I have followed in the footprints of
@Routy56 with an electric car purchase. Could not quite drop down to a Nissan so
had to spend a bit more.
Welcome to the fleet. A 2014 BMW i3 Rex. Doesn’t have the biggest battery ever so is only showing around 70miles on a full charge, but for those that don’t know what a Rex is, the magic is a 600ish cc scooter engine that runs a generator to charge the battery. So I managed to get from the depths of London back to Gloucester, around 130miles, last night. I did stop and put half a tank of fuel in at Swindon as the range was saying 55miles left from both battery and fuel, with 45 miles to go. I was concerned that due to a road closure the diversion would make me rather nervous, so the 5litres of fuel (only a 10litre tank) topped up the range and removed any anxiety that switching on the headlights would cause. Currently plugged into a granny charger and due to charge tonight on cheap rate electric.
I face a 60mile a day school run from September so will see how this works out.
First impressions are of a very nice car. Steering is a bit light on the motorway but that is not really its intended use.