Living with the Mustang Mach-E in the real world...is charging a problem ?! 

I’ve had a Mini Electric for 2 years now, it’s a brilliant little car. Admittedly I’ve got a home charger so that makes it easier, 95 percent of my journeys are local. I’ve been on a few longer trips with it, I’ve found that avoiding motorway service areas and using InstaVolt has meant that those trips have been hassle free.

Great video as usual... I live on the coast in North Essex... I drive to Blackpool on a regular basis... M6 Rugby services. The infrastructure is getting better. One pedal driving and adaptive cruise control. Never touch the brakes... Best car ever

Just finished a long EV trip from Fareham to blackpool and back with no real issues. Trip up I went via chesterfield to drive through the Derby dales. Mg5 standard range was brilliant. No issues with finding or using the public chargers on the way.

Infrastructure still has a long way to go, but I had a Renault Zoe for a few days from Hendy Portsmouth and it was a fantastic little thing. Quick as anything, comfortable, great looking, and range was pretty decent for a small car

“Not too bad” seems to sum the whole thing up. In my current diesel I could do that week without having to refuel. Planning where to recharge, dicking around with a charging cable in the rain, driving a car numbed by the extra weight, all compromises I guess we’ll have to accept to save the planet. One question: how much electricity is it polite to “borrow “ when staying with friends 🤔

I find living with a Fiat 500e with a typical range of 160 miles far more convenient than running my previous ICE car that could do 320 miles on its small fuel tank. But this is because of home charging which does make all the difference, as you say.

Spot on review 👍. I have a home charger and am putting one in at work. You just adapt and get used to thinking slightly differently but with a 300 mile range, it’s never a problem. Interestingly shopping centres are a decent place to charge I’ve found. Eastbourne is free, even Brighton is half reasonable.

An interesting video I viewed with purpose. A lady decided to square her vehicle up whilst parking partly on a pavement, and pulled out straight into my Mazda MX30 colliding with the rear suicide door. My insurance company arranged for a courtesy car equivalent and ‘hey-presto’ they delivered a Mach-E to my home. It’s fantastic to drive and especially to see also on the screen 270 miles of charge. I had to blink twice to make sure that’s what it said. It’s a dream as the MX30 is lucky to get to 128 miles during warmer climate after a full charge. Certainly it’s far superior to the Mazda. Thanks also for explaining what the Whisper mode is. The vehicle came with no guide, so every little helps. Well done Pete and thanks. 👍👍

Petrol I live in a top floor maisonette and I only use a granny on an 18 amp extension cable with a blue BS standard commando socket on my exterior wall.I run the extension 4 meters up my path way cable clipped to a neighbours fence then into two black cable heavy rubber Protectors across the pavement (naughty) . Then I have the granny and socket inside a plastic box under the car which I tested in a car wash waterproofed . No issues quiet street about a year so far . Hopefully stay all good . Looking to get Economy 10 so pick up cheap rate overnight charging .

Really helpful video Pete. Your experience is very similar to mine. Only charge at public networks when absolutely necessary. For me that's only when on road trips - which are about 6 a year. At home I use a combo of 3 pin granny charging and 7Kw Zappi charger as the 3 pin gave me access to the Intelligent Octopus tariff, where Octopus choose when is best to charge overnight - least strain on the grid and best for renewables as well. Hotels I've been to that don't have a 7Kw charge point often have 3 pin external socket and let me charge on that - mostly for free! Like some of the comments here I find it easier than fossil fuel, cheaper and a more pleasant drive in an EV.

I kind of agree with you about the big screen, but there should sill be dials or knobs for some functions, I still think a massive screen in the middle is too distracting. Maybe its something to get used to. Lacking in the toy department is a good thing. This proves it can be done, its a shame that cars like the Mach E are so expensive

I've had no problems using an EV for long journeys and staying at places away from home: 7400km around europe this last summer, including 3000km in 3 days from norway to the UK. It is best to think of an EV as "different", not better or worse than an ICE. If you can modify your routine to include charging whilst you are doing something else (sleeping, walking the dog, visiting your mistress) then you lose absolutely no time to charging cos you are doing stuff you would do anyway. But if you treat it like an ICE and go to "refuel" at a station when it gets low on charge, well then it will be more inconvenient.

