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For those looking for range in metrics -Renault Zoe : 369 km (229 miles) -Vauxhall Corsa-e: 280 km (174 miles) -Volkswagen e-Up: 261 km (162 miles) -Peugeot e-208: 259 km (161 miles) -Mini Cooper SE: 248 km (154 miles) -Honda e : 182 km (113 miles)
The Renault ended up just around the corner from where my nan lives! Good to know that if I wanted to go visit her from London the Renault would get me there in one go.
Pretty risky, though. You might want to make a 30 min charge somewhere along the way (with 50kW DC fast charge option 30min gives you an extra 100 miles, or 48 miles with standard 22kW)
@@corentinoger Not true. When unsure if you make it, you will be better off just going 5 mph slower. The Zoe does not achieve the advertised 50kW DC charging speed. It will do an average of about 35 kW between 10 and 90%. So a lot quicker than AC22, but not twice as fast.
@@AsekiBekovyI have a zoe 110 52kwh with only AC charge, no DC at all, and it took 2h to charge from 30% to 100% on 22kwh station, but, the range showed is just false, it's based on the kwh/mil ~ kwh/100km. In reality, it's how you drive who defined how much is the range. For example, in high way it would be like 200/250km, depending of your speed like 100 or 110km/h, for instance, it's 20kwh~22kwh/100km Others while, in city it's 8kwh/100km, almost 500km Out of city, in country side, if you have a calm driving at 80/90kmh, it's 15kwh/100km, 380km
@@starkead well the range is not really false, it's just a guess. Why do you charge to 100% though? You'd probably be able to charge from 30 to 90 in 1:40.
I'd love to see this test re-run during one of our January (or February) days when the heater, lights, windscreen wipers are all going complimented only by the coldness of the temperatures outside. How would they fair and which one would come out supreme then I wonder?
@Jo Bell - "AAA" recently conducted a test and found, when an EV's heater system is in use, average EV range drops by 41% under combined mixed city/highway driving conditions. So (ie/eg) an EV that's rated to run 100 miles between charges, will now only run 59 miles between charges. Seeing how EV manufacturers/EV dealerships aren't likely going to discuss cold-weather range performance with those that purchase EVs, I can see a lot of unsuspecting EV owners becoming extremely upset if they happen to live in an area (or need to drive to an area) that experiences cold temperatures 1-6+ months out of the year.
Good point, well made. Another point I have heard someone make is what if you are on a journey in cold weather and you get stranded somewhere with a flat battery. You will not be able to "run the engine" to keep the heat going. I get that typically someone with an electric vehicle should be planning their journeys so well that that should never happen but you know what people are like. Many folk have gotten lost in snow storms before.
no way are they going to live in the real world ....they wont even tell you how long it took to fully charge them up to get back home or how far you are likely to get if you use the car for a year now that I would really like to know.
@@electroid8119 the AC is the general battery killer. Seat heating and all else barely has an impact. In my experience tho, you get about 20% less range during winter with EVs
Zoe: At -12C, Heating set to 24C (lights, heated seats and steering wheel are powered from the 12v battery, not the 400v traction battery) the real world range is 290km at 120km/h.
@@euruproktos1278 you can't get something for nothing just see how long your car's 12 volt battery will last if your alternator stops working or you just leave these things on while parked ,,,,,,not long is the answer.and don't come back saying the battery gets charged when you are going along because you can't get something for nothing that will run the 400 volt battery down faster.
Interesting question, but also tell me what temperature. (Or go to the video's of Tesla Bjorn ...he's done a lot of tests in different wether, speed and so on). I can only give an estimate on a Hyunda KonaE 64....At zero to three degrees celsius I'll reach 390-400km range. At 20-22 degrees celsius I'll reach 450-460 km range (which is more than the 449 km wltp claimed range). This numbers are measurde with mostly motorway at a speed of 100km/h (which is the speed limit in the Netherlands at the moment) and a little in town. Maximum range , when you're really trying to get as far as possible, 85km/h is more than 500km in conditions when you do not need heater or airco. I'm driving at least every week a roundtrip of about 360 km. Never needed to go to a (fast)charger on this distance. Starting this after buying this car nearly 2 years ago.
@@reiniernn9071 see that's the thing, I suppose you'd have to do it at multiple temperatures and see which vehicle is affected the most by it, and how much so.
@@keicarguy7908 You're right...thats why I mentioned the channel of Tesla Bjorn...A norwegian who is making a living from testing FEV's. That I can tell something about my own car is due tot the fact that I 've 2 years experience in all weather conditions exept (far) below zero....It has not been cold enough these years for such experience the last 2 years.
Had a Honda since january 2022. In the colder months (Jan - Mar) range was easily sub-100 and nearer 80 but as a city car (and that's what it's marketed as) that's not an issue. With warmer weather and holidays, we've done several 100-110 trips on A-roads with some dual carriageway/motorway driving and hilly/scenic B-roads and got as low as 9% battery on those trips before hitting a charger - a bit nervy but more confident now we've done it a few times. We stopped in very rural Perthshire and had a chat with someone who worked for a Honda dealer and he was impressed how far we'd come. Planning is key - have a spread of charging points planned and avoid hills. Do we like it? Hell, yes.
I am a bit confused. 31c which is what the car Matt was driving said....that's not even 90degrees F. That's not hot at all and those cars didn't get great mileage. What about driving in an actual hot day? Like 105-108f or 42c...that's warm and a good test.
Wow sensitive people over the pond. Yea 90 degrees for us a very nice summer day. Truthfully hitting 110 sucks. That's when it's dangerous to be outside and we wish to be somewhere else.
@Ddhfacetyy agreed but cracking the window is a big help in that situation. I am not saying it's cold. Lol. It's just not as hot as they were making it sound. But since the UK apparently doesn't get that hot, then I can see why they think it's really warm. I would be happy to have the lower temps all the time. Or be more steady around 80-85.
@@Chuppydu21 the intro when he's standing in front of all the cars looks awesome. The camera shot is clear and it's clear, all the detail is there and the colour is nice. When you go inside the cars the quality drops dramatically its very poor. The detail is washed out and the colour is off. Lots of freehand shots that are shakey too.
