Forget diesel then.
Are you actually looking for a van now as opposed to a transformer vehicle that can turn into a family run-about?
Im trying to justify buying Electric
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Forget diesel then.
Are you actually looking for a van now as opposed to a transformer vehicle that can turn into a family run-about?
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I wouldn't say an electric van is of any use to a tradesman unless you are working within a few streets of your house doing very low miles per day.
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There is so much to consider. But yes
Sell the jucy Honda.
Get a van thats good for work.
Yet is good for the family and the Dogs.
My eldest is 17 next year. I coukd then buy a small town car thats not too big for her, thst I could use if need be.
In favour of the Diesel. Every other sunday my youngest will be playing away games.
Thats will be Colchester, Clacton. Southend ect ect.
Will be playing Tigers up the road from you in November . So will do a few miles Every other sunday.
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At the moment thats all Im doing. But the future could be so different
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Don't do it. Get a diesel.
No, it's a derogatory term for leccy vehicles. Meaning they have all the automotive appeal of something like a dishwasher or tumble drier.
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I like the Nissan
I can get a lengthy 5 year warranty.
Its more the price of Diesel in comparison to Electric or even Petrol in the next 5-10 years.
Id have to accept that the van could be worthless in 5 years time. That wouldn't matter as long as its still running strong and I can afford to fill it up.
Buying used diesel i just think would give me problems.
All be it they fo still hold their value.
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Is anyone gonna vote or should bod start another thread to help him with this terribly terribly difficult decision?
Whether EVs are the future or not goodness knows. However one thing that's true is they do sound like milk floats 
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I have great experience of EVs having owned two of them, still have one of them. The initial specs on paper sound great, the reality is very different. Small milage around town driving and they make sense, try going any distance where you need to charge them during the journey and you quickly lose interest in them and the buyers remorse kicks in. Even charging them at home is a pain in the arris if you have more than one car on your drive, it was like playing musical chairs on the drive with cars shuffling about jostling for the pole position of the charger..
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No practical experience of Electric Vans - but mate has just bought (leased to buy) a one. The expected range is somewhere between 50 and 100 miles. His working patch is no more than 25 miles on a bad day.
With 3 months use and experience he couldn't be more pleased. He can tow with it which he couldn't with his previous, diesel one couldn't do safely so he had to use his Land Rover for those purposes.
Presently he's charging the van overnight as he hasn't had the rapid charger installed as yet. If he has to do a top-up during the day at a customers he asks first and offers to refund the electric cost.
I'd say if you have the slightest expectation of working within a ULEZ/LEZ then electric is the way to go.
With 3 months use and experience he couldn't be more pleased. He can tow with it which he couldn't with his previous, diesel one couldn't do safely so he had to use his Land Rover for those purposes.
Presently he's charging the van overnight as he hasn't had the rapid charger installed as yet. If he has to do a top-up during the day at a customers he asks first and offers to refund the electric cost.
I'd say if you have the slightest expectation of working within a ULEZ/LEZ then electric is the way to go.
I know someone who works for the public sector. Their colleagues have electric cars, they charge them at work for nothing. For all I know they may drive home then run their entire house from the car battery.
At the moment there are some very good perks for some employees with these things. But I'd hope that this will end soon, as the novelty wears off and people realise they're not CO2-free or good for the environment.
The David Lloyd supposedly discounted prices are more than double any decent home tariff, they're taking the pee. But if you have a leccy car then you'd have a tariff that lets you charge for a lot less, or even for free if you have solar panels.
Having a terraced house probably means you're stretching to justify getting one. Just accept that they're really only for richer people with driveways. Unless your council would allow you to put a duct across the pavement for charging, but even then you need to think about how often you can actually park outside your own house - when I lived in a terraced house that was hardly ever, often I parked in a different street.
Don't forget that the government will charge you a further 3p per mile on top, equating to £300 a year for 10,000 miles, while charging petrol or diesel drivers nothing (although of course they pay fuel duty).
I'd suggest forgetting the whole idea. They don't really make financial sense, yet at least.
At the moment there are some very good perks for some employees with these things. But I'd hope that this will end soon, as the novelty wears off and people realise they're not CO2-free or good for the environment.
The David Lloyd supposedly discounted prices are more than double any decent home tariff, they're taking the pee. But if you have a leccy car then you'd have a tariff that lets you charge for a lot less, or even for free if you have solar panels.
Having a terraced house probably means you're stretching to justify getting one. Just accept that they're really only for richer people with driveways. Unless your council would allow you to put a duct across the pavement for charging, but even then you need to think about how often you can actually park outside your own house - when I lived in a terraced house that was hardly ever, often I parked in a different street.
Don't forget that the government will charge you a further 3p per mile on top, equating to £300 a year for 10,000 miles, while charging petrol or diesel drivers nothing (although of course they pay fuel duty).
I'd suggest forgetting the whole idea. They don't really make financial sense, yet at least.
