80mile range?
Ok for local trips but anything else?
Forget it.
I drive a PHEV with 20 mile range but have an ICE engine to back me up.
I have not put any petrol in the tank since Mothers day but there again I've not been anywhere more than about 8 miles from home in it since then.
The nice sunny weather has allowed me to charge it for free thanks to the PV system on my roof.
As for charging points... These are a joke. Operated by different companies with different connectors. CHADEMO, Type 2 or whaever. It is a minefield. To run an EV car, you have to sign up to at least two different Charging point operators.
Going pure EV and going any distance from home unless you are driving a Tesla is a joke.
Next year, the year after? Maybe.
Oh, and your range is dependent upon the outside temperature. In winter it drops considerably. They don't tell you that.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
