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- June 2020 jellybelly
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jellybelly Frets: 767
June 2020 in Off Topic
Hi all, looking at getting a family car, probably a big old SUV, in the near future as we've got a second child on the way - more space and max safety needed.
Considering a Ford Kuga PHEV as the finance is very low (1.2%)and on a spreadsheet at least we'd recoupe some money by not needing to fill it up at the pumps often - most journeys would be 40 miles or considerably less, but some motorway driving in there too. My wife likes our current Ford Focus so that's a tick in the box.
Anyone got any real world experience of PHEV motoring?? I'm worried that it's nice in theory but ends up barely being more efficient than a good diesel, no idea how they'll perform when out of electricity and resale is an unknown quantity.
A full on EV sort of makes more sense, but none that would be in our price range are ones I'm particularly keen to own. A case of waiting for the next time around, maybe 5 years down the line?
Other (new) alternative is a Volvo XC40 - safe, looks nice and holds its value better than anything else in the class. Lots of used stuff like Skoda, VW, Toyota we'll look at too but that's another story!
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Dominic Frets: 16186
June 2020
Yes , the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, nice car but complete con
the mileage they quote is being questioned by the various authorities because nobody as of last year (last time I looked at this) had been able to get more than 34 miles on pure electric
THE rAV 4 HYBRID IS OUTSTANDING AND VERY NICE TO DRIVE0
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steveledzep Frets: 1176
June 2020
I drive a self-charging hybrid Lexus RX and it is fantastic, not dissimilar to Dominic's Rav 4.
I'm unsure whether plug-in hybrids are going to take off. Just my theory. To get it right, a manufacturer will have to invest loads into R&D and will need to sell zillions of vehicles to get payback. The majority of the population (their customers) live in and around our major conurbations, London, Birmingham, Bristol etc. I don't have any figures, but I suspect a high proportion of those people don't have a driveway for parking. How can they plug in for charging when parked in the street ? I only think copious on-street charging will become available in the distant future to support the inevitable progress towards electric only vehicles. I'm certain that someone will be along soon with a counter argument, but that's my take.
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jellybelly Frets: 767
June 2020 edited June 2020
Thanks for your takes @Dominic @steveledzep the infrastructure is something I'm worried about at least a little. I work in a town centre, but it only has 6 charging points total. My wife's a teacher, no charging at school. We'd be replying on charging on the driveway.
I think the biggest barrier is that we're not in an urban centre - we live in Rawtenstall, at the end of one motorway heading south to Manchester and a dual carriageway heading north to the M65. Our 1.5tdci Focus regularly tops 62mpg on trips which is a chunk better than a neighbour's Toyota Corolla hybrid on the same journey (my wife car shares with them), I'm wondering whether it's just best to go with a diesel, and that actually being the most environmentally responsible thing to do despite the bad press? Is any hybrid going to be able to get near to 60mpg in the real world over 40 miles, 30 of which are on a motorway?
Self charging hybrids, from the looks of it, tend to be the gap in most manufacturers' lineups - plug-in and mild seem to more readily available but perhaps this will change? I'll keep researching. Thanks again!
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