The cheapest electric car you can actually live with? Seat Mii Electric review

[@RobArmitage65]

Thanks for a great review! I love my Mii Electric, but did you know that the Mii/e-up/CityGo will not charge at 7.2kW on a home charger, only at 3.6kW (unless you have three-phase AC which no-one in the UK does), which means an 80% charge takes 8 hours, not 4. Although DC rapid charging is supported, there is no battery cooling so on a long trip "rapidgating" will mean that it won't charge much faster than the home wallbox.

[@robertkenny851]

Hi Rob Are you aware that these VW group electric cars have a software update available that enables 7.2 kW charging? I have an electric Mii built in March and apparently cars built from around then have had the update from new. I am having a 7.2 kW wallbox fitted next week so will be able to check the if mine has been enabled. If not I will be booking it in for the update to be done.

[@robertkenny851]

Got my Pulsar Plus charger fitted yesterday - Mii electric only charges at 3.7 kW. Have referred it to my dealership who are ‘investigating’.

[@RobArmitage65]

@@robertkenny851 I look forward to hearing how you get on with the dealer!

[@MidgleyMedia]

@@robertkenny851 did you get this done Rob? A couple of people on the Seat Mii Electric Facebook group have had the update and it doesn't seem to have made a difference to single phase charging.

[@robertkenny851]

@@MidgleyMedia Hi John Not had it attempted yet due to ‘stay at home’ but dealer is aware of my query. However they assure me that they have not heard of or seen any update issued by Seat UK. I read somewhere that the Seat Dealership in Preston have had some success but I have not phoned them yet to explore what they did. I also think a few owners in Spain have had it done. Some VW electric Up owners have also said it is possible. It is all very confusing and disappointing!

[@liberty8463]

Good video just brought one . Thanks for the review

[@Electroheads]

Glad to help!

[@doggylover1958]

It’s not cheap, not in the UK at least. It is much less expensive in Europe, the uk market is being overcharged. Motoring journalists are totally out of touch, at £19800 this is NOT A CHEAP CAR.

[@PaulByron4d]

I love my Mii. Had it since November and everything in this video is spot on, bar the looks as I think the red with black roof model looks really cute. It’s so comfortable and nice to drive, it also has great electric heated seats in the front that heat up quickly and use almost no battery. The AC does use a fair chunk of battery but the normal air flow without AC on doesn’t. I don’t have the ability to charge at home so I’ve been using it with free supermarket charging and the occasional top up at a paid high speed charger in IKEA.

[@jk2265]

Paul, what's your experience with the range per charge?

[@PaulByron4d]

@@jk2265 it really depends on road type and temperature. At the moment short journeys seem to do far better (sometimes I’ll do 6 miles and only use 1 or 2 on the clock) and hills make a big difference as the electric recovery system is pretty good but uphill will obviously use more power. A two hour charge on free 7kwh charger (The one I use the most) gives me about 23 miles of energy but that in itself can vary, so it’s quite difficult to get an average.

[@PaulByron4d]

@@jk2265 That's a difficult one to answer because it depends where I go and how long I charge for. Range is all over the place from experience, it really makes a difference if you're going at higher speeds for a fair duration of the journey or if it's more uphill or downhill as the energy recovery really makes a big difference. Mostly I charge a few times a week, at Tesco on a 7KwH charger for about 2 hours (where I get around 20-25 miles of useage) or at Sainsburys on the 22KwH chargers (contrary to what it says, it does charge a lot faster on these, I've timed it at about 20 or more miles per hour's charge). Then sometimes top up at the motorway services on the 43KwH charger for 45 minutes which gives me about 100 miles or so. One thing I have noticed is that if I charge to 3/4 or full it feels like it's using more power quickly until it gets to under 3/4 full.

[@msj1131]

3:57 I lost it here 😂😂

[@jeffdoell5064]

Good review. Most car journalists are petrol heads that love good quality cars or high performance cars. But that’s not what 100% of the buying public want. So you’re right about cheap plastics that are normally easy to clean and don’t scuff. We’ve got to consider the cars intended purpose. People movers should be tested with people onboard, city cars should be tested in Cities etc.

