Reply To: MO EV owners assemble

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kezo
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    Ex Corsa EV. Beautiful to drive. Why ex? Range. I live in West Cornwall, tween St Ives and Penzance. Infrastructure currently very poor. I had a home charger attached to the cottage and benefitted from Economy 7 night rate electric. Another positive. How8 … trying to leave Cornwall particularly in any season bar summer the battery gave half the advertised 220. With lights off, keeping to 50mph we might get 130-150. In winter it was very difficult. Returned to Exeter airport, 115 miles to home. By Cornwall Services near Bodmin, 8 chargers, 5 out of service. Snowing. Phoning Gridserve. 3 hours. Because a full battery of 220 was down to below 100 and I wasn’t quite halfway home. Switched to a hybrid. Getting 550 miles with 62.4 mpg despite it being petrol. Of the 2000 miles traveled thus far 1200 have been electric….in and around town etc. For me hybrid is the answer but my geographic isolation and the poor local infrastructure may not be significant in your case. Perhaps when an affordable EV can really go 350 ( London eg) I’ll return. Best wishes Harry Carson

    Interesting Harry and exactly the reason I won’t have one untill they actual do 350+ miles!

    Good economy from your Hybrd, which one did you go for?