For the circumstances you describe an EV is definitely a serious contender, and going by what I read, the eUp!, along with its Skoda and Seat siblings, are really pretty decent. Speaking of which, I'm assuming you have looked into the deals on both of them?. Of course, location of the nearest dealer will play a big part, but I'd imagine both Skoda and Seat to be cheaper than the VW.

Here is Rory Reid doing a video review (via YouTube) on the Skoda which, at the time (about a year ago), was the cheapest new EV you could buy. He certainly seems to like it!:

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Zoe is worth a look, those I've met who have them or had them rate them highly. My neighbour had one on lease and was pleased with it but didn't replace it with another as the new lease deals were not competitive so went back to ICE. Also not all Renault dealers could service them but this was a few years ago and might have changed.

I had similar thoughts as wifes 11 year old (bought as a 1 y/o) Hyundai i10 needs replacing - nothing majorly wrong just age starting to show.

Have considered electric but purchase cost is far to high to justify. As the car does only 3-4k pa going electric does not make a lot of sense - fuel cost at 50mpg is approx £450-500 pa.

Even a low mileage EV lease is ~£2400 pa. So it will be rplaced with a 12-24 month old Fiesta, Fabia, Micra, Yaris or similar size with an expectation to keep it for 8-10 years. That way her car will be usable on longer journeys and allow me some flexibility on what I choose to replace my 308 with.

But if you can put the miles in on a reasonable commute, EV starts to make financial sense, irrespective of environmental views. Just make sure before you push the button that she/you will be happy to live with a much smaller car.

Sorry SLO, but the eUp is only designed for people indigenous to Northern England. I believe you want the CU Jimny. :-)

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We converted to full electric for our second car about 3 months ago. Absolutely no regrets and the EV is fast becoming our first car. Wouldn't buy another petrol/diesel now, we like EV driving so much.

If leasing, worrying about battery longevity won't be an issue, but if intend to own, then generally avoiding charging to full capacity too often seems to be the recommended way forward to keep the batteries in good condition. So working to 80-90% of the max range is what we normally do. EV-database website has useful predictions for range etc

Charging at home is easy enough if you have a drive and can get a charger installed. They seem to cost about £500 upwards after government grant for a 7kw option. Public charging more hit and miss, but can be absolutely fine.

Unlikely to be Lording it in our ev. Just ordered a Mokka e. This will be our only car.

Edited by Alby Back on 16/08/2021 at 11:43

The Mokka E will be our only car. The longest regular journey we do is 95miles round trip. Today I've been sorting out the home charging point. Hope it'll be 7kw and installed in my garage. That said occasionally pop up to York. With one stop at Newark should stop get lunch and in an hour be good for another 160 miles.. that's the plan. 7kw should comfortably recharge overnight. On my current tariff that's 4 quid. Free Road Tax...no congestion charge.....and I see that Asd# and Tescoy Extra local to me offer 7kw charging free. Yes it's a bit of a punt....have to see for this works out. The tipping point for us was my return to the office is only going to be two days a week. So we reckon to manage with just the one car. Could work out to be a killer move...if not I'll have to buy another ice car. We'll have to see.