This weekend our Niece came up from Lindin in their BEV Cupra. 150 miles each way.
On the way up the stopped about 20 miles away to "top up" at a fast charger. It cost them £30, which is a chunk more than it would have cost in petrol in their Polo.
sat evening in Reading they parked at a Council car park charger, 30p/kWh, and only about 20 min to download the app and get it working. Over the evening he checked a few times, it was charging at about 400W
So, another stop and £15 on the way back. They weren't bothered, one conversation was spurred by Sky calling about our phone going up from £6 to £8/month, and him saying "yeah, we're on £30/month each for SIM only, I should do something about that". They then checked their data use which had peaked for both of them at under 6Gb in any month. I doubt they'll bother to do anything about the £200 or so they're wasting each year.
The car itself was quite nice, rode well except on uneven surfaces where it was like a loaded van, but the most striking thing about our passenger rides in it was not the performance, but the fact that the whole trip was spent by the 2 people who've had it since Easter still faffing trying to work out what all the driver aids do, what the warning bongs are, and how to turn them off or adjust them. Thes are 2 people who met doing their science PhDs at Oxford.
Last night a normally very quiet and reserved friend Iphoned me. He lives in Scotland and travels widely for work in the Oil industry, and bravely(?) bought (yes bought) his VW BEV about 3 years ago, and loved it when I saw him in Dec 2021. Worth more than he paid, great tax break, low running costs, free charging at various places. He has since changed jobs and the tax break has vanished, and now regrets is purchase. He admitted he found the range anxiety incredibly stressful, and actually ended up with a Police visit after finding someone would park her merc in the fast charger at one work site he visited and leave it all day, despite there being a normal charger next to it, and telling her exactly what he thought of her. I gather that some chargers now have a penalty fee for people who do this. Also I thought he was a little foolish to rely on the fast charger being available, but thought it better to say nothing.
So, pro's and cons, but to me for the private buyer the financial benefits don't seem that great as a main car, but we would undoubtably get a used one as a second car, if we didn't have 3 already.
Paul