Only you can say how much money your willing to put towards an AP! Afterall its your private business however, there will be plenty of memers willing to help with spec’s of what each car has and how they felt on a test drive or just sitting in it but, even then what suits one may not suit another, so equally choosing a car is personal to you. As for putting a hefty AP down this time doesn’t necesarily mean you will have to maintain that level of spend in 3-5 years time. As manufacturers bring out more EV’s, the possibilty of more Chinese EV’s on our roads them may drive prices down, as battery csts fall fall, its highly likely by then EV prices would have reduced somewhat by the time you come to renew.
From my perspective and as far as I understand you have been happy overall with your current ZS, only wishing it had better range for your longer journeys nor do Iclass you as a car snob? With that said do you really need to put such a large APdown on a new car, when cars like the ZS long range or similar aren’t a million miles from the higher rang vehicles on the scheme will probably be capeable for yourneeds. That said I’m not one to preach how much one should put down and its ones business and nobody elses.
I wish you and others all the best in your search/s and hearing your chosen choices 🙂