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I am a bit less optimistic, especially concerned about winter performance, what average temperatures do ye get?

The current battery’s SOH (state of health) is about 70% (e.g it lost about 30% of its capacity in the last 10 years). You didn’t mention what mileage the car has but other users have reported an accelerated loss of capacity the more use it had. It would be interesting to get the battery readings over the years to see if that process has already started.

The range might be sufficient currently but you will be adding about 20’000km a year just commuting…

I would not do 120kph on a motorway, it will ‘eat’ your range as air resistance increases dramatically.

Bring the car for a test drive that simulates your commute to get a feeling for it as there are many variables that make an educated guess difficult on how far the car will get you on a single charge

Do you intend to charge AC (slow) or DC (faster) @ work?

Last but not least, dealer support and spare part availability are either nonexistent or ridiculously expensive, but thanks to this and other forums a lot of support is available DIY style…

<blockquote data-quote="MickeyS70" data-source="post: 45709" data-attributes="member: 3536">I am a bit less optimistic, especially concerned about winter performance, what average temperatures do ye get?The current battery’s SOH (state of health) is about 70% (e.g it lost about 30% of its capacity in the last 10 years). You didn’t mention what mileage the car has but other users have reported an accelerated loss of capacity the more use it had. It would be interesting to get the battery readings over the years to see if that process has already started. The range might be sufficient currently but you will be adding about 20’000km a year just commuting…I would not do 120kph on a motorway, it will ‘eat’ your range as air resistance increases dramatically. Bring the car for a test drive that simulates your commute to get a feeling for it as there are many variables that make an educated guess difficult on how far the car will get you on a single chargeDo you intend to charge AC (slow) or DC (faster) @ work?Last but not least, dealer support and spare part availability are either nonexistent or ridiculously expensive, but thanks to this and other forums a lot of support is available DIY style…</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MickeyS70, post: 45709, member: 3536"] I am a bit less optimistic, especially concerned about winter performance, what average temperatures do ye get? The current battery’s SOH (state of health) is about 70% (e.g it lost about 30% of its capacity in the last 10 years). You didn’t mention what mileage the car has but other users have reported an accelerated loss of capacity the more use it had. It would be interesting to get the battery readings over the years to see if that process has already started. The range might be sufficient currently but you will be adding about 20’000km a year just commuting… I would not do 120kph on a motorway, it will ‘eat’ your range as air resistance increases dramatically. Bring the car for a test drive that simulates your commute to get a feeling for it as there are many variables that make an educated guess difficult on how far the car will get you on a single charge Do you intend to charge AC (slow) or DC (faster) @ work? Last but not least, dealer support and spare part availability are either nonexistent or ridiculously expensive, but thanks to this and other forums a lot of support is available DIY style… [/QUOTE]

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