So, let me get this right. 518 miles at 3.1 miles per kW, is 167kW used. I can't speak for your friends electricity bill but my Octopus Go, on off peak, is 7.14p per kW, so it would have cost me £12.53 at todays (higher) rates. With petrol at around £7.50 a gallon (a lot more on the motorway and/or with diesel), you'd need a car that did 310 miles per gallon to be as cost effective. If you used my normal daytime electricity rate it would have cost me £54.48 for 518 miles which is equal to finding a car that does 69 mpg. All cars do less than manufacturers state, ICE included, so I'm not sure why the lower range is such a big deal. Let's face it, range didn't matter one bit in your week and 518 miles. My experience - 39,000 miles in a BEV over 19 months, no real problem charging and HUGE savings. Yes, I have a home charger, you need one of those. Yes, I have off peak, you need that too but if I have to go on a long trip, 500 miles plus, in a day, mostly on mostly on motorways, I'll take my EV rather than my 4.2 V8 which is great in the country but batting up and down the motorways? not as good as the luxurious, quiet, smooth riding EV.

At least you did not slag the ride, comfort and dynamics off like most other reviewers do and a good explanation of the big screen and functions well done again

Thanks for the update on the Mach E. Have you seen the EV video on the JayEmm channel? He pointed out that commuting like you did in this video is perfect for an EV. You proved the theory and its great to see that you try it out rather than just giving an opinion on the subject. Cheers!

My first time watching your video, got to say I loved it. Well done, gonna watch more of them, thanks. I love my Mustang Mach E GT Performance. It may not be as range efficient as Tesla and Hyundai, but the interior quality and comfort level blows them both away. As a former Model 3 owner, I wouldn’t go back if I could. Teslas interior is too minimalistic for me. I don’t go on too many long trips in my Mach E but the few times I did, it was not a burden, there is always some place to eat or a Starbucks near all the chargers. Commuting to work has never been so fun. :) as far as suspension softening, the GT with Magnaride got it right, still a little bouncy but much better and this is a performance vehicle and suspension should be a little stiff.

Loved this insight in an e car !! Well done Pete. Matt from Australia 🇦🇺

Hi, Pete. Your comment that suggested that someone might get away with a granny charger (depending on typical mileage) sort of leads me to my own view on why there is a degree of resistance to EVs……which is……..Currently anyone can buy an ICE car, and no matter where they live, they can get it fuelled up fairly easily. However, when (if) we are all obliged to buy EVs, there will be many people who simply cannot charge at home, whether it’s a granny charger or proper wall box. There’s just no way they can charge…eg. from the 3rd floor in a block of flats. So these people will have to use public chargers….which are more expensive than home charging, plus (currently) have a bit of a reputation of being harder to find, or don’t work. My point is, what was ‘easy’ for everyone before, has now become harder for others, so for there to be resistance has to be expected, and more importantly, allowed for. For example, if the government are to insist that everyone must now buy an EV (from 2030, for new cars), then they have to address how people who cannot home charge should ‘easily’ charge their cars. Otherwise they are just putting up a barrier without offering a solution. …..imho…..!

Really good video. We’ve just bought an EV, so going through the same thought process. I’m stating the obvious, but higher speed equals much reduced range. The quoted range for our car only becomes reality when driving around town. Hit country lanes / dual carriageways / motorways, then the range is 60% quoted for us.

I'm amazed that in the 21st century that The UK has so many village roads that are barely wide enough for 1 modern car, nevermind 2. And even some of the 2 lane roads are sketchy on the width, especially with no road shoulders.

Having a 7kw charger depends on your daily mileage (as you stated). My 13 Amp "Granny" charger charges at 2 to 2.5kw (select the charging current required) so in 10 hours charges my battery (58kW) to about 40%. If you keep topping up the battery then do you really need to spend £1,500 (charger plus install cost) on a 7kW charger ? The saving can be spent on public chargers. Public DC charging at 50 kW or higher shortens the life of the battery.

