Stephen is a business consultant and works in commercial property development. He is a long time driver and has in recent years made the switch to electric vehicle use. The environmental benefits and advancements in technology were some of the factors that motivated Stephen’s choice of electric vehicle.
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What vehicle are you currently driving and what are your thoughts on it?
Porsche Taycan – it is a great car but I am still wary of range (winter does trigger lower range).
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What do you consider to be the benefits of driving an Electric Vehicle?
Lower running costs – ‘on-tap’ performance.
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What does your average journey look like?
25 – 45 miles each way so a 50 – 90 mile average trip.
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Have you calculated any cost savings since switching to an Electric Vehicle?
The savings are probably in the region of 50 – 65% of the normal equivalent motoring (running) costs.
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What do you consider to be the challenges associated with EV ownership, if any?
The public charging network – public charging in Northern Ireland is very poor, especially rapid charging facilities. I recently drove to Donegal and back and chargers with a 50kw or greater capacity was non-existent.
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What advice would you give to someone considering their first electric vehicle?
Talk to other EV owners in detail, do you own research and build as much knowledge as you can,