For me, range anxiety is not an issue. What would be a concern would be turning up at a charging point & finding it not working. I stopped at a motorway service area in southern England recently & noticed that out of 12 charging points provided, five were not working & when I returned two days later the same five were still out of order. This is an issue that the industry is going to have to tackle if EVs are going to become mainstream.
@@casualonion you maybe right. I actually thought it was wetherby but the map at the end suggested it was Boroughbridge/Knaresborougg area but I maybe wrong. It Yorkshire anyhow so good for me!😂
@@matthewrichardson7107 What threw me a bit was seeing the Thirsk Junction on the A1, they must have done a U Turn and headed into Ripon. Either way, still in the best county!
I really liked the Honda, it really looks futuristic and has some retero look, tho all the electrical stuff like changing mirrors with electric ones was perhaps more energy consuming, something I like was the retero thing. Apart from the performance. My favorite 😄
And by your logic, for an extra 2 million GBP I can buy a Bugatti. It's about comparing cars in the same class and will you be paying a premium for a slightly better car.
@@lazysloth8448 I agree ! Don't worry I'm very familiar with french products and the french culture ;) I'm actually glad to see that they sometimes manage to be the best at some things (even though I'm not french xD). I would just say : keep up the good work PSA and Renault
In the mean time... My 18 year old 250,000 mile diesel van still does 600 miles to the tank when loaded down with my work kit. and it takes 5 mins to give me another 600 miles range. Thats pretty much what it did when new! Im a vehicle detailer. I considered an EV van once... But...... Ive recently been to a company that ended its lease early and dumped its entire EV van fleet, because they are simply not fit for purpose. The vans allegedly have a 200 mile range, but one you load them for a days work. (In this case building and plumbing) that additional weight drops the range from an acceptable 200 miles to just 50 miles. They couldnt do a days work without a 3 hour midday recharge. I also drive to and from London, from the North in the same day on a semi regular basis.. I'd have no chance doing that in an EV.
EVs are not for every use, but for what it's worth, you actually gain time when it's your daily driver and charge from home/workplace, since you don't have to ever go to the gas station, it's just full every morning, so you can't compare charging and fuel-filling times. Also, less maintenance.
@@ytlurker220 Yeah I know all about your weather. Watch this to see why 32c is hot here ua-cam.com/video/mMqkuAb-HYg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ABCNewsIn-depth
Also, by slowing down at the ends of all the driving you'll get more range, the estimated range is based on prior driving conditions at freeway speeds. I believe manufacturers should list miles per kilowatt, not max range. Gas cars list mpg not range. So a larger battery is no different than a larger gas tank.
70-80% of claimed range : something wrong with the 208/Corsa, that's unacceptable at the ridiculous speed you were traveling. While the Zoe is the new Prius : we all hate it, long live the Zoe
I'd love to believe it's a software glitch but the fact is that the PSA cars are not optimised ground up EVs: they're ICE with some third party bits slung together underneath. The platform was put together virtually overnight to meet EU laws and they didn't give a monkeys about how efficient it was. The 208 has a shorter range than the old Zoe ZE40, which carted around 10Kwh LESS battery. That's unacceptable.
@@timaustin2000 "The platform was put together virtually overnight to meet EU laws and they didn't give a monkeys about how efficient it was." Citation for this " opinion' masquerading as fact. Otherwise fake news.
@@timaustin2000 The e208 has 45kWh of useable battery, and the ZE40 has 41kWh useable battery capacity. So it is actually closer in capacity to the old Zoé. However the e208 charge twice as fast as the Zoé. So on longer trip the e208 will beat the ZE50. See the 1000km challenge done by bjorn, took 11h15 on the PSA vehicle and 14h35 on the Zoé.
Flukes happen all the time seems to be the most logical explanation for the French car winning anything. Oh yeah another real winner Michelin tires right even their tires suck, not a lot of traction & you will forever be balancing the tires & they don't wear well
Exactly what I was wondering. It seems like the carwow crews are just consisting of Matt, one other cameraman, one lady who does countdowns for drag races, and this second driver guy who can duplicate himself.
I love these kind of tests, last week I had a range of 63km in my Zoe, and still did the commute to work, which is 52km long. I made it and had 6% left... I loved it
With solar cells on the roof you would get like 1-2kWhrs on whole a sunny day. (My estimate based on the 3.5kW system on our house and its size) So it wouldnt be worth it, coz usually ur car isnt in direct sunshine for 8hrs anyway.
Thanks for doing this. Must have been so boring to test but it's what everyone wants to know. Personally, I want a larger electric car. Whilst researching what's available I was shocked to read the range smallprint on some of them. For example, 200 mile range, but at 70mph is reduced by half!! 200 mile range is great, but the only time you'll ever want to use that is a motorway drive. 100 mile range is just not good enough for motorway driving.
If I lived in the city it’s Honda E all day every day. Thing is lovely. Corsa is good if you don’t wanna shout your EV credentials. Up is a decent city car that is badly in need of a refresh, it’s been around for ages. Fair play to the Mini for being fun to drive, most powerful while outperforming it’s range. In the right spec it can look either EV heavy or just like a Cooper ICE car which it’s clever. e-208 is lovely inside but marmite whether you like the dials. EV range is disappointing vs quoted. Finally the Zoe which is the best car here which makes sense as it’s also the most mature platform. I think it looks smart and the interior is vastly improved. Also it’s the cheapest on finance by a mile. Long as you like it’s looks it’s easily the smart choice. That being said I’d still have the Honda if range wasn’t my primary concern.
My girlfriend drove a ZOE, it was horrible and we rarely got this claimed range out of it. Alos, just like Microage says up here, we could only rent the battery and they refused to renew the battery after its performance was les than 70%, something which they promised to do before renting, but suddenly changed their policy and said they only change the battery under 60% performance.
I really like the design of the little Renault. It's got the cute and endearing face that you'd expect from a tiny little city car, but it wears it's little diamond badge so proudly. In all, though, if the range were better, I'd rather have the Honda for all the whiz-bang gadgetry and the more retro-modern styling of the interior. Only if I had a second car with more range and a bit more comforting road presence to take on long trips on the motorway. None of that particularly matters, though, since I'm in the US and essentially none of those vehicles are available here because we're backwards and nobody buys small cars.