Really good, useful content Pete, well done for remembering your audience are (mostly) normal people who have similar driving work / life balance challenges and thus will find this very informative as they consider an EV - and let’s face it, that decision is coming to all of us who drive sooner than many think! As an EV convert, my Audi Etron doesn’t achieve the m/pkWh that you have done, but it does excel in many other areas. Your friends are smart though, don’t have two EV’s just yet…an EV and a good Hybrid is a balance we have found works well👍🏻

One thing on J-ems video was the fact that EV make more sense in cities and towns he used London as an example however he said that they'd be the worst places to own one as very few people have off road parking at home so would surely need to use public charges mainly. Is there a massive difference in cost between charging at home and in public?

Within 1/2 mile of my place there are about 200-300 houses.... Not one street charger..... And I have found out that you can`t make Batteries without using lots of OIL.....Funny old World :-)))

You have to keep in mind that 40odd % of uk homes currently don't have option of charging at home, even with a granny charger and I saw some figures (not some anti ev person ) that at today's prices non home charging cost same or more that ice.

Great living with review Sir Pete!! I was really looking forward to this video. Definitely good and helpful information taken away for this video. The only disappointment of the mach e I’d say is that it seems the extended range option to get ya 300 miles a charge dosent actually get ya there. Other then that the mach e seems like a home run! Especially in that red color! I’m honestly not a Tesla car fan. I think there cool but there all over. The mach e’s are around but there on a 7 teslas to one mach e ratio where I live. Hopefully you’ll get the mach e gt to review to! Hope you and Mrs G have a great week this week Sir Pete!

Nice video. It shows that you can in fact survive charging at home. The only real need for fast charging is for long trips. I live in OZ, and you can easily do a 5000 miles road trip. In an interesting twist, I have had a MINI electric (Cooper SE over here) for over 2 years, and I only have a granny charger at home. I get around 150 miles per charge (yes the quoted range is that far out), and it takes about 4 hours per 25% from the wall. Small light EVs are very efficient - I average 5+ miles/kWh, and can hit 6 on good days.This equates to around 10 miles/hour chargin on the wall socket. More than enough. Not bad for a "compliance" car as some call the MINI (it wasn't a ground up EV). Anyway, if you can do it in a Mch E, then pretty much any EV can survive on the wall. Really enjoyable video - keep up the good work.

That was very interesting.Looks like a good car.I like the ease of the large screen,you explained that very well.The cost of the full charge on the wall box has got me thinking.I reckon that on an average working week with the amount of miles I do I would only have to charge once.

I’ve owned a Mach-E for the last 4 months and here are my observations. The estimated range is always too conservative. Near a full charge, the car predicts an efficiency of 2.75 mi/kWh. In mild weather, I typically get 3.3 mu/kWh. I would use the efficiency rating you are getting to predict range over what the car is saying (the long-range version has 91 usable kWh). The car will do better at predicting range the lower the battery gets, but seems to reset itself after a charge. I could be wrong, but I believe Drive Modes will not affect efficiency. I was told the Drive Modes only change the handling of the car (steering, acceleration, regen braking, etc…) but have little effect on the battery usage. So use the mode that you enjoy the most. Finally, someone recommended reducing the mid-tones in the audio settings. After I tried it, I found the sound system was even better! Love my Mach-E! Such a great car and I pay pennies per kWh vs what I was paying for petrol. Fun to drive, comfortable. Great to find another one that loves theirs, too. Cheers!

Great video 👍 - having just got myself a petrol car (I decided my life needed the added drama of a hot-hatch) in addition to the daily-drive EV, I would say with a tethered home charger, living with an EV is far less faff than having to go out an fill up with petrol… and despite the tabloid headlines, a f**k load cheaper! Get home, shove the plug in, walk away and come the morning full battery 🙂 However, if you had to rely on public charging then it would be a completely different scenario… 🤔

Evening PP Being waiting on this video I do like Mach E especially the GT Performance Saw my first one yesterday in that cyber orange. Still on the fence on owning one as no driveway at home and the charging network in Glasgow is poor.

