Full electric or hybrid - future resale

Yeah looking at the 2nd hand value of 5 year old leafs with seriously reduced range indicates that the BEV would hold its value well.

PhEV will also suffer with degradation but cos you are charging a lot more often (daily rather than weekly) more likely to be significant (if it's there at all). And losing any range on a PHEV will make its short range super short.

Another vote for BEV here.

Buying a new vehicle and driving less than 100 miles per week is financial madness. You'll take a serious hit in deprecation and in the process doing a favour for the next owner. In 5 years you'll have clocked up just 25,000 miles, which the average motorist does in less than 18 months. Forget the electric vehicles and get yourself a good, low milage petrol VW Golf, Audi A4, Skoda Octavia, Toyota Avensis or similar (budget for under €18k) - with your low mileage any of these cars will last years and the savings versus new electric will be huge. In say 5 to 10 years time when all car makers will be mass producing electric cars with more competition prices will be more reasonable, at the moment even with grants etc. they're mad money for what you're getting compared with ICE cars.

I think that's more apt for plug in hybrid. HEV is more like - continuing your analogy - a married guy who has one or two affairs (EV) but stays with the wife (ICE)

OP what car have you ordered? What EV would you get if you cancel the phev?

To answer your questions,

I sold a 6 year old phev, I have a 7 year old phev for sale and I have a 5 year old phev purchased.

I have no interest in a 300 km range BEV, most of my driving is within the limited range of the phev, not interested enough to arse around with chargers on a longer journey, for what it would save me, its not worth it.

its possible but I doubt that a 1000 km range car will be that common , 300 km would work but it depends on the charging network, I don't see that keeping up with demand, If I invested in a charging network, I would prefer to see a queue rather than empty stalls.

I think batteries will go into new cars rather than refurbishing older cars.

Some will want your 300km EV others will want your phev, if I was in your position I would try to loose less on depreciation, but with the used car market as it is, new might be worth considering.

Good luck.

A vote for hybrid or indeed s second hand petrol car for your particular requirements, no worries about range.

The Leaf will be more than adequate for your ultra low mileage. Its not a bad size, And boot is reasonably big, Ioniq 5 is far superior, but will you actually need it, and base model is 10k + extra

If a bigger boot is essential, MG have a well priced electric estate, the MG5 EV. Much better range than 40kw Leaf, and for the price, largest boot in class

Electric for sure. None of this hybrid crap. However, you will be waiting a lot longer for an EV. Alot of people who ordered the new Leaf in March have had their orders cancelled, or delayed by several months (myself included). You will be waiting until 2023 for a new EV.

What are hybrids like for long distance rural driving.? I always imagined them more suited to city driving for some reason.

In this context, it would be silly to go hybrid over full BEV. Some circumstances suit PHEV, but the OP would be far more suited to a BEV....ideally a used Leaf based on what is in the OP.

A diesel would give slightly better economy on a motor way, for rural, unless you have nice long stretch's of road its much like city driving, slow down for bends and cross roads, instead of urban traffic lights and right angle turns and generally less scrots per km.

Anyone know if the electric kona is also a waiting list?

Don't get your logic there mate in two years time a new EV will cost even more as more than likely the SEAI grant will be dropped when EV become more mass market.

We don't have the Scandinavians money made from oil and gas to subsidize large scale grants they drop off like the PHEV grants did.

I think peoples range anxiety will drop off too after 6 months driving an EV with 72kwh battery I've learned that I don't really need it. I've only charged 100% a hand full of times for long trips and in all honesty charge never dropped below 35-40% while stopping off for breaks and charging. Only caveat there is the charging network grows also and maintained. So why would you need and pay for a car with 1000km range living on a small island especially when you have your own filling station at home.

My advice is go for it if you feel you have the means it'll depreciate like any new car no quicker than an ICE. Also hard to get a EV(any car now even) now so in 2 years it'll be will also be demand for 2nd hand market.

Grants will dropping each year (VRT subsidies also) like their doing with BIK also for EV's next year.

Materials ain't going to get any cheaper in the mid term. Solid state batteries might change this but in reality they could be 8 to 10 years off going main stream and large scale to drop the price.

Black 64kwh version, looking forward to going full electric