I could see the Renault being a decent option in the US if it got there despite being small can go well over 200 on a charge… I’ve seen the Bolt around me which is also a small EV as well
The cost of "renewing" the traction battery and its longevity were not mentioned also. These cars may be less polluting but the costs overall may be over the limits for the majority.
marc Regarde des Images sur Le Toyota Corolla , ou sur des voitures de Lexus. Ces Sont des voitures magnifiques 👌 Mais pourquoi t‘as repondé en français sur und chaïne anglaise? 🤔
@@marc9080 Are you stuck in the 1970s? There have been heaps of original Japanese designs from last few decades and the Honda e harks back to their own kei cars from the 80s so hardly copying...
Based on experience with my Zoe ZE50 and the previous 40, it'll be reet. The old one got a minimum of 120 in freezing rain doing 70mph (I did it on the M6 once.) New one will conk at 160 at 70, 3 degrees and a rainstorm at night. Did this on a run down to Cornwall from Yorkshire. Can literally go anywhere in the country without any real fuss, with today's charging infrastructure. Love the thing.
U.S. always behind when it comes to change. GM just announced some major change to Electric cars by 2035 hopefully we will start seeing more if these cars in the near future
That weird camera mirror should be legalized, but Honda could have done a lot more for aerodynamics. That car isn't that aerodynamic in design, not compared to Tesla.
@@AppleSauceGamingChannel They've been very explicit about it being an urban commuter car. It'd be great for dense cities like New York as well, I'd imagine.
I've just bought a seat mii electric (same car as up) and I do about 2000 miles per week. I have a level 2 charger at home and do about 120 miles to a full charge. I travel quite a lot for work but with appointments 50-60 miles from home I can manage to return home from my first morning appointment and charge back up in about 4 hours during the middle of the day when I'm at home. I also benefit from a free 22kw charger at a supermarket nearby if I need extra range quickly.
"You're lucky I'm doing this cause this is a bloody French car" We love you too :p Note that If you used the eco mode from the start with the Zoe, it would probably have gone further.
Yeah, he probably would have went further with the eco mode. But it would have changed the AC to a lower power mode so the car would have been less comfortable to drive. There's not much it does besides lowering the maximal throttle output and toning the AC/heater down.
I'd say this test wasn't very scientific anyway. Weren't they driving different routes? What about AC settings? They should have normalized everything as far as they could to come up with comparable values.
@@keks-69 Real world randomness is a fair test. They all had the same end goal, even if eventually taking different routes. For the most part they were all on the M1 though. The test was 'real world conditions' which I reckon has been fairly well met. However they should have all been brand new. One of them had miles on the clock already, one of the vehicles did have a second person in it too (usually the vehicle the presenter was sat in) The only way to do this better really is to have one person perform the same test over multiple similarly weather affected days with each different car. Even then I would say no science is perfect.
I’m not sure it is. If it applies to anyone who buys an ev and the ban on ice cars in 2030 is written into legislation, then it’s very relevant information to the price. I’d totally agree if they didn’t declare it though.
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Those old people in the end are absolute legends
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@@mclarenspeedtail8988 :D
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"A cheeky thing"
I laughed.
The UK I love and waiting to visit after the Covid-XXXX. The people are the nicest and the surroundings also.
@Alex The Minibuses Vans Lover. x ?
For those looking for range in metrics
-Renault Zoe : 369 km (229 miles)
-Vauxhall Corsa-e: 280 km (174 miles)
-Volkswagen e-Up: 261 km (162 miles)
-Peugeot e-208: 259 km (161 miles)
-Mini Cooper SE: 248 km (154 miles)
-Honda e : 182 km (113 miles)
You are the unsung hero
Thank you for doing what they should have done, the world IS metric, get on it already...
My Kona over 300 miles
Real question is how long does it take to recharge any of those cars... Up to 75% let's say
Merci mec, et vive la Zoé
Random people helping a stranger whilst complaining about the French is one of the most British thing ever.
that was the best bit of the video
It actually kind of felt rigged to me.
I am honestly surprised how good the old people were to Matt, this is definitely not the case in US
Truly smiled still good ppl out there? Having said that it's ppl up north
Ziyaa :)
The Renault ended up just around the corner from where my nan lives! Good to know that if I wanted to go visit her from London the Renault would get me there in one go.
Pretty risky, though. You might want to make a 30 min charge somewhere along the way (with 50kW DC fast charge option 30min gives you an extra 100 miles, or 48 miles with standard 22kW)
@@corentinoger Not true. When unsure if you make it, you will be better off just going 5 mph slower. The Zoe does not achieve the advertised 50kW DC charging speed. It will do an average of about 35 kW between 10 and 90%. So a lot quicker than AC22, but not twice as fast.
@@AsekiBekovyI have a zoe 110 52kwh with only AC charge, no DC at all, and it took 2h to charge from 30% to 100% on 22kwh station, but, the range showed is just false, it's based on the kwh/mil ~ kwh/100km.
In reality, it's how you drive who defined how much is the range.
For example, in high way it would be like 200/250km, depending of your speed like 100 or 110km/h, for instance, it's 20kwh~22kwh/100km
Others while, in city it's 8kwh/100km, almost 500km
Out of city, in country side, if you have a calm driving at 80/90kmh, it's 15kwh/100km, 380km
@@starkead well the range is not really false, it's just a guess. Why do you charge to 100% though? You'd probably be able to charge from 30 to 90 in 1:40.
"I've come from London"
"Oh God!"
- The most geniune reaction ever.
for viewers: that occurs at 31:48
Haha cute
Damn right.
😂😂
they must have done a huge effort not to puke from seeing a l*ndoner in person
This needs to be a Carwow annual tradition. Max out every new BEV for the year.
Bev?
make petition
@@scottishfanta Battery Electric Vehicle
@@scottishfanta battery electric vehicle
Everyone knows WLTP/EPA/NEDC is just rubbish, I want the carwow certification.
"0% battery remaining. 0 miles remaining. Let's drive AWAY from the charge stations and see what happens..."
LOL!
Hhhhhhhh
I knew it. Lol. He should have went till turtle mode the rotated the roundabouts.
