Ioniq you might need it and you, me, us need to know what we can expect because someday you may get that dreaded phone call and need to get somewhere asap. In my case it’s only a 40 mile trip, but if that family member was further away then I need to know what I can get in miles. I have a magic number of 220. That’s how much miles I would need if I get referred to a certain cardiac hospital which will probably happen. So that’s a minimum for me. It’s one of the reasons why I’ve tested the 3 EVs I’ve had from 100% to 1%. Ice is the same but it does take about 6 minutes to fill an ice car whereas an EV you might need a minimum of 30 minutes to get a quick boost.
@Iconiq @ Glos Guy
Sadly the hospital that my partner whom the car is used by 95% of the time has to attend is 144miles on empty roads and using roads that have had continual roadworks for the past 30 years + 30 years in the future (A9 Scotland). 120 Miles does not cut the mustard , nor does it come anywhere close to the quoted mileage by the manufacturer. 24 hour test drives are still not an option at any dealer i have been to locally from any manufacturer. Ford seems to allow this , but you have to arrange it online and it can take months to have this arranged to happen, as dealers up here in Scotland don’t have a permanent trial vehicle. It’s shared between various dealerships and they each get a certain amount of time to hold onto the car and hand it out once they get their shot. While getting such low mileage from a car might not be such a problem for some people. I think for a lot of people on the scheme the matter of avoiding a petrol station is very much a draw to an EV. My partner has progressive MS and getting in and out of a car is hard enough , never mind the outlook of potentially having to stop 3 times on a journey and waiting around 25 mins for a quick charge on each occasion. Motability still shows the (UP TO) range quoted for these particular cars , which is a very loose term. It’s really down to my partner if she wishes to keep the vehicle as i do know that Motability may be able to cancel the lease as her car is not really suitable. I posted here to alert others to what REAL world mileage you can expect from this particular model. Having owned a diesel and petrol BMW previously , i was more than happy to fill the tank up and get over 500+ miles real world range on them. With an EV you don’t have the option to do this. You get out whatever 100% of the battery holds during each season , regardless of it being hot or cold. Even being over 25c is bad territory for EV batteries , never mind it being cold. From what i see 10c-25c is the goldilocks temperatures you need to be praying for when you wake up. Even in these temps i still don’t believe they will ever achieve their quoted mileage.
Screenshot is from a short journey today at 9c
