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I bought a Renault Scenic etech espirit Alpine last month. Range up to 560km. Of course that is city driving. So my wife and I decided to go to Katoomba and test the range. The battery is 87kw and google indicated that from our home near Canberra was 340km and would have 10% when arrived.

So on both directions travelling at the speed limit, according to google not the speedo, that is 110 on the Hume we ended up with 30% on the way and 35% on the way back. So quite pleased.

The biggest issue was that the hotel had old Tesla fast Chargers, which apparently check to ensure it is a Tesla or doesn't work. So, luckily bought a granny charger the day before. We stayed 2 nights just in case this happened and took the car 33 hours to fully charge to 100% for the journey home. We could have used other fast chargers in the area but tested the granny charger anyway. Now we know roughly how far we can travel under some conditions. Very happened. We also noted that going to the A9 from Katoomba the car was on 200% for 45km due to the downhill run.

Hi people - I'm looking into leasing an Atto 1 through work as a commuter. Work is a 70 to 90km round trip and school runs, shops etc are all around 20-30km trips. So I'm feeling confident the range should be adequate with the only minor concern being a lot of the driving is highway. Usually 500+km per week.

Essentially the plan is to run the EV as an everyday car and keep the diesel ute for caravan trips etc. The current lease set up would be roughly equal to if not slightly less than my fuel bill so the more I look the more it seems like a free car just in those savings - not to mention reduced insurance and maintenance costs.

Any holes in my plan I'm missing?

- already had multiple novated lease quotes and the numbers check out

- fuel usage was based on $2.70/L, so it's already gone up

- 95% of my driving is well and truly in that 100km zone

- single adult and two pre teen children (car will probably become a first car for one post lease)

Cheers all!

I’m currently on a $73k base salary plus super. I’ve been looking around for an affordable EV, as owning a petrol car was costing me over $100 a week in fuel alone. And the servicing cost is high, i heard EV service cost can be cheaper.
I recently heard about novated leasing, and it sounds quite attractive. I just wanted to get some opinions on whether a novated lease would be worthwhile on my current income.
For some additional context, I currently live with my parents, so my living expenses are quite low. My main expenses are food and transport, which means I have a decent amount of disposable income.
The EVs I’ve been considering are the BYD Atto 1 Essential or Premium, and the Geely EX2 Complete or Inspire.
Would a novated lease make financial sense in my situation, or would I be better off buying a cheaper car outright?

The B03X comes in two variants, both RWD with V2L and a 14.6-inch screen:

Variant	Battery	WLTP range	DC charging	Drive-away
Style	39.8kWh LFP	292km	100kW	$29,990
Design LR	53kWh LFP	382km	133kW	$33,990

Drive-away pricing applies to Acorn Brown stock delivered by 31 December. Other colours add $990. At $29,990 it undercuts the BYD Atto 2 Dynamic ($31,990 before on-roads) and sits level with the GWM Ora 5 Lux on drive-away pricing. The Design LR leads both on WLTP range (382km vs 345km for the Atto 2) and DC charging speed (133kW vs 82kW for the Atto 2).

Do you think this is a competitive offering against the BYD Atto 2 and GWM Ora 5?

I am wondering how people found the recent long weekend DC charging experience with the recent uptick in EV sales?

What I noted on my long weekend pit stops:

Saturday, Ampol Pheasants Nest, around lunch time: 6 of 6 bays full, with good turn over. As far as I could tell no one was queueing. The Petrol and food facilities were also packed.

Monday, Ampol Pheasants Nest, mid afternoon: 3 of 6 bays in use at arrival, full by departure. The petrol and food side was fairly busy, but noticeably less than Saturday.

Spent about 30 mins at each stop. Watching the EVs while I ate my lunch. Current ICE driver looking at an EV next year, my interest is from a data gathering point rather than stress over congestion.

Hi,

After test drive a few EV (BYD Atto 2, Geely Ex2, Jaewoo J5, Ora 5, Aion UT, Tesla Model 3) last 2 weeks, my wife and me narrow down into these 2 EV.

1. Tesla Model 2 RWD MY27 (572km WLTP, $50465 DA NSW)
2. BYD Atto 2 Premium (345km WLTP, $37600 DA after cashback)

We are planning to keep the cars for more than 5 years. Which one is better for long term ?

Is Tesla 3 worth $13k more than Atto 2 ?

How is your feedback on both cars ? Thank you !