Paul drives a Kia e-Niro 4+ 2021 electric car.
This is Paul’s second electric car, he’s owned the e-Niro for less than 1 year and drives under 5,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 10,000-20,000 miles and he achieves 250 miles range from a full charge.
Rate your Kia e-Niro out of 5
Why did you choose the Kia e-Niro?
Range and equipment.
Positives
- Good infotainment system
- Long range
- Very quiet and rattle free.
Negatives
- Lack of power socket in boot
- The piano black parts of the dashboard shows every fingerprint and speck of dust
- Sunroof isn’t panoramic.
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
No faults.
What are the standout tech features of your Kia e-Niro?
All the safety systems.
Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this Kia e-Niro.
The heat pump is very efficient, and doesn’t decrease range much.
What electric car are you interested in next and why?
Another e-Niro.
Home charging unit
I have a Chargemaster that was installed for free when I bought my first EV. I would like to update it.
Rate your home charging unit out of 5
Electricity supplier & tariff
EDF
Rate your electricity supplier out of 5
What public charging networks would you recommend to others and why?
Gridserve has never given me any problems.
List your top 3 favourite public charging networks (in order of preference).
- Gridserve
- IONITY
- bp pulse.
Insurer
Admiral – they have always been very good.
Rate your insurance provider out of 5
Estimate how much money you save per month (or not) owning and running an electric car compared to a petrol/diesel car
£150.
