MFIllingham, there are many charge points not on the motorways all 9ver the south of the country. I still don’t see why if a car with a 60 battery can’t do these journeys when many like Enyaq Gorm do it weekly. I just don’t think there should be a grant per say, for a bigger battery.
I agree that, to an extent, you shouldn’t get a grant to simply upgrade the battery beyond what is practical. However, the reason I select the motorway service at Exeter isn’t because it’s a motorway but because between Bodmin and Exeter the A30 runs over 2 moors, Bodmin moor runs to pretty much the County border and Dartmoor continues the other side of the valley. So, I would be highly annoyed if I had to charge after only 30 minutes (Bodmin) in order to get to Exeter where we usually stop anyway. Likewise Having to detour through Plymouth extends the journey both in miles and time but would give me charging opportunities at nearer half way but that means planning a different journey just to suit the car.
However, the 60 will get where I need to get to in order to have a boost while we all go to the toilet, shops and everything we usually do at the services (mostly out of habit). The 80, however, would get me all the way without needing to stop, should I need to get there in a hurry.
MFIllingham, there are many charge points not on the motorways all 9ver the south of the country. I still don’t see why if a car with a 60 battery can’t do these journeys when many like Enyaq Gorm do it weekly. I just don’t think there should be a grant per say, for a bigger battery.
Hi Roger, not everyone wants to be stopping every so many miles or it isn’t plausible for them to do so Which in my case if I receive a phone call somebody is about to pop their clogs, I want to get there in as little time as possible without the need to stop for 20mins or so. Asides that if I’m visiting friends 150 mile away, I want to get there and back without the need to stop. Hence my previous post and what I think @MFillingham is thinking about. Once EVs can match a tank of fuel in the winter I’d be the first ordering one. Untill then I’m sticking with ICE/Hybrid as I hate stopping for anything other than a pee stop ?
You do realise that in the time taken for that pee stop you can boost the car considerably? Depending on the charging capabilities the time take to walk to the loo and back could be enough for a 100 mile boost.
As Roger is happy to say, have a look at Enyaq Gorm’s youtube videos, there’s quite a few instances where he literally plugs in, goes to get a drink or food and comes back and the charge is enough to get him where he’s going. From that there’s good odds that you could get as far as your bladder allows and still have plenty left. Especially in the Enyaq IV80.
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