practical I’m afraid and is a good example of why we wouldn’t go EV yet. The route I planned was entirely to take advantage of the stunning scenery, comprising the North Coast 500 and a lot more. I don’t know if you’ve been up there but it’s very very remote and there’s not a lot of petrol stations, let alone charge points! I don’t want to have to plan a touring holiday around charge points and recharging stops, even where it is possible. That would take the joy out of motoring for us. I like to be able to go where I like, when I like. I appreciate that running costs are much reduced to compensate, but I guess we are fortunate that we don’t have to worry about that, so it’s not a factor for us. We’d rather pay more and have none of the hassle.
Hiring an ICE car for holidays is a good idea, but the sort of car we would need wouldn’t be cheap and over 2 or 3 weeks would probably wipe out a good chunk of the cost savings anyway!
In spite of my reluctance to go EV this time I genuinely look forward to having one once the technology and infrastructure is where it needs to be.