https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/these-are-the-top-ten-everyday-electric-cars-you-need-to-know-about

 

What are your thoughts on  their selection??

Edited 9 February, 20215 yr by vrskeith

For me for personal use at a 'reasonable' and 'realistic' cost there's only two options on that list - the Soul or Kona...  The others are all stupidly priced and well out of my price range, too full of 'guff', too 'premium' or too small.

 

However, I probably won't be buying one anytime soon unfortunately

First reaction? I hate slideshow style websites....... 

 

Second reaction? Where's e-Niro? It's more practical than Kona but with similar range and very tiny price increase, making it a better car. 

 

I'd personally swap places for 11th Zoe and 3rd Honda E, due to Zoe's popularity. 

I'd also thought ID3 would be higher on the list, perhaps swap it with Polestar 2. 

 

Taycan, Honda E, Polestar 2.

3 out of the top 4 are more like expensive toys (inefficient or short range, more expensive than ICE cars due to onboard toys) rather than practical runabouts. Cynic in me thinks there is a narrative from Top Gear...... 

 

I would like to see their choices out now being driven in Blizzard like conditions.

Pop out handles, and air intakes for the cabins blocked up with solid snow or ice.

As for the city cars taken for a little trip between cities and having to maybe get off a main route and find a charge place. 

 

I have not seen what the e-Honda's charge place looks like if plugged in and charging and there is heavy snow or just sleet and then freezing temps.

Edited 9 February, 20215 yr by e-Roottoot

2 hours ago, wyx087 said:

First reaction? I hate slideshow style websites....... 

 

Second reaction? Where's e-Niro? It's more practical than Kona but with similar range and very tiny price increase, making it a better car. 

 

I'd personally swap places for 11th Zoe and 3rd Honda E, due to Zoe's popularity. 

I'd also thought ID3 would be higher on the list, perhaps swap it with Polestar 2. 

 

Taycan, Honda E, Polestar 2.

3 out of the top 4 are more like expensive toys (inefficient or short range, more expensive than ICE cars due to onboard toys) rather than practical runabouts. Cynic in me thinks there is a narrative from Top Gear...... 

 

 

Yep - the reviews I've seen of the Honda E seem to rate it highly purely on the full width 'screen' inside which personally i thin looks awful...   and don't get me started on the fake wood trim.

2 hours ago, e-Roottoot said:

 

Pop out handles, and air intakes for the cabins blocked up with solid snow or ice.

 

 

jaguar say they spent a lot of time perfecting the pop out handles so they don't jam or freeze...   the cynic in me doesn't really believe that given recent experience the last week or so with frozen door handles and doors due to the daily thaw / freeze cycle

All good if they really have.  I bet they tested in really cold places that had dry air.

That is not what a driver that was frozen out told me, so he accepted water from my flask to get his passenger door open and he climbed across.

If there had been nobody about he was going to try peeing on the area,