SteveG
pfm Member
Yes, that's roughly where I am, too. My 'daily' commute (if I ever find myself doing that again) is around 30 miles (round trip) so eminently do-able in an EV, but the in-laws are about 40 miles away, so I'd want to be able to go there and back at the drop of a hat, without having to ensure a full charge before I set off. Beyond that, the occasional trip to my brother, or up to the Lakes, Snowdonia, North Yorkshire would require a c200 mile range as an absolute minimum. And by that, I mean 200 miles driven at ahem, mumble 'proper' motorway cruising speeds with full heating or aircon, audio, lights, wipers and sundry other electrical drains. In midwinter.
I rarely go into the office but when I do it's 12 miles each way so no problem for an EV, and my wife's commute (which she does a couple of days per week) is even less.
200 miles winter range is the minimum I'd want too. The shorter of the winter routes to our weekend place is 160 miles each way, with much of it done bang on the speed limit (average speed cameras) but will often be in the dark so with lights, heating etc. as well. Diversions and delays are also possible (we had to divert the last time due to an accident on the A9 which added maybe another 10 miles) so I'd definitely want a reasonable margin to handle that - or to have the heating on while stuck. The longer route winter route (when both the other roads into Tomintoul are closed due to snow) probably isn't doable without recharge for most EV's so we'd take the petrol car in that case anyway.