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My personal opinion is that hybrids are the worst of both worlds. You have all the problems with a traditional ice car - loads of moving parts exhaust pipes spark plugs etc plus the extra things that can go wrong with an electric car. I would rather keep my 2016 diesel car for a couple of more...

Thanks it sounds good to me. Unfortunately the car I was looking at has been sold. I am not in a hurry so will keep a look out for a good value one in the next few months.

Hilton Park just past Birmingham. Evidently they now have 12 bays for charging. I think I agree with you. My concern is having to wait to charge. Most motorway stations only have 2 charging bays. If they are taken up then you could easy have to wait 30 minutes or more before you start to...

That sounds good. I probably drive slightly faster than that. Probably on the same road though as I do m5 then m6 from Somerset to Blackpool.

Do you drive mainly at 70 where traffic allows? Does it makes a big difference in winter?

Normally drive at 70 if traffic allows it Wow that's good. What sort of speed were you doing and what sort of temperature was it?

I am looking at buying a 2nd hand long range zs. My concern is motorway range. I do a trip of 265 miles of which all but 30 miles is on the motorway several times a year. I would normally stop at a service station after about 165 miles. This service station has 12 bays to charge. My concern...

So you did about 160 miles on 74 % battery mainly motorway driving in a Sr mg4? What sort of speeds were you doing?