Difficult to make suggestions without knowing your budget?

Couple of general observations though. The requirement todo 300+ miles (presumably) all year round means than you will need a quoted range of at least 350miles, but probably more like 400. So that is going to make a big impact on what your budget will get. Because aerodynamics are a much bigger factor at motorway speeds, this means that you'd be much better off staying away from SUV's and choose something which slips through the air as easily as possible (Tesla Modo 3 or Model S spring to mind here).

Now if looking at 350+ miles, the Tesla Model 3 (long range) is where your entry level is starting at just over £17k on Autotrader (max 50k miles, no ins write offs), which isn't too bad. But a 400+ mile range means nearly doubling that price to £32k for a Tesla Modo S.

But I would suggest that you don't actually need that range unless your 310 mile office trip dos not take you anywhere near somewhere with fast chargers (and you never need a toilet break!). Because 15mins on a fast charger is going to add maybe 100 miles of range, so one stop on the way there, another on the way back?. That would mean a 250 mile range should be more than enough and opens up a much wider range of possible cars.

Edited by badbusdriver on 25/05/2025 at 07:59