Thrustyjust Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 I thought about a Renault twizy to do the mile each way to work ( 4 miles a day) but after riding my push bike for 10 years now, I am sure another 10 on the same bike will be more efficient and the only batteries I need is for the lights at winter time. I an still very sceptical about hybrids. My boss had his charging point put in last week at home. So, I asked how its going. He said he now needs to buy the £500 lead to go from the wall socket to the car. Can see the BIK he is saving suddenly disappearing into unforseen costs and then before you know it, he hands the car back in 3 years and goes back to petrol or diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Thrustyjust said: I thought about a Renault twizy to do the mile each way to work ( 4 miles a day) but after riding my push bike for 10 years now, I am sure another 10 on the same bike will be more efficient and the only batteries I need is for the lights at winter time. I an still very sceptical about hybrids. My boss had his charging point put in last week at home. So, I asked how its going. He said he now needs to buy the £500 lead to go from the wall socket to the car. Can see the BIK he is saving suddenly disappearing into unforseen costs and then before you know it, he hands the car back in 3 years and goes back to petrol or diesel. He doesn't have to buy the lead from Mitsubishi - there's nothing fancy to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dommo said: He doesn't have to buy the lead from Mitsubishi - there's nothing fancy to them Dont know what he needs lead wise. He just said he needed to get one. Knowing my boss he wont bother for months , like his work on his desk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamperMan Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I think your missing the point... if the 330e is anything to go buy it only does 15 miles on electric. Useless! Hardly worth charging! It probably does more environmental impact in petrol mpg carrying the batteries than the electric saves! It’s all about Saving tax for you personally and keeping the economy turning by buying a new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 7 hours ago, DamperMan said: I think your missing the point... if the 330e is anything to go buy it only does 15 miles on electric. Useless! Hardly worth charging! It probably does more environmental impact in petrol mpg carrying the batteries than the electric saves! It’s all about Saving tax for you personally and keeping the economy turning by buying a new car. Yes I know all that as we run a BMW X5 hybrid as well. What I am saying is the 330e is only produced in saloon format which is no good for what's I need to use a car for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 We run a Merc C350e hybrid. It has similarly pathetic battery only mileage to the 330e, but even so, manages to achieve a damned impressive mpg and really suits our driving very well. I have no experience of the BMW but suspect it would be similar. Typically, it retains about 20% battery charge so it can use it for stop/go traffic as well as cruising on battery at pretty much any speed. even on a longer run, it easily achieves 60mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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