@@bdeithrick Yep
Yeah, "Why did I do that ?" Mat says, god knows why you did LOL
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I'd love to see this test re-run during one of our January (or February) days when the heater, lights, windscreen wipers are all going complimented only by the coldness of the temperatures outside. How would they fair and which one would come out supreme then I wonder?
they will not test these cars for winter conditions...........there is a reason for that!!
Separate batteries for those apart from heater I guess
@@billw8476 They do test electrics for winter conditions. I’ve seen several such tests on UA-cam.
@Jo Bell - "AAA" recently conducted a test and found, when an EV's heater system is in use, average EV range drops by 41% under combined mixed city/highway driving conditions. So (ie/eg) an EV that's rated to run 100 miles between charges, will now only run 59 miles between charges. Seeing how EV manufacturers/EV dealerships aren't likely going to discuss cold-weather range performance with those that purchase EVs, I can see a lot of unsuspecting EV owners becoming extremely upset if they happen to live in an area (or need to drive to an area) that experiences cold temperatures 1-6+ months out of the year.
Good point, well made. Another point I have heard someone make is what if you are on a journey in cold weather and you get stranded somewhere with a flat battery. You will not be able to "run the engine" to keep the heat going. I get that typically someone with an electric vehicle should be planning their journeys so well that that should never happen but you know what people are like. Many folk have gotten lost in snow storms before.
Lady: "A cheeky thing"
Mat: *Winks* Go on
This had me dead
Hahahaha
17:08 Did no-one see that McLaren?
I was bout to comment that lol
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT TOO AHAHAHHAAH
the most interesting part of the video
Yes, I did! Good spot! I think I'd rather be in that, than a poky Renault! 😉
Today is about electric!!!!
Will someone do a night winter test, Lights on, heater, wipers etc, would be interesting to see how it differs from a dry sunny day.
no way are they going to live in the real world ....they wont even tell you how long it took to fully charge them up to get back home or how far you are likely to get if you use the car for a year now that I would really like to know.
Heated windscreen would be a killer I bet
@@electroid8119 the AC is the general battery killer. Seat heating and all else barely has an impact. In my experience tho, you get about 20% less range during winter with EVs
Zoe: At -12C, Heating set to 24C (lights, heated seats and steering wheel are powered from the 12v battery, not the 400v traction battery) the real world range is 290km at 120km/h.
@@euruproktos1278 you can't get something for nothing just see how long your car's 12 volt battery will last if your alternator stops working or you just leave these things on while parked ,,,,,,not long is the answer.and don't come back saying the battery gets charged when you are going along because you can't get something for nothing that will run the 400 volt battery down faster.
The Honda looks so cool, the best looking one for sure in my opinion
Front end looks like an Austin Maxi (nice!)
The interior looks like something out of Cyberpunk 2077.
I’ve had the Honda E since March this year and it is a serious head turner.
You have to be kidding me. It's a box and not a nice box at that.
@@davidowen2859 To each their own.
I prefer a good box to a round car, so the Honda's retro aesthetic is great to me.
All those electric cars are interesting, but I'll choose that super-eco-friendly McLaren on 17:10
You are a brave one to sacrifice yourself for the planet.... thank you....
😂
The electric cars: runs out of electricity
Bmw camera car: bye suckers
@Martin M should be a 570s
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@@asterionse4769 you would be right, or maybe a 540s
The Honda looks thr cutest, mini has lost its cuteness...
Specially compared to Honda E
I don't want my car to look cute
@@robertcook2572 Dr
Looks like an ugly frog
Since its a german car...
You'll just have to do a ID3 , 500e, i3 and zoe test now
Id3 he has done already
He's done Zoe as well
ID 3 interior is one of the worst things Ive seen in a car
The ID3 will probably break down due to software errors 😂
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I’ve got an electric van, I have found that the air temperature has a large effect on the distance. The colder it gets the less distance.
Same with my petrol 1.0 tsi
That's a longest time I waited to hear " SO THEN WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED"
🤣🤣🤣
Yes !
Hahahahah.....
i want to see a race with Yianni and Mat, no cars just running
Mat'll win that 'un.
My money's on Mat. The only thing Yianni can run is his mouth.
But the full 1/4 mile pls
So, let's see, what exactly happened.
Who could spank it off quicker?
"Ur lucky im doing this bcs its a bloody French car" lmfaooooooooooooo
Found that so cringe of them tbh like why did they even care 😂
@@yy17782 France and England (not the UK) have a rather particular political and cultural history of love and hate
We Hope a Big crisis in UK with the Brexit ❤️❤️❤️
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@@yy17782 Nobody likes the French
I really enjoyed this, but a chart at the end showing everything together along with the as-tested price would have been the cherry on the top.
I'd be interested to see this tried again in winter with heater and demister on etc. See what the difference is.
AN OVERNIGHT TEST, in the rain, with all the Lights, windscreen wipers on too!
Interesting question, but also tell me what temperature.
(Or go to the video's of Tesla Bjorn ...he's done a lot of tests in different wether, speed and so on).
I can only give an estimate on a Hyunda KonaE 64....At zero to three degrees celsius I'll reach 390-400km range.
At 20-22 degrees celsius I'll reach 450-460 km range (which is more than the 449 km wltp claimed range). This numbers are measurde with mostly motorway at a speed of 100km/h (which is the speed limit in the Netherlands at the moment) and a little in town. Maximum range , when you're really trying to get as far as possible, 85km/h is more than 500km in conditions when you do not need heater or airco.
I'm driving at least every week a roundtrip of about 360 km. Never needed to go to a (fast)charger on this distance. Starting this after buying this car nearly 2 years ago.
@@reiniernn9071 see that's the thing, I suppose you'd have to do it at multiple temperatures and see which vehicle is affected the most by it, and how much so.
@@keicarguy7908 You're right...thats why I mentioned the channel of Tesla Bjorn...A norwegian who is making a living from testing FEV's. That I can tell something about my own car is due tot the fact that I 've 2 years experience in all weather conditions exept (far) below zero....It has not been cold enough these years for such experience the last 2 years.
@@NOWThatsRichy Lights and wipers use so little power it doesnt even matter.
