@sarajw @neil Yes to all this. I ran the numbers a lot when looking at EVs. If you can do it, not having a car is clearly the best thing. Even if you hire a few times a year.

If you don’t need it for work or mobility, you mostly buy a car for sheer convenience.

Our hand was forced when our old car only just got us home from a holiday!

Having an EV makes me feel much better about all my dad-taxi journeys. (Ask me about teaching a neurodiverse kid to cycle if you dare!)

@neil I made a little terminology cheat sheet if that’s helpful:

https://rosswintle.uk/2023/06/my-simple-ev-terminology-cheatsheet/

@neil The thing with the old leaf is they have a different charging socket (Chademo) that’s harder to find chargers for.

I’m really glad we didn’t buy one on that basis alone. We were in a toss up between a long-range Leaf and a Hyundai Ioniq.

We are really happy with the Ioniq.

It’s probably spying on us.