I bought a 1 year old low mileage Kia EV6 (AWD GT Line) - 3500 miles on the odometer.
This means I avoided the first year depreciation.
But having an EV also allowed me onto the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff ... which gives the entire house electricity for 7p per kWh during intelligent dispatches (half hour blocks where the grid is greenest and if you're plugged in they'll charge your car) but also between the hours of 23:30 and 05:30.
Because I have a PV array + battery storage, and can charge from the grid, in the winter I charge the battery overnight, and most days get to 23:30 with charge left in the battery because the Solar has been enough to keep me topped up during the day. So my cost for electricity over the winter, because I have an EV, was about 6.9p per kWh.
This all factors in to make it a no-brainer for me. Driving for around 2p per mile (versus 20p per mile in my previous car, a 1l Focus Ecoboost), but also my household usage even in the winter is much cheaper. And then during the summer I build up a big buffer of credit by exporting excess Solar.
This means I avoided the first year depreciation.
But having an EV also allowed me onto the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff ... which gives the entire house electricity for 7p per kWh during intelligent dispatches (half hour blocks where the grid is greenest and if you're plugged in they'll charge your car) but also between the hours of 23:30 and 05:30.
Because I have a PV array + battery storage, and can charge from the grid, in the winter I charge the battery overnight, and most days get to 23:30 with charge left in the battery because the Solar has been enough to keep me topped up during the day. So my cost for electricity over the winter, because I have an EV, was about 6.9p per kWh.
This all factors in to make it a no-brainer for me. Driving for around 2p per mile (versus 20p per mile in my previous car, a 1l Focus Ecoboost), but also my household usage even in the winter is much cheaper. And then during the summer I build up a big buffer of credit by exporting excess Solar.