Hi Ped I found this update very interesting, well done. Think we are on the same wavelength on so many issues , but I have to say I have not reached the point where I would consider changing to EV. Perhaps before the final demise of the ICE there will be further improvements to come with charging infrastructure, battery technology etc, but we will have to navigate more urgent problems.😥 Namely cost of living crisis, energy crisis, political uncertainty and in worst case civil unrest. Not the time to consider buying an EV.😬

Evening all! Happy Friday!! Hope everyone is doing well and has a lovely weekend.

When I had it for a week I was getting 3.6 but was not doing longer trips like this (into town and a few shorter trips) I could not live with a 3 pin Charger and cannot have 1 fitted either (rented house) and only 1 public 50 kw charger within 20 minutes

I usually agree with a lot of what you say. However, this time, your comment about people not having a petrol station at home so why have lots of charging stations was a bit blinkered. Your lovely house with your nice driveway and double car-port is perfect for that and good for you, but what you seem to have missed is the fact a lot of people don’t have that. They either live in back to back terraced houses with only on-street parking or in flats/apartments with communal parking so don’t have the luxury of home charging so the ONLY option is to use charge stations and the fact is that there simply aren’t enough currently and charging takes way too long. Just my opinion, not everyone is able to charge at home

The huge ipad thing just looks like an afterthought, surely it could be incorporated into the dash?

For a £50K+ car I would expect better. My mate in the village has one, he's slightly disappointed with it. I'll stick to my liquid-dinosaur fueled, 13 year old C30 for now at 70 mpg (and the 'bike - getting a bit chilly in the mornings going to work, soon time to tuck her up for the winter).

I am a Scot living in Austria within an apartment and getting the management company who look after the facility to be pro active is a nightmare. So, getting them to install a charging unit and then how to stop parking wars breaking out will need the UN involvement. However, what I would remind you, whilst the public charging is expensive, there is the environmental benefits

Enjoy the channel but still can't get my head around someone spending loads of money to drive around worried about how far you can go and tailgating trucks in whisper mode ( must be a pleasure ) . I get in my ICE car and fill up a few minutes after I've noticed i need to.

I own a 24kWh Leaf and have been using the 3-pin charger for about 18 months and it works great. It all depends of how far you drive daily.

Great video Pete, I've only recently picked up my Kuga PHEV which I love and I'm getting great range from the battery much more than what Ford claim, I do really like the Mach E and I would change to it without hesitation after my term has finished with my Kuga

Your experience with the Mustang E confirms to me that EVs are not yet at a developement stage where they can replace an ICE vehicle. First of all I have yet to see an EV that lives up to it’s claimed range. But the most convincing argument for me is the constant focus on charging points and remaining charge. The added stress of that, would make every drive a chore, and one I wouldn’t take on voluntarily! I’ll let others deal with the hassles of EVs.

Really enjoyed this which was entertaining and informative and you have a great sense of humour.

Electric cars ain't for me right now. I travel to Cornwall a lot, and its just a total nightmare. I had one for a month, it just didn't work for me. Long distance you gotta use public charging and that network is terrible to say the least. Charging at service stations my god its almost a joke. Only spend two hours in there, if someone's on it you've got no chance, then you get off that motorway in search of a charger, then you gotta charge it, 2 or 3 hours added to my journey, total nightmare.

Hi Pete. Great vid as always. Loved the silver HYUNDAI. Not sure about the Ionic6 though!! The long distance drive in the Mach-e certainly shows its capabilities. As you showed, you can do longer journeys especially if you are able to charge without using public facilities.

Interesting vlog mate. When I have to go EV, home charger is a definate although by then I would hope the national infrastructure is in a better place than it is now!

Great real world test. Just got an EV so really useful video. Shame the electric providers are not offering cheaper overnight tariffs at the moment because of the government support, but I worked out that it’s still 50% of what I was paying in petrol to do the same journeys.

