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Only a second hand Renault Zoe to start. But it was a cheap entry point to electric cars and will cover at least 90% of our trips.

Hopefully will be able to move on to something newer and with longer range in a year or two.

Sounds great! The only thing I'd avoid about the Zoe's is the weird battery lease thing. I have heard a few cases where that became more of a nuisance than it was worth. I think most Zoe's are sold in full these days though.

Yes that was a hangup for me, but keeps the price down.

In fact for older cars it in effect acts as an extended warranty on the batteries as they swap out if performance drops below 75%.

And as an added bonus you get free roadside assistance included so I can drop our AA cover that saves another £150 (3 months of the battery lease).

Sounds good. It is a really good car. Will save loads in fuel.

If you can, get a granny cable and keep it in the boot for emergencies.