Video Summary
The Vauxhall Corsa-e previously got 209 miles of range, but recently a software update increased it to 222 miles.The range performs well, but some range can be lost in bad weather. In bad weather, the range will more likely be 160 to 180 miles, which is still good for a compact car.
The Corsa-e can accept up to 100-kilowatt-hour charging, going from 0 to 80% in 40 minutes with a fast charger.
Plugging into a 7-kilowatt wall box can take eight hours for a full charge.
The exterior design is nice, with a bold grille and LED headlight clusters, but is a conventional design.
The seats are black, but have blue on the inside that does not match the interior.
The touchscreen is nice to use and it has a good mix of physical buttons. The touchscreen does have some redundant blank spaces on each side.
The car is nippy, doing 0 to 62 in about seven seconds.
The steering is well weighted and very comfortable, but not particularly exciting.
For a pod point Tesco’s charger:
- The chargers are free to use.
- Charging will stop after 15 minutes unless confirmed on the pod point app.
- They are all 7-kilowatt chargers, so charging is limited.
- It is an 8/10 experience.
For an Instavolt charger:
- There is a McDonald's nearby.
- Payment is contactless, without needing an app.
- There is a 50-pence connection fee.
- They are 50p per kilowatt-hour, which is more expensive than some other chargers.
- It is an 8/10 experience due to cost.
For a BP Pulse charger at Halstead Leisure Center, it gets a zero out of 10. With the BP pulse app you can’t find a charger and the actual number of the charger has rubbed off, so it’s not functioning.
For a Plug-N-Go charger:
- It's owned and operated by the Plug-N-Go App.
- Sign-up to use the charger is really simple.
- The rate is 30 pence per kilowatt hour.
- It is rated at 9/10.