So 3 weeks in with my model Y i have found that as obvious as it seems, it really pays to have the thing in chill mode, turn off the ac and monitoring the driving to get the most out of the thing. More so than with a normal car because I cant remember not doing those things have too much of an impact.

Hi Pete, another great video! I’m close to buying an EV and the Mach E is on my shortlist. Keep up the good work! ps. Hope you repaid your generous friend for the electricity you used whilst charging 😀😀

I love my Mini SE, bought it after following your channel. But I must admit I can't wait for the Mach-E to arrive in NZ. Another brilliant video. Go Tracey, diving it in untamed mode🤗

Good honest review Peter. Thank you for sharing 👍

I have owned a Kia E-Niro since March and I have never (and don’t expect) to use a public charger. I have a home charger and live in Swansea so I can easily get to anywhere in eastern South Wales and western South Wales and back each day. I have yet to travel to England yet though. My cat has 289 mile range on a full charge

Great vid Pete ! That Hyundai concept is epic looking mate👍🏻🇨🇦!!

The miles/kWh figure is very disappointing, and highlights that big brick shaped SUV style EV’s need heavier, larger and more expensive batteries to make them anywhere near useable. I’ll stick with my super efficient Hyundai Ioniq with just a 38kWh battery, but it easily returns 5.7 miles/kWh, and it costs almost half of the Mach E. Shame there’s nothing similar to replace it …… yet. Great video and always love the EV content.

That was very interesting. One week into iPace ownership and the car is back with Jaguar as it won't charge due to a sullinoid in the charger port locking system but apart from that the wallbox was fitted today and we await our Charge Scotland card to allow us to charge for free for £10 a year. We charged once and got 40% in 18 hours and managed to blow our weekly budget on our smart monitor in one day but at least our 2 year fixed rate still has 8 months to go. The magic carpet ride and the Meridian surround sound are the highlights so far. Those Hyundai models were very Audi I thought rally Quattro and TT lookalikes but still smart. EV's are coming along thick and fast now.

Great little insight into ev life, just shows how it could work for some people 👍 well done Pete

Ours had to go , ride unacceptable and interior build quality iffy , got our money back on it though ( 6 months ownership) . Now got an Jaguar iPace , it’s lush ! With the lower apr on the finance (2.9%) not much different on the monthly’s .

The whole range thing goes back to what Mr PP said.... Poor range. Your end on efficiency of 3.1 really shows that it is actually poor compared to advertised range. For me the Mach E is too expensive for too little.... A more extreme example of that is the Jaguar iPace.

For a 100kw battery that range is poor my m3 long range with 77kw battery and 50k miles will do 302miles at 100% I would expect the guess o meter to be saying 350miles. And you would get just over 300.

If you stay with friends for a week, with an ICE car, they do not pay for your fuel. Does this apply to using their electricity for an EV?

If 100-200 people stay In a hotel and 50% have bev cars, how many hotels have you seen with at least 50 chargers in car park???? This is all idealistic talk. It will never work for masses

Just found your video/channel. Like the Mach E content.

Thanks for sharing your experience Pete very interesting & truthful as always think living with a EV is getting easier but are they good value I'm not sure but like the Ford & would be my choice.

Hello ped hope you are well? Great video mate

I’ve been thinking, having an (a?) EV is like having a car with a slow puncture. How much has it lost, will it get me to my next destination without letting me down, where can I get air on route? Not what I want in my life unless it’s a into city runabout. BTW what are those purple flashing lights?

Just over a month ago I drove my 2023 Mustang mach-E home. I received my new insurance premium $250. a month. Very clean record for 60 years.

The range is entirely dependent on the driving it has been doing on recent journeys. At 60mph our i-pace does about a mile for every mile in the range indicator. At 50mph, say on a lazy A road journey we can get more than a mile for every mile of range and after a day of that kind of driving the indicated range gets up much closer to the published range. If there is any driving at over 60mph or any spirited driving the range falls. Given how good the Jag is to hustle along, we seldom see more than about 225 range when we have a full battery!

Very interesting Pete! Little by little, the step towards going full EV seems less of a giant leap ! Cheers, Tom.

