We got a EV in July so still very much on the EV learning curve and a bit nervous about our decision. Range 281 miles. Our home charger was installed 2 weeks ago. We had to change car because my diesel was not ULEZ compliant and I could no longer use to get into Glasgow.
We bought using an EST 0% interest used EV loan (just 2000 miles on the clock) and got a £400 grant towards a home charger (Scotland). So we are saving a lot of money in interest.
We dont usually do long journeys, 20 mile each way commute and friends, family, socialising all within 20-40 miles so range not really an issue so far. Ds did first longer drive this week 90 miles each way at night in rain (so using lights, aircon) and he got home with 14% left so a less than published range even for winter, though some of that might be down to 19 year old non economical driving style.
It is an absolute dream to drive, and I didnt realise just how much until I borrowed ds's ICE car the other day, which I previously thought was a great nippy wee car, but now seems sluggish pulling off and on gear change and just a hassle to drive.
After ds's long trip it cost £3.50 to recharge at home with a smart tariff. They gave us a charging slot of 17:30 - 00:30 which meant all electricity in our house was 7.5p/Kwh between these times while the car was actively charging so my oven/hob (dinner, batch cooked + baked a cake!), dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer were all running and during that slot we got a load of towels and bedding washed and dried. We get cheap electric at 7.5p/Kwh from 23:30-05:30 every night so now time delay the dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer to run during those times. Will see how this works out £s wise over time as the daytime rate is sightly higher.
Most chargers in our LA are currently free until 2025 so we can charge away from home for free and did that for the first couple of months, but now with home charging so cheap + the bonus of cheap smart charging schedules sometimes within peak times it isnt worth the inconvience. Every smart charge we have done in the evening so far has started immediately and we have had cheap electricity in the evening - think this might be because it is winter/windy and they have excess electricity in the grid (but I might be wrong).
Insurance has rocketed this year. My previous insurance was £270 for my ICE car, it wasnt much to add the EV and ds for the last 3 months but the renewal for dh and I has come in £500. It is difficult to gauge how much of that is the high increases everyone is seeing in insurance this year and how much is because it is an EV. Adding ds(19) takes it up to £800 (some insurers wouldnt add him at all) - but he uses it a lot in the evenings/weekends too so the fuel saving is worth the £25/month, we will hopefully get a small saving on his own car if we reduce the mileage.
I am told service costs are much cheaper as there isnt an ICE engine to service, so that will offset the insurance cost a bit, but we havent had one yet.
We have two cars at home, my EV and ds's ICE (dh has a van). I primarily use the EV for my commute but whoever is doing the most miles take the EV at night or at weekends and anyone else can use ds's car if just popping out locally.
My biggest concerns are probably depreciation compared to an ICE which we will only see in time, and parts availability if anything goes wrong, but just now I would say the pros are outweighing the cons.