Moving from diesel to Electric - weekly long commute

Tesla Model 3 Long Range would just about do it without charging. With charger at destination, the RWD version is cheaper and would cover your needs, as would most other new EVs. With the Tesla, you get the best efficiency and charging options.

Best options are Model 3 long range or an Id.3 Tour. Ioniq6 might be an option either.

Efficiency matters for these long trips so avoid the crossovers Id say unless you have a specific need for one.

would it not be better to stick with the 640d? what are the maths on this?

I've done the maths on something similar as I'm moving from a 520d MSport that typically does 50mpg to an Ioniq 6 in January (order placed / trade in agreed).

Assuming you do about 26,000km each year (I do in my example), it costs about €2,750 in fuel and €2,250 in servicing costs / tyres, so the total cost of ownership (excluding any car loans / financing) is €5,000 each year.

I won't know exactly how much it will cost to run the Ioniq 6, but I estimate that if 65% of the charging can be done at home and the other 35% is public charging, then the energy costs will be about €1,250 each year (20 kWh/100km average, but I hope to do much better than this). I assume servicing / tyres will be another €1,000 each year, so the total cost of ownership is €2,250 each year.

The difference in cost over a three year ownership cycle is €8,250 [(€5,000 - €2,250)x3] in favor of the Ioniq 6. Even if the cost of servicing / maintenance of the Ioniq 6 was €1,500 rather than €1,000 each year and you factor in the cost of a car charger at home in year 1, I am still more than €6k better off over the 3 year cycle with the BEV.

Irrespective of changing to another diesel or moving to a BEV, there will be a trade in and a cost of finance which will be the same for both a diesel or a BEV in my case. As I'm doing 26,000 km each year, staying with my current car for another three years is a big risk as it's out of warranty and unforeseen issues in a BMW cost a lot to repair in my experience....it can be a big risk when doing that amount of milage.

The maths may be completely different for someone doing 10,000km each year, but for me, I will be far better off financially every month with the Ioniq 6 than the 520d.

good to see the figures, the other factor is depreciation... one other factor , what is the cost to change going to be, people often think it will be X, go to the garage and are shocked when they find out how much the garage are going to do them...

You’ll have very limited choices in a saloon style EV. The majority of offerings in recent years are small SUV’s.

The ID.7 would probably be ideal for OP and going on sale soon. Probably over budget though. Big battery version might do that trip without a charge

the BYD Seal is another saloon option.

EV database is good for getting an idea of real range. Worst case is winter freezing conditions, head wind, going top motorway speed. Best case is hot summer, no head wind low speed urban driving.

On shorter trips you can drive like you stole it, but on trips beyond home charger range it can be worth while reducing top speed slightly as it may avoid having to stop to charge at all. Total time from A to B may be less if you can avoid an optional charging stop. Public chargers can be busy blocked or broken and expensive so it makes sense to grab some extra range if you can. On really long trips you want to stop anyway so align the stop with charging. Definitely the fuel savings can add up but beware regularly public charging can be a pain as there is not enough chargers on many routes so expect delays at peak times. Many chargers out there are not the fastest types and many cars cannot charge as fast as they claim on the brochure so 45 minute stops may be a reality.

With a Tesla, if the car says you will get home at 2%, then you will. If something changes en route to delay you, the car will warn you to reduce speed or go get a charge.

I don't believe other cars are as accurate in their guessometer to get you home.

In a Tesla the car will show you on the in car display how many Superchargers are A. at the site you are navigating to and B. how many of them are available to use, and as there are 8 stall's at the site OP was navigating to, the thought of some being out of order never really occurs..

It will also predict your arrival SoC% about as accurate as anything out there... Last summer I was a few km away from a Supercharger on the Autobahn and the car predicted I'd arrive at 6%, so when I increased speed from about 140km/h to close to 200km/h the car then predicted an arrival of 2% and it was spot on.

Go take the Byd Seal for a test drive. Bookings are open.

You’d be crazy to take that on. Works out at 70,000Km per year just on travel to/from work. Depreciation on a Tesla or another EV with that mileage would be the crucial cost regardless of electricity/fuel prices.

If you are young maybe. Personally I wouldn't do that commute. Maybe once a week. I know someone who does it by bus one or two times a week. I personally wouldn't do it. I wouldn't get into an expensive EV to do it either. But if you are up for it, I'd get a cheap diesel for that. Not that you couldn't make the EV work, if it you wanted to do it. You could pick up a cheap ID3 that has taken a bit depreciation hit, you wouldn't be putting that much money into the total cost of ownership, vs a new EV.