Everytime a car runs out of battery and leaves the motorway it reminds me of the Fast and Furious 7 ending...
Or Top Gear budget car challenges
@Alex The Minibuses Vans Lover. x dude chill
It's been a long day...
Matt saying "SO WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED" will never get old
Do it in the rain when it's dark, like real UK winter driving conditions and see what it does
Had a Honda since january 2022.
In the colder months (Jan - Mar) range was easily sub-100 and nearer 80 but as a city car (and that's what it's marketed as) that's not an issue.
With warmer weather and holidays, we've done several 100-110 trips on A-roads with some dual carriageway/motorway driving and hilly/scenic B-roads and got as low as 9% battery on those trips before hitting a charger - a bit nervy but more confident now we've done it a few times.
We stopped in very rural Perthshire and had a chat with someone who worked for a Honda dealer and he was impressed how far we'd come.
Planning is key - have a spread of charging points planned and avoid hills.
Do we like it? Hell, yes.
What is it like to drive?
Legend has it, the camera cars are still on the highway driving on
Can we finally get metric system measurements is it that hard????
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I second this
America no imperial system should be no too
Not hard, just irrelevant
They are not with EU, so why bother?
Matt: Jumps from car to car with the most battery life
it’s for the video I swear
Or to laught to other peoples ahahah, however.. IS SO TYPICAL! ahah
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I like the Peugeot really, looks so good inside and outside, it’s the best looking and with fair miles on it I swear
Remember though, it had the worst claim-to-reality ratio... 74%
Eh it looks like every other car. The mini is easily the nicest looking on the outside.
I prefer the Honda E's interior but the 208's exterior is amazing
@@omegadomega Honda E kills it on the interior, just a shame for its high price and low range.
"Bloody french car!"
Love that guy lol
You can't knock his taste in cars. A Mazda in his garage👍👌
Bloody post Brexit England recession ❤️
@@MrBreakingBud funny joke
Vauxhall is Bloddy French now. I am still searching for English cars in this test by I wonder...
@@cedricserieys9768 There was a McLaren at about 17:10
'Its a blistering hot day'
Definetly wasn't filmed recently then
I am a bit confused. 31c which is what the car Matt was driving said....that's not even 90degrees F. That's not hot at all and those cars didn't get great mileage. What about driving in an actual hot day? Like 105-108f or 42c...that's warm and a good test.
@@coreyverisario6570 In the UK anything above 70° F is a hot day.
Wow sensitive people over the pond. Yea 90 degrees for us a very nice summer day. Truthfully hitting 110 sucks. That's when it's dangerous to be outside and we wish to be somewhere else.
@@coreyverisario6570 30 degrees is way way too hot
@Ddhfacetyy agreed but cracking the window is a big help in that situation. I am not saying it's cold. Lol. It's just not as hot as they were making it sound. But since the UK apparently doesn't get that hot, then I can see why they think it's really warm. I would be happy to have the lower temps all the time. Or be more steady around 80-85.
The electric cars: runs out of electricity
Bmw camera car: bye suckers
bmw pulls up to petrol station.
EV: Good bye £80 off your wallet
lmaooo
Th
@@cbflazaro just so that we could compare, how much those it cost to top up an electric car at a quick charging point?
@@TheAllMightyGodofCod and it's more convenient/easy to do
Watched this video a few times now. Would be good to see this test repeated in the winter.
Camera work walking around car - expert level
Camera work while driving - 2008 vlogs level
I think it makes it more realistic and shows comfort levels i guess
The low quality is becoming annoying
Can you give more detail ? I really don't have this feeling, to me the video quality was fine. What did you expected ?
@@Chuppydu21 the intro when he's standing in front of all the cars looks awesome. The camera shot is clear and it's clear, all the detail is there and the colour is nice.
When you go inside the cars the quality drops dramatically its very poor. The detail is washed out and the colour is off. Lots of freehand shots that are shakey too.
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- I've come from London
- Oh god!
The electric cars: runs out of electricity
Bmw camera car: bye suckers
@@jamiemeadows7727 why does the honda have paddle shifters tho ? It’s electric and has only single gears right ?
Gear*
Did you see that area, I don't think they see many Londoners lol.
@@car-enthusiast3141 It's for the regen levels :)
I will have the Honda no matter what!
Nice
Same
It's ugly
same
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That Honda E is so interesting and awesome looking, but those Mini Cooper wheels are SWEET!
This just shows that Renault once again knows its thing with small cars
They've been making EVs the longest out of the other manufacturers on test. The first Zoe came out in 2012.
@@Maurice_Moss they did the ev Kangoo too
@@dilhanyilmaz9799 The future Megane Project with 400HP and full electric
Owners of a 1985 Renault Alliance would disagree with you.
I had two Zoe's a 22kw and a 41kw.. both broke down with "Charging Impossible". Just google it. Never again!
“It’s a blisteringly hot day”
“21C”
lol
21°C in Rio de Janeiro is very cold.
That’s hot for us londoners
A normal day in Brazil is 30C average
I think 21C is the temperature he set AC to, can never be sure though
Outside temperature was 31C, 21C was what the AC was set to.
We need to save that grandma. She is gem of a person❤️
@Ddhfacetyy it's like just a saying. That you love someone then you protect them. Not anything specific.
@Ddhfacetyy raj plotting to mug her, he's giving us hints
@@-Beeze Lmaoooooo
For me, range anxiety is not an issue. What would be a concern would be turning up at a charging point & finding it not working.
I stopped at a motorway service area in southern England recently & noticed that out of 12 charging points provided, five were not working & when I returned two days later the same five were still out of order. This is an issue that the industry is going to have to tackle if EVs are going to become mainstream.
Running out of battery is bad enough, even worse when you get stuck in Rotherham. Tough one that.
seems like a quiet little nice place... could be worse
The Zoe was in Boroughbridge which tbf is a lovely area
@@matthewrichardson7107 Boroughbridge is lovely, I thought it looked like Ripon though. Not sure
@@casualonion you maybe right. I actually thought it was wetherby but the map at the end suggested it was Boroughbridge/Knaresborougg area but I maybe wrong. It Yorkshire anyhow so good for me!😂
@@matthewrichardson7107 What threw me a bit was seeing the Thirsk Junction on the A1, they must have done a U Turn and headed into Ripon. Either way, still in the best county!
