We got stuck when the ionic battery went flat.
The aux 12v battery that is 
(car was over 50% but wouldn’t switch on)
brother had that in his old Tesla, 12v battery is under the bonnet and the bonnet is released with power from the 12v battery 
Unfortunately rather common, the pork was the same, except pork being pork had a special terminal in the fuse box to hook up a battery to so you can open the bonnet.
The problem with the ionic was it wouldn’t always charge the aux battery and it couldn’t do it from the main battery. So they would go very flat and just die.
I said 180, not 160…
I also checked on Waze and was surprised to find it’s actually 103 miles. So a round trip of 206 then.
Would your Dolphin do say 220 (Ann would need some margin or she’d be panicking) on a freezing day, on mostly motorways?
Btw, I have spoken with her about how easy it is to charge these days on the road. There’s a couple of places on the M11. I also explained it would only need to be a small top-up just to get home and would only take 10/15 minutes.
Her answer: why bother, it’s too much faff. May as well just keep the Merc.
Wall/head/bang 
You are probably then stepping up a bit in battery size (and then price) if she needs range margin psychologically. Not driven one, but the reviews on the Kia EV4 are good for the sort of driving style she is after and the range on the larger battery should be easily enough.
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If you own the Merc then I do see her point - keep it until it’s a problem is usually my policy on cars. But I would always recommend an EV for the majority of people who can charge at home.
Range 260, it also has a heat pump which will help in cold conditions.
I reckon you’re being unrealistic John. I just Googled it and the answer was:
On a mostly motorway journey in freezing conditions, the range of the Dolphin with the larger 60kw comfort battery would drop to 150-180 miles
Yes, but cost. The running costs for an EV would be far less than the Merc, assuming we were doing 95% of the charging at home.
Oh for sure, but if you’re spending £30k to save £3k a year?
It’s a very individual calculation, but it sounds like Ann just wants to find any excuse not to make the change to an EV.
Why not just buy her one? 
Well, I have owned 4 EVs and none of them have lost
Close to 40% of their range in winter, time will tell.
Given the thread follow-ups, I’d say you have made an overly optimistic interpretation of ‘persuade’.
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You could do what Andy and I did and by a low (3k) mileage, 6 months old ex dem for well under £20 with balance o 6 year warranty.
Not necessarily, the follow ups have mostly been about small v large battery. As I mentioned, providing her fairly simple conditions are met, she’s ok with it.
This probably limits the choice of EV somewhat, but there are a few that will work eg. 77kw ID3, or Cupra Born, MG4. Plus a couple that would be ok on range but maybe a bit big on size like the Ionic 5 or Model 3.
Crack on then. It sounds like it’s you that’s not convinced.
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Yes I’m going to book some test drives. On one of those I’ll also take her to a public charger to show her how simple it is. 
It’s weird really, I have never been in a situation where I thought that the 60ish kWh battery I have seems a bit small; Indeed the sub 40 on my old Ioniq was generally ok.
It’s a mindset that people have, I think. Rapid charging provision is generally fine nowadays. I get that there are plenty of cases where someone is travelling hundreds of miles a day for work, every day, and can’t charge at home. But a retired couple, can charge at home, car used for shopping and occasional family visits, plenty of time on their hands. This should be an obvious EV candidate, with not a second thought.
I’m not having a pop at @Jim here, it’s the general narrative in much of the press that this is difficult and inconvenient. It’s just not true.
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Small point, the BYD battery can be fully charged to 100% rather than 80%.
Any battery can be charged to 100%
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