First time i've seen someone mention in a review that if you can charge at home you might never, or very rarely need public charging stations. I don't like people comparing cars and deciding which is the best car in a review when all they're comparing is tesla vs other charging infrastructure. I'm never going to need to charge away from home, so tell me which is the best car.

Great consumer review there Pedro. :)

An interesting study would be the impact on range with various numbers of passengers with the driver, I.e., 1, 2, 3 to maximum.

Hasn’t Andrew been on the channel a few times? Where were you working in Cheltenham? Do you think there’s been a shift in mentality with EV’s recently? Parents are thinking of chopping in their countryman for a BEV, when you see stuff like the Mach e and the like having reasonable ranges. The car would be garaged at home so as you say you’d start with a full tank. They rarely drive 250 miles in a day and where they do, they like to stop for a nice lunch. The only issue they have is if they visit my sister, they have to park on street with no charging. I’ve got a wall box in my car park so they can use that when they visit me. I’m thinking Ionian - what do you think?

Brill as always. We're are the bike vids and what are the lectures you do. I am sure they are as good as your video.

Good evening and Happy Friday!

Most manufacturers only recommend charging between 20-80% to prolong battery life so kind of makes a mockery of the full range of EV's plus public charging has gone up considerably recently.

What other problems with EV is they tow very little, is this then the death of the touring caravan? mainly a UK industry - range with a caravan on is cut down dramatically on those rare ev's that can tow, while recharging means taking your caravan off or trailer and then taking the car to its charging point, hopefully the caravan hasnt been nicked in the meantime. Having tested a few EVs and hybrids im still out and also the EV should do what anormal car can do and more besides-but it cant in a perfect world they would be great but they are not - running prices will shoot up with chargers getting taxed when the car is hooked in. Will there be a glut of EVs on the used market as age eats into battery life and value-great vid mate !

great video PP, I had to chuckle as the start of your video was almost the same as Damo Drives, he's got a Mach-e for review. Same colour etc.. it was the whispering bit in the dark that made me smirk. check out his video and you'll see what I mean.

4p per kW h, full charge for 4 pound for a 100kwh battery sounds amazing, truth is 4 hrs at that 4p rate. 7kwh charger. 28kw h charge per nights at 4 p rate. So nearly 4 nights charging will get you "a full tank" at the quoted rate. Honesty and clarity is needed.

Another excellent review. Clearly an easy car to live with. The compromised ride quality might put me off though. On a side note. Any chance you might do a video on the new civic soon? Be interested to hear your thoughts on that car.

Evening mate, EV’s are slowly making us change the way we think, just as we predicted, just a case of getting the Electricity costs to go back down. 👍🇬🇧

Peter that is a great car the mustang and for being a electric what a good lot of milage you get on a charge ,very good ,i like the Mustang Mach-E and the layout in the car , and the design of the car ,other then that a great car ,if i had the money i would buy one thank you Peter take care

Looking forward to this video

From your stats it seems to be an ok car to purchase, but still the price is concerning.

Public charging is the only option if (like possibly the majority) you have no driveway

I don’t need a 300 mile range EV - we rarely do that sort of distance even in a week and have an ICE estate for this so got a Peugeot e208 as our second car - real world range probably about 180 miles. We just have a 3-pin charger for this and and as it’s only a 45 kWh useable battery we can add about 65-70 miles overnight with this. Works absolutely fine in these circumstances. Only done one longer journey of 240 miles round trip with one public charging stop (66p kWh!). No issues worked fine. I think if you have modest mileage requirements a smaller EV makes huge sense. For higher mileages/lots of public charging not sure yet but I hope over time car prices will reduce and infrastructure will improve - I can see us getting a bigger EV in 3 years time.

Do you think the white van that was undertaking you saw the camera on windscreen and backed off thinking undercover patrol car?

So, what is the etiquette regarding someone else’s home charger/power, even your best mates? Do you drop them a few quid towards their next electric bill? You wouldn’t expect anyone to nip out and buy you a couple of gallons of petrol/diesel.

Did you use the one pedal drive mode? If not, may explain less miles per kWh.

