EV recommendation

According to ZapMap, which lists EV charging points, there are a considerable number over 100kW and even a significant number at 300kW

Indeed, I do. And, I have an ancestor whose life is commemorated in a window in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. In the pictures, the angels are all playing harps, too.

But it's not 220v. Probably 480v

I am not a BEV hater. I ,merely point out the safety, cost environmental and utility drawbacks of them

Like most ecobollox™ they are no solution to anything except manufacturers need to sell expensive 'shiny new thing that makes everything better' to the sort of gullible idiots who buy Apple products

They probably have 10kV+ on the charge cable. To make it safe for childrun-a...

Thats a current of 312 A....

See link below for some idea of what is done in practice:

It will be used as a shopping trolley with one annual trip of 120 miles. Can charge from the domestic supply overnight at the holiday site.

Planned parking has 3phase 60amp but little point for the likely use.

The complexity of the inbuilt electronics is probably much the same irrespective of the type of car you buy, petrol, diesel or EV. How much you interact with it is up to you.

There will still be an easily readable speedo and a fuel gauge (electric charge gauge).

Wipers and indicators will still be on steering wheel stalks but things like the wipers may be more controllable with variable speed intermittent wipes but you could just leave the controls in a default state.

Things like internal heating controls and the inbuilt radio may have to be operated from an central tough screen

Before buying it may be worth downloading the user manual from the internet and just going through it to familiarise yourself with all the functionality and remember just because its there it doesn't mean that you have to use it. For instance if you don't use hands free phoning in the car than you don't have to pair your mobile phone with the car.

There may also be a Youtube video showing the functionality of all the electronic bells and whistles fitted to the car you are considering buying.

Hmm. I haven't forgotten the pedal uses but I have size 11 feet and find it very easy to get clutch/brake and brake/accelerator combinations on my Passat:-(

Ah! The first potentially useful post:-)

4 seats (for when she takes her lady friends somewhere) Super-mini or small hatch.

This is a farm! No dog and currently no special needs.

The range figures are based on operating at an ambient temperature (20C) and driving at a constant speed (often 55mph). Much like mpg figures for a ICE car the range probably has to be taken with a small pinch of salt :)

Battery capacity figures usually indicate a 2% ageing loss per year but will also be dependant on how the battery has been used and/or charged.

That's reassuring Charles. I'll try to keep the Passat on the road for my use. Don't tell anyone but it still has the VW test cheat circuitry fitted:-)

Hah. Good point. I whinge about the things my Passat won't let me do while in motion but I can fiddle with the heater settings:-)

Hmm. The last user manual I tried to download (New TV) was 250 pages! My Passat, now 12 years old, has unused mobile phone pairing.

I take your points about electronic gismos. My daughter drives a Tesla so probably not the simplest.

Well provided that it is well away from your house when charging, and off road, and no one starts taxing EVs, it will be ideal, if probably as expensive as an IC car. In terms of TOC

If you are not in a hurry a 13A socket is probably fine

Mine stops my drive being polluted with exhaust fumes. You're just biassed because you can't afford one.

OK Paul. Good point about towability. As a farmer, I am in a position to pick one up on a pallet:-)

UK highways have a raft of speed restrictions including a limit for most lorries of 60mph on dual carriageway. Locally, traffic density is such that getting in front confers no benefit unless it was a horse and trap:-(