[@chrismwhite]

Skoda has now announced it will no longer make the CITIGO e iV, less than a year after it went on sale. All 400 units allocated for the UK have been sold and that's it. Presumably they're acting under instructions from Volkswagen because, as the cheapest car of the three, it wasn't making enough profit.

[@ChrisErwood]

They're getting rid of it to make room for the upcoming ID.1 presumably.

[@matthewRest]

Another great video!

[@jamesmccormack3229]

Great wee car ! The electric Mii suits being electric perfectly. It does just as it shud and doesn't pretend to be anything its not. Spot on use of electric, city car.

[@Esk8Nomad]

l love the Onewheel In The refection on the thumbnail

[@Electroheads]

Was wondering who would be the first to spot it 😉

[@Esk8Nomad]

Electroheads see eye for detail Btw I dropped you a email yesterday

[@YoungFilmmaker]

Great video 🔥🔥

[@danielrenaud4639]

Thank you for the great review 😊

[@xchopp]

5:51 Couldn't agree more!

[@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat]

Hi regen lift off is not more efficient. It might be, if you are a driver who always brakes too late. Low to zero accelerator regen and coasting to slow down, when possible, is far better for range.

[@blackminnie]

Why do people think £20,000 is cheap for everyone?

[@pclement4609]

£20000 cheap "Really" i cant afford one and i work !!!

[@thomaseriksson3182]

Nice review!👍

[@DanielR.122]

jack was at electroheads before fully charged? :o

[@dobias28]

I have paid £6000 from my 3 year old Škoda Fabia and that was not cheap. So tell me, how cheap this car is again?

[@clacton17]

£20.000 is not cheap, in China you can get EV for £8.000, for £20.000 in China you can get something close to a Tesla.

[@ossxq]

XPeng EV crossover G3 is $20,000 USD which is just about £15,000

[@jamesmccormack3229]

Sadly we are so far behind in the electric world aren't we.

[@afghannhanji9556]

I have the same Car But the epc light is on and the steering Wheel is hard and the car will not move When i press the gass U have epc light on first What Did u do? Idk sometimes the Car just start But sometimes the Car dont start please help me

[@mystikmeg]

Very decent video and funny! Nice one.

[@Francisco-j1e]

2:10 my 1999 car has that as well, i put it there myself.

[@TheAlien1974]

Has it got climate control or just air-conditioning

[@LotarL31]

£20,000 is not cheap.

[@anonimushbosh]

A modern car that won’t log a GPS & time stamp each time it stops? It’s got drug dealer written all over it!

[@slowerthinker]

Actually cheap????? It is *double* the price a SEAT Mii with a petrol engine would cost.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Guess what?- not everyone has or wants a smart phone,and yes I’m tech savvy and not old! Why are reviewers so smug?

[@mjrashid6070]

Killed it - with drug dealer - spot on

[@jesusmonge]

El auto es muy bueno, lástima que no se pueda comprar, porque Seat y no lo comercializa, él y sus dos hermanos, se han muerto de éxito.

[@mclogged2280]

£20,000.00 isn’t cheap. You can buy a new combustion engine car for almost have the price. So don’t call this crap cheap. The petrol version isn’t bad but all electric cars are horrible.

[@matthewcallaway9228]

£ 20.000 grand it,s not cheap no CB radio or PMR i will stick to my CO-OP or Unigate milk float

[@howard922]

“Not suitable if you are very old or a drug dealer” ‘cos drug dealers would otherwise definitely be buying this car, it’s so street init!

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

Ridiculously overpriced for what it is. The Chinese are producing cars like this for under £10k.

[@scotchwhisky6094]

Less than £20,000 is cheap now? Wait until it's under 10k then we are talking "cheap".

[@MrTpain1945]

£20,000 😂😂😂😂

[@daviddenley3512]

Just under £20,000 you say! The Kia Picanto is £12000, runs on petrol and dies 50mpg. Your EV is too Much money!

[@Blackmamba12345]

It is manageable I guess on PCP. Also will deffo keep it value better than that Picanto!

[@Blackmamba12345]

Plus you can save money buy not buying petrol / less expensive servicing / no need to change oil plus no emissions. This kinda car is the future.

[@jonathantaylor1998]

On the basis of sticker price, you're quite right - the