Thank you David M for the help and advice
Thank you Glos Guy for your help and advice, no I haven’t yet got at home charging but am looking Into it, also with it being my first electric car on the scheme I can get the home charger and I’ve spoken to OHME already and qualify for a standard installation and I have off road parking, that’s the main reason I didn’t want a 24 hour test as I can’t yet charge it.
Thank you Glos Guy for your help and advice, no I haven’t yet got at home charging but am looking Into it, also with it being my first electric car on the scheme I can get the home charger and I’ve spoken to OHME already and qualify for a standard installation and I have off road parking, that’s the main reason I didn’t want a 24 hour test as I can’t yet charge it.Well, you certainly could charge it, at a public charger, for like 15 minutes. Would give you an impression as well, as to what charging is like.
If you’re a bit anxious about that (like i was with a few things) – assuming you have the car for 24h, just drive at night to the charger. All the time in the world to figure out how it works.
Further, assuming a Kona, you’ll not deplete the battery in 24h. If you use it “as intended”, as in, go shopping with it, maybe picking up a takeout in the evening, you’ll be hard pressed to deplete the battery. Within the 24h period you can also go through the car proper (infotainment, storage etc), see how it parks at home etc pp.
We’re currently booked for a 48h test drive on a Ford Explorer, and are very much looking forward to playing with all the buttons and other toys the car offers, with no time pressure or constant glances at the clock to make sure we stick with a given (short) timeframe. It’s just much, much more convenient and telling to keep a car for even a 12h test drive (pick up in the morning, drop off afternoon/evening).
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.