Mat:"so basicly we're doing a test and i've come from London to here"
The old woman at the end: "oh god"
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Love how Carwow left in that french comment by that chap at 32:48 😂
And his wife going like: “yes, but he’s got a thing for the French” in the background 😂
I really liked the Honda, it really looks futuristic and has some retero look, tho all the electrical stuff like changing mirrors with electric ones was perhaps more energy consuming, something I like was the retero thing. Apart from the performance. My favorite 😄
Futuristic? Looks like a golf 2 😂
@@_Minos I haven’t seen those things on a golf either. I’m talking about the dashboard thingies.
Mat: "I'd pay the extra 5,000£ for the mini"
Under that logic I'd pay the extra 20,000£ for a big V8 motor.
Some people don't want petrol or diesel anymore
@@JariVitunLitmanen that’s not the point hahaha
No that’s not logical because if you are looking for a small electric city car anything with a V8 isn’t on your radar.
And by your logic, for an extra 2 million GBP I can buy a Bugatti. It's about comparing cars in the same class and will you be paying a premium for a slightly better car.
@@Jabber-ig3iw he said VW vs Mini he'd get the Mini but the the price difference is huge, the mini is 25% more expensive.
So basically the French Zoe is the Model 3 of small electric cars ! Interesting
As in, actually designed with great aero for drag reduction?
@@bartbatenburg I would say "as in" I'm impressed that the best small electric car is made by a french manufacturer :)
@@Hadhoudtn Don't underestimate french engineers B)
althought we struggle with our industry in so many ways we still manage to do great things xD
@@lazysloth8448 I agree ! Don't worry I'm very familiar with french products and the french culture ;) I'm actually glad to see that they sometimes manage to be the best at some things (even though I'm not french xD). I would just say : keep up the good work PSA and Renault
I just hate the looks / name Zoe for a car not for me Young driver, I'd like something sporty looking with decent range.. like the Zoe..
To me, these sort of videos are more fun to watch than the drag races
who is watching from 2024?
Me 😅
Me too
Me
ITS BEEN 3 YEARS ALREADY?!
@@SleepyCatto_ yes
In the mean time... My 18 year old 250,000 mile diesel van still does 600 miles to the tank when loaded down with my work kit.
and it takes 5 mins to give me another 600 miles range. Thats pretty much what it did when new!
Im a vehicle detailer. I considered an EV van once... But......
Ive recently been to a company that ended its lease early and dumped its entire EV van fleet, because they are simply not fit for purpose.
The vans allegedly have a 200 mile range, but one you load them for a days work. (In this case building and plumbing) that additional weight drops the range from an acceptable 200 miles to just 50 miles. They couldnt do a days work without a 3 hour midday recharge.
I also drive to and from London, from the North in the same day on a semi regular basis.. I'd have no chance doing that in an EV.
In a nutshell mate, they're useless for most commercial users.
Aight cool, but I’m looking for somebody.
I’m looking for the person that asked
EVs are not for every use, but for what it's worth, you actually gain time when it's your daily driver and charge from home/workplace, since you don't have to ever go to the gas station, it's just full every morning, so you can't compare charging and fuel-filling times. Also, less maintenance.
I bought a Zoe earlier this year and I must say it is really a good car!
But you are still riiding a Zoe
If you are a male and got a car named "Zoe" I admire your bravery.
😁😁😁😁 zoe for a man 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ThompterSHunson can call it whatever tf you want, but I never met a man who give af about the name of a car
@@moseslutalo2469 "I rode his Zoe" sounds better than "I rode his John"
21°C "Blistering hot day"
* *Laughs/shivers in Australian* *
That was the internal climate control setting temp. It was 32c outside.
@@TheDoosh79 the weekend we just had was 42 degrees in Sydney. 32 is nothing!
No joke. www.timeanddate.com/weather/australia/sydney/historic
@@ytlurker220 yeah but you can't compare Britain's climate to Australia's... 🤦
Here at Brazil it is 42° 😅😅
@@ytlurker220 Yeah I know all about your weather.
Watch this to see why 32c is hot here
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Never in my life did I think I would fear a turtle this much, ever.
Also, by slowing down at the ends of all the driving you'll get more range, the estimated range is based on prior driving conditions at freeway speeds. I believe manufacturers should list miles per kilowatt, not max range. Gas cars list mpg not range. So a larger battery is no different than a larger gas tank.
The Honda is the best electric car in my opinion, it’s just gorgeous!
Na I think the Peugeot is the best looking
What u looking at that’s gorgeous 😂😂😂😂
Gorgeous? Do you drive a dacia duster mate?
I don't think gorgeous is the right word. Also the mini looks betterm
The Honda look like an old school golf. I kinda like it
That Honda’s range is like my pp, small and cute but doesn’t last long.
Omg true but honda ain't that reliable
@@samanthafraser8560 bruh hondas are really reliable lmao
@@samanthafraser8560 erm what world you living in?
What in the world do you mean dummies they aren't reliable, my uncles civic broke down 2 times SO WTF ARE YOU TAKING UP ON ME HUH!
Yeah Honda's aren't reliable sorry to say
31:28
Battery saving
The system will automically shut down to reduce the drain on the car battery
Loved that lad and lady in the end!! Mans got all the extensions and cables!
1:37 Mat in the UK: “It’s blistering hot” * show 21 degrees Celsius*
People in Africa: “It’s only 40 degrees Celsius?”
😂😂
Even in the UK, I wouldn't say 21 degrees is anything above 'pleasant'.
EDIT: The Mini later says it's 31 degrees. That's actual heat.
*laughs in Australian
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I wish it was 21°C where I live ;( my tears freeze because its -3°C
70-80% of claimed range : something wrong with the 208/Corsa, that's unacceptable at the ridiculous speed you were traveling. While the Zoe is the new Prius : we all hate it, long live the Zoe
Nah I like it tbh
As far Al liking electric cars go
The Peugeot did pretty bad considering it's claimed range. 74% while most of the others got 90 or 100%
I'd love to believe it's a software glitch but the fact is that the PSA cars are not optimised ground up EVs: they're ICE with some third party bits slung together underneath. The platform was put together virtually overnight to meet EU laws and they didn't give a monkeys about how efficient it was. The 208 has a shorter range than the old Zoe ZE40, which carted around 10Kwh LESS battery. That's unacceptable.