I watch a lot of EV vids trying to get my head around what all the fuss is about. I currently drive a new Lexus Hybrid. I see still see no reason to buy an EV. I like the look of the Mac-e shame they don’t make a hybrid!😂 Enjoyed your video, thank you but it would be great to hear about the cost of charging? I guess is cheap when you use your mates electricity! 😂😂

Said before on one of your other videos that a mate of mine has recently gotten a cupra born, and his opinion is that he wouldn’t recommend anyone having one unless you have access to some form of decent home charger, and (especially with how things are right now with cost of living etc)have solar and maybe a battery storage system at home too so that you can do as much as you can to help bring down the day to day costs. Seems to be that if you can stay within the range of the cars battery, and you can charge at home, and you can actually afford one - cos let’s face it BEV’s don’t come cheap!, then they might not be so bad as a daily commuter, where they start to fall apart is when you start wanting to go outside of the cars range and you have to start relying on the public charging infrastructure (which seemingly unless you live in and around London) is an absolute y indefensible joke! I have recently seen a few videos by another “RU-vidr” (the mac master) with his Porsche Taycan, and he is using his car to travel about and go from place to place and usually outside of the range of the car, and this just highlights and brings home how crappy things really are - what with the charging infrastructure/network as poor/unreliable/mismatched and disjointed as it clearly is! Sorry but for me (and I suspect a lot of others), whilst ever BEV’s cost as much as they do, whilst the public charging infrastructure is as fractured/broken and minimal as it is, then swapping my ICE car for a BEV is a non starter - just because of the high costs for what you get, and also because the public network just isn’t anywhere near where it needs to be yet, and i suspect that the power grid isn’t ready for an all electric future either, or put it another way ( & quoting Lee/the macmaster himself) - don’t get an EV because they’re crap😆

Over 55% of UK households can't have access to a charger at home. This includes flats/apartments or terrace houses. You never take this in to account when you say "oh just charge up at home". For the Government and motor journalist to say this is the way to go.....I'm not so sure. The cars that have a decent range are over priced and well beyond most people. That mustang comes it at well over £50000!!!

When you think the new MG4 long range is 280 miles for half the price of the Mach E

I wonder what the etiquette is using friends electricity on a visit? Do you leave a fiver under a fridge magnet, like you might leave 50p by the landline in the days before mobiles?

Hi Pete, love your videos including this one. However can we talk about the issues with EVs when they are involved in accidents and the fire hazards which is becoming more of a concern as we see more of them on our roads. Once again great content 👍🏻

*Bear in mind your Battery will becoming dead (very tired) after 8-9 years and your vehicle not worth more than scrap metal as no one with a brain would buy ! - Take into account depreciation and it makes no sense at all - Stick with my up to 89 MPG Mercedes W247 B200CDi AMG Clean Diesel thank you with a Massive range and have yet to experience any Anxiety !*

thanks for the vid.. it gives me more information about using an EV... I will have my EV soon if I got a off Street parking lol

Ok, confession...I couldn't bothered to watch after 5 mins in, I skipped along to the end of the video..the summery seemed to be The stereo was great, the screen wasn't too annoying, it did the miles because the car got charged every day, but the consumption wasn't as good as hoped? Is all that in the sales brochure? The take away appears to be..... EV, not some thing (advantageous) if you if you want to do a lot of miles every day, great if you don't want to go very far very often. Well if you are not going very far, very often, why do you need a car?...try walking (round town) the bus (to town) the train for one off longer trips..... save yourself 40 grand (No idea what the EV in this video cost?)

Hello all great Vid as always but that is not good mpkon my MG zs Long Range aways 4 to 4.2 just done Cornwall in it, one charge stop 300 miles door to door. grannie charged it from the place we were staying that covered the 180 miles we did while there. Happy days. I was going to post a picture of my screen but don't think I can on here. So the figures are 54.8 miles having used 16% and 4.1 mpk. you do the maths. lol knocks the Mac e into a cocked hat.

Always interesting. An EV would still do my head in.

OMG the first Hyundai looks like a Delorean or a modern version of the 1980's car.