This morning at my local garage having a new suspension part fitted.

Briefly got talking to a young chap who had just brought his car in.

He said that he had got rid of his e car and bought a petrol car.

Of course I asked why.. Far too expensive to run and difficulty in getting it charged, range useless.

I didn’t ask any further questions but he sounded a little bit bitter.

I did say that my car solo will do over 500 miles on motorway/ Dual roads and about 350 towing a caravan.

I have done 350 miles towing the caravan in France but solo never anywhere near 500 miles but know that it could just from amount of fuel used on a 250 mile trip. Wooler to Harrogate and back in a day or just and over night stop at home, usually for a Hospital appointment or collect a forgotten item.

Provided that I keep my speed at around 55 to 60 mph and good traffic economy very very good.

On one very rare occasion the range that the car quoted when filling up 650 miles possible. However you could never ever get that, too many roadworks, traffic jams.

Of course the longest drive from Harrogate to anywhere in the U.K. would be to Scrabster at the top of Scotland and that is or was 486 miles but is now about 468 miles I see. That probably because of not going through Edinburgh as we had to back then.

Done that 16 times, 8 trips. Then we would get a fill at Inverness.

Driving time usually 9 to 10 hours plus stops if in the Transit van with dive gear. Have done it in a lot less though in a fast car.

Allan C.