@@timaustin2000 "The platform was put together virtually overnight to meet EU laws and they didn't give a monkeys about how efficient it was." Citation for this " opinion' masquerading as fact. Otherwise fake news.
@@alfamonk Peugeot claimed range is the real fake news.
in motorways, the autonomy of electric cars , is less than inside cities.
@@timaustin2000 The e208 has 45kWh of useable battery, and the ZE40 has 41kWh useable battery capacity. So it is actually closer in capacity to the old Zoé. However the e208 charge twice as fast as the Zoé. So on longer trip the e208 will beat the ZE50. See the 1000km challenge done by bjorn, took 11h15 on the PSA vehicle and 14h35 on the Zoé.
17:07 McLaren in the background.
Lol
i was about to comment that
570s
That old guy must felt *gutted* when Mat told him the French car won 😂
Flukes happen all the time seems to be the most logical explanation for the French car winning anything. Oh yeah another real winner Michelin tires right even their tires suck, not a lot of traction & you will forever be balancing the tires & they don't wear well
@@jackboyer1280 this didn't age well...
@@Dev-bg9st what happened?
I’m quite shocked to see genuinely interesting videos by a company I only know from adverts, I was expecting this channel to be nothing but adverts.
how the hell all the drivers have the same voice??!!!
Posh doesn’t vary by regions
Exactly what I was wondering. It seems like the carwow crews are just consisting of Matt, one other cameraman, one lady who does countdowns for drag races, and this second driver guy who can duplicate himself.
The walkie talkie distorts their voices to sound similar
I love these kind of tests, last week I had a range of 63km in my Zoe, and still did the commute to work, which is 52km long.
I made it and had 6% left...
I loved it
Sounds about right. Range on that thing is bulletproof (on my second).
I wonder how the discharge rate works as the battery wears out, does the remaining distance predicted take that into account?
One stat you left out would be how long it took to charge back to full and what rate in amps of power it took for each car to get back to full health.
That Orange car said 1hr 15 min for what amount of charge.
A Peugeot van in work at a certain Asda garage with a fast charge 30 min - 80 miles
EV is not for me. My 1.5d astra manages from Weston SM to Inverness on one tank of fuel, now that's a good range.
I don't know other channels that do this kind of thing but I really like, keep it up because this is real world testing not manufacturer heaven
The bit with the locals is incredible!! "Go on then" so bri-ish Mat, lol , love it!
gwaan en
My favorite is definitely the Volkswagen Up!
Why don’t any of these cars have solar panel charging roofs? It may just get you out of trouble with enough charge to get to a charging point.
With solar cells on the roof you would get like 1-2kWhrs on whole a sunny day. (My estimate based on the 3.5kW system on our house and its size) So it wouldnt be worth it, coz usually ur car isnt in direct sunshine for 8hrs anyway.
So finally look like all the F1 hybrid engine research goes somewhere for
Renault. Well done.
what has Renaults F1 hybrid engine research with Nissan's ev tech to do?
Thank you carwow for this kind of videos, they are very useful. ✨🎉 I am shocked no other channel does them. 😭
The future : everybody drives electric cars, everyone uses metric.
I really can't understand UK using both metric and imperial and occasionally using "stone", which I have no idea what system it is from.
@@bru7alism yeah there are few other things about UK i still struggle to figure out.
Without replaceable batteries, electric will not be the future. There will be an alternate tech waiting to take the lead.
@@EdyPegasus you mean you thrown all your remote control just cuz the battery ????
@@EdyPegasus NIO is a solid option for being a swappable battery car....
Thanks for doing this. Must have been so boring to test but it's what everyone wants to know. Personally, I want a larger electric car. Whilst researching what's available I was shocked to read the range smallprint on some of them. For example, 200 mile range, but at 70mph is reduced by half!! 200 mile range is great, but the only time you'll ever want to use that is a motorway drive. 100 mile range is just not good enough for motorway driving.
The Police would have had a field day seeing a line of cars with the drivers all using walkie talkies !
Why?
@@acorgiwithacrown467 against the law. Haven't got both hands on the steering wheel. Did you not know you can't hold your phone while driving!!?
plus sitting in the middle lane all the time instead of moving into the left lane
@@conradsmith7752 Or CB radios, or any other mobile communications device - You're not even supposed to touch your sat-nav whilst driving!
@@28YorkshireRose12 radios are exempt from the law, there is nothing illegal about it!
19:33 - "It is your duty!" - "A duty I accept!" xD
If I lived in the city it’s Honda E all day every day. Thing is lovely. Corsa is good if you don’t wanna shout your EV credentials. Up is a decent city car that is badly in need of a refresh, it’s been around for ages. Fair play to the Mini for being fun to drive, most powerful while outperforming it’s range. In the right spec it can look either EV heavy or just like a Cooper ICE car which it’s clever. e-208 is lovely inside but marmite whether you like the dials. EV range is disappointing vs quoted. Finally the Zoe which is the best car here which makes sense as it’s also the most mature platform. I think it looks smart and the interior is vastly improved. Also it’s the cheapest on finance by a mile. Long as you like it’s looks it’s easily the smart choice. That being said I’d still have the Honda if range wasn’t my primary concern.
Mat: "it's nice it's comfy it's quiet"
Me : "well I'd hope so it's electric"
It's also health & enviro-destroying
Really impressive performance by the ZOE.
ZOE much less than advertised and where i live you can only rent and not buy the battery... total ripoff...
To expensive.
Too bad it's not available in my country :/ Only the Honda E and Peugeot e208 are.
My girlfriend drove a ZOE, it was horrible and we rarely got this claimed range out of it. Alos, just like Microage says up here, we could only rent the battery and they refused to renew the battery after its performance was les than 70%, something which they promised to do before renting, but suddenly changed their policy and said they only change the battery under 60% performance.
The longest distance because the biggest battery. But energy consumption not as good
I really like the design of the little Renault. It's got the cute and endearing face that you'd expect from a tiny little city car, but it wears it's little diamond badge so proudly. In all, though, if the range were better, I'd rather have the Honda for all the whiz-bang gadgetry and the more retro-modern styling of the interior. Only if I had a second car with more range and a bit more comforting road presence to take on long trips on the motorway. None of that particularly matters, though, since I'm in the US and essentially none of those vehicles are available here because we're backwards and nobody buys small cars.
I could see the Renault being a decent option in the US if it got there despite being small can go well over 200 on a charge… I’ve seen the Bolt around me which is also a small EV as well
At 17:08 there's a blue McLaren :-O You can see the car while Matt's speaking on the radio :-)
I’m not the only one to spot the 570s lol 😂
@@aydendelrio5226 Bruh!!! ;-)
I saw it too, I was like damn these brits are rich. On a journey they ran into an amg gt and a 570s like what?!
I WAS GONAN WRITE THE SAME THING LOL
It took me the first half of the video to understand that he was saying "Peugeot" and not "Persia"...
Great comparison, really informative.
Love the guy up north "I'm only doing this because it's outside my house and that car is French" 😂
Americans: Wish we got the HONDA E here!!
Mat: I'm in the HONDA REEE!!
Americans: i want the HANDA -E so badly... you cant be mocking his accent for saying it like that.
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I want it. But I would rather have a 4Runner. But if it was given to me I would love it.
17:06 nobody actually looking at that wonderful McLaren???
Isn’t that the GT? Idk much about McLaren’s srry😂. Or is or the 570s?
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la Mercedes? oui pour sur superbe mais Allemande sauf le nom!
A lot of effort went into this one. Very helpful and appreciated
The vw is extremely impressive to do better than advertised especially as electric cars do better in the city because of regenerative braking
17:10 a wild McLaren appears!
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Saw myself driving past you in this vid 😂
Timestamp? I saw something sporty go by, and wondered what that was...
@@santhushhh if it’s sporty it’s definitely not me 😂
@@gmcdon was it a van?
Would be interesting to test the same cars in 3 tears time to see how far they go on a 3 year old battery.
The cost of "renewing" the traction battery and its longevity were not mentioned also. These cars may be less polluting but the costs overall may be over the limits for the majority.
Imagine the Honda with a decent battery .
Such an amazing car 👌
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avec ou sans batterie décente c'est simplement une horreur! les nippons sont pas doués pour le design auto! juste des copieurs.
marc
Regarde des Images sur Le Toyota Corolla , ou sur des voitures de Lexus. Ces Sont des voitures magnifiques 👌
Mais pourquoi t‘as repondé en français sur und chaïne anglaise? 🤔
@@marc9080 Are you stuck in the 1970s? There have been heaps of original Japanese designs from last few decades and the Honda e harks back to their own kei cars from the 80s so hardly copying...
Yeah if it only had like 1000 kmh of range minimum and a decent charging speed I'd love it. Besides the mirrors they are terrible.
Do it in the rain when it's dark, like real UK winter driving conditions and see what it does
Based on experience with my Zoe ZE50 and the previous 40, it'll be reet.
The old one got a minimum of 120 in freezing rain doing 70mph (I did it on the M6 once.) New one will conk at 160 at 70, 3 degrees and a rainstorm at night. Did this on a run down to Cornwall from Yorkshire. Can literally go anywhere in the country without any real fuss, with today's charging infrastructure. Love the thing.
@@timaustin2000 yer great car . Stay safe and safe travels
That Honda interior is fantastic!! 😱 I’m so fed up with the US Regulations being from the stone ages. We want good cars to.
U.S. always behind when it comes to change. GM just announced some major change to Electric cars by 2035 hopefully we will start seeing more if these cars in the near future
That weird camera mirror should be legalized, but Honda could have done a lot more for aerodynamics. That car isn't that aerodynamic in design, not compared to Tesla.
Too
@@Jaker788 They're probably aiming more for Japanese and European young people, not fat middle aged Californians as customers.
@@AppleSauceGamingChannel They've been very explicit about it being an urban commuter car. It'd be great for dense cities like New York as well, I'd imagine.
I've just bought a seat mii electric (same car as up) and I do about 2000 miles per week. I have a level 2 charger at home and do about 120 miles to a full charge. I travel quite a lot for work but with appointments 50-60 miles from home I can manage to return home from my first morning appointment and charge back up in about 4 hours during the middle of the day when I'm at home. I also benefit from a free 22kw charger at a supermarket nearby if I need extra range quickly.
17:08 most interesting moment of the video : a Mclaren just cruising around these little electric things.
"You're lucky I'm doing this cause this is a bloody French car"
We love you too :p
Note that If you used the eco mode from the start with the Zoe, it would probably have gone further.
and we buy the rest. You're right. We should stop stealing ... and buying.
Yeah, he probably would have went further with the eco mode. But it would have changed the AC to a lower power mode so the car would have been less comfortable to drive. There's not much it does besides lowering the maximal throttle output and toning the AC/heater down.
I'd say this test wasn't very scientific anyway. Weren't they driving different routes? What about AC settings? They should have normalized everything as far as they could to come up with comparable values.
@@keks-69 Real world randomness is a fair test. They all had the same end goal, even if eventually taking different routes. For the most part they were all on the M1 though.
The test was 'real world conditions' which I reckon has been fairly well met.
However they should have all been brand new. One of them had miles on the clock already, one of the vehicles did have a second person in it too (usually the vehicle the presenter was sat in)
The only way to do this better really is to have one person perform the same test over multiple similarly weather affected days with each different car.
Even then I would say no science is perfect.
The fact Carwow includes the government grant in teh "how much you could save" on their websites is very misleading.
I thought that was a bit cheeky to include aswell
I’m not sure it is. If it applies to anyone who buys an ev and the ban on ice cars in 2030 is written into legislation, then it’s very relevant information to the price. I’d totally agree if they didn’t declare it though.
When I used CarWow for a MINI, every single dealer discount was exactly £3500
I would definitely consider the Zoe especially on the used market. Also at 17:10 nice McLaren
Too expensive. I baught my e-up for 15.500€ - a similar equipped Zoe would have cost 27.000€.
I saw the McLaren to