That is the thing though as flippers says it boil down to the three C’s, Comfort, Convenience and Cost? an the fact we all differ hugely is also the part we all don’t explain fully and is quite important to any decisions.
As time ticks on the scheme will offer less in the way of hybrid ice cars, unless the deadline is pushed back by the government, imo 7 years to go to 2030 is no time really, but on the other hand things in your life can change very quickly also, but look at high speed broadband rollout or 5g etc and this will all be the same and we are seeing that, so that has to be taken into account also.
Often when I have looked at scheme cars to get, there only has been 2 options to test drive after all the boxes have been ticked that needed ticking at the time and are important to us.
I do think the kona was great value and their are always some that always stickout as good deals, but do they have ACC is one main thing I look for now. As that has made a huge difference to my pain levels and I’d not get a car without it. Often they come as an extra on some cars as part of a pack and that puts them of the shortlist.
I would maybe of got a kona if we could charge at home even though i don’t really like the huge plastic arches much.
As per wigwam we are the same in that sense. My longer trips are often house to house 120 or 200 miles each way. I go, I come back. I have no need to stop along the way and I have no provision for plugging in at the other end. So petrol does it for me and also we have no real ability to charge at home, except for maybe a zoe, but thats way to small for us a family of 4.
I can imagine though after 2030 my street will have chargers running out over the pavements from the houses everynight and I duuno if i could do that physically and put down one of those trip hazard things and it’s likely many will be stolen. Geez at our old house we had the outside door mat stolen. A lot nicer where we are now.
I know it’s an extreme vision but i don’t see on street chargers coming to my area anytime soon or if they do at as low a cost as at home charging. I am sorted for the next good few years and maybe beyond, but who knows what tomorrow holds or even later today.
The one thing i did think always about phev is that you’re paying for 2 full systems and then dragging 2 systems around and that maybe just having one will in most occasions workout the most economical, but it’s more complex than that, but weight does play a small factor in mpg. Maybe the positives it gives you can be outweighed and i do find that with the hybrid i have now.
It is rather light and has quite a bit of plastc trim and more road noise, as less sound proofing, but that gives better mpg and offsets the 48v battery and other stuff needed to run the hybrid system and it cost 25k the new one is cheaper but imo reflects the fact it doesn’t have a full automatic gear box and would cost me an extra £2,382.39 if I bought it today due to added interest. I bought some window wind deflecter and they have helped a bit when i have the window open abit.
All in all though, it’s good to findout and sahre infomation that’s constructive and after all whatever you do or get it’s because it works for you best and I have no issues at all, with anyone even spending huge amounts on ap’s if it’s good with them, but from many others perspectives when you spend it in one place it takes from other places and that could mean for us, the few holidays in the uk during the school hols we have not happening.