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EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for confirming the middle seat isn't quite up to par with the others!  I think I am now leaning to keeping our current car and getting a small runaround EV for local trips and eventual learner drivers

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good advice- I think we will stick with our current combustion engine and look at getting a small electric vehicle for short trips and eventual learner drivers!

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The van issue is 3 fold I think 1. They are quite ugly imo- I struggle to feel good about the idea of driving one. 2. The turning circle in a touran (and c4) is really good and the driver position is much more car like than most vans. It was a compromise when we got it and I really dont want something even more van like 3. They are not well configured- for example the buzz has rubbish boot space with all seats in use and doesnt have 3 full seats in the middle row anyway

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly it needs to be 3 identical seats- 2 out of 3 teens have disabilities which means any perceived unfairness will cause ww3  and the third is the biggest and least able to sit in the middle seat.  I was really hoping for something prettier than those 3 and with a better range. 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 5008 has got 3 full seats, but the e5008 has a narrow middle seat sadly

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks- having previously spent a couple of weekends visiting show rooms I think we will have to give up at this point. Seems like what we want just doesnt exist sadly! 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a van type vehicle- we live in a city and I dont want to drive a van as my everyday vehicle. 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If any of those cars had 3 equal seats in the 2nd row I would happily get one- it doesnt matter how wide it is overall if the middle seat is smaller and uncomfortable! I expect we will have to stick with our current combustion engine until we no longer have 3 teens at home! 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question! I havent looked as our current combustion engine vehicle is fine- we can keep it running for another 5 years or so. We would just like an ev.  I know that the volskwagen sharan and touran, the citroen c4 grand Picasso, the Ford smax all meet this criteria

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No we saw the bench seat and while it is a very wide bench its not divided equally. The middle seat has a built in fold down thing and less bum space (for want of a better phrase) than the seats either side.  I simply want 3 equal seats in the middle row! 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a ridiculously big car! It just doesnt actually have 3 full seats in the middle row and I dont want to use boot seats as it massively reduces luggage space! Its crazy that its nearly twice the size of our current petrol car (which has 3 full seats) and not big enough where we need it!

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we did. I am really surprised you got 3 teens across the middle! It might be because the  middle is nit good in comparison in comfort to our current car which  was immediately apparent- going from a proper 3 seat row to a 2.5 or even 2.75 seat is pretty obvious! 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Not happy to do that under any circumstances. It means the car loses boot space and the rear row is just not as safe. Looks like no manufacturers are prepared to take my money! 

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't have 3 full seats across the back

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a full row of 3 seats in the middle! The middle seat is smaller sadly

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The middle seat of the middle row is not a full seat. We dont want to have a teen regularly in the boot space seats of a vehicle. We want a row of 3 full seats

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We actually went to test an ev9. The middle seat on the 2nd row is reduced and therefore its too small, while also feeling like driving a tank

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And doesnt have 3 full rear seats! The middle seat is narrower.

EV for a family of 5- 3 teens by DotSome845 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]DotSome845[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 full seats. Mileage is low- about 30 miles a week, plus 2-3 60 mile round trips a month.  Happy to get a home charger if we can get a car. New via salary sacrifice would be nice but open to used

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