It might not feel like it, but most of us make long car journeys pretty rarely. Generally, our driving follows a predictable, repetitive pattern: kids to school, daily commute, trips to visit friends or family. In fact, the Department for Transport says the average UK car journey in 2019 was just 8.4 miles – an absolute cinch for anyOn the other hand, not everyone follows such a well-rehearsed pattern, and some need to travel a few hundred miles every day.
drivers alike. And – spoiler alert – we found that the cost savings the second group can achieve can make adopting a new routine very rewarding.
As long as you can charge at home then electric cars make a lot of sense. For those who can't then there's an awful lot more hassle involved and the savings are not nearly as enticing. This is the real issue for many potential buyers.
No.
Also, can articles like this also stop assuming you can charge at home? This is not possible for large swaths of the population. Those without driveways, live in flats etc. It really isn’t helpful to assume that this is always possible for those who want to drive an EV
This article isn’t really dealing with high mileage car users. It mentions those who don’t fit a standard pattern, and that’s me. I do more than 150 miles a day regularly. Today I did 260, which is quite a short trip.
No, nor petrol heads unless it's a Porsche taycan as a £90,000 second car
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