FifeNeil drives a CUPRA Born 58kWh 2022.
This is FifeNeil’s second electric car, he’s owned the CUPRA Born less than a year and drives 10,000-15,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 5,000-10,000 miles and he achieves 240 miles from a full charge.
Why did you choose the CUPRA Born?
Range, comfort & performance.
Positives – List 3 or more reasons why you love this electric car
- Comfort
- performance
- looks
- range.
Negatives – List 3 or more things that you really don’t like about this electric car
- Software updates
- app
- interface.
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
No
What are the standout technological features of the car?
Performance, balance, and the fact you don’t feel like it’s an EV.
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Surprise us! Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this electric car
Plenty of USB C sockets (4)
Electricity supplier & tariff – outline both positive & negative elements
EDF variable rate – we have no choice as they cannot get a smart meter to work in our area. Also, no gas is available in the area.
What public charging networks would you recommend to others and why?
I’m in Scotland so use ChargePlace Scotland. Some machines take ages to repair, there’s a lack of units above 50kW and damaged units often take a long time to repair. A great thing though is that one smart card works for most of Scotland. Also, I have Chargemap and Electroverse cards for when out of Scotland. Apps in Scotland are bad as there’s often no phone signal.
Insurer – outline both positive & negative elements
Hiscox via a broker.
Please itemise where you’re saving money (or not) owning & running a CUPRA Born
Charging in Fife (Scotland) is still free in some places. So I’m saving money on ‘fuel’ and the service intervals are longer than on an ICE.
