For many that don’t have the ability to charge at home an ev is just a step too far and alot more expensive and I guess the bigger the vehicle and the more weight, a battery has to work harder and due to this the battery has to depleat more and be recharged more than in smaller cars and if the drop in range is so much, espeically with colder weather, then manufacturer should be listing the true figures not just the best range you can get in summer. Also there is no way i am sitting in any car in the cold without the heating on or in the summer without aircon on, it’s absolutely ridiculous to have to do that. I totally get there’s nothing better for you on the scheme right now and maybe toy got some hard decisions to make moving forwards.
If the trim is falling apart, contact the dealer and also about such low range after all, it’s under warranty.
Energy prices are going to rise again for many in Jan and maybe again in april. So even those charging at home will pay more. Those on fixed deals that end are going to have a huge shock.
At first they dangle the carrot to get you sucked in and then once you are, the stick will be brought out.
One only has to look at how car drivers are treated now as a cash cow and will that stop once ice cars are bannned or priced off the roads. No ev’s will become more and more the target and the cash cow.
Is it really a viable option for those who do some regular long mileage and still need to be as mobile in the winter as they was in the summer.
We all have different requirements and yours are at the extreme end of the scale, needing something big and i know that’s why you went for the Vivaro life.
It’s a 400 mile round trip to one of my brothers and 280 miles to the nearest and are no charger anywhere near. So charging at the destintation isn’t possible. Which leave you stopping on route or driving off route to charge, I have watched many videos of people with issues and waits for chargers if they even working.
Often we drive down for the day as with my kids there’s not enough room to stay overnight, doing that journey in an ev is not something I would consider at all, until things improve alot more than now and are likely to improve but how long till they actually do who knows? Then there’s the higher and higher ap’s.
So for me it was the right decision and only you know if leaving the scheme is best for you or if it’s sooner rather than later, especilly seeing as you have no confidence in the Vivaro life anymore, might be best to start looking at other options now and then you can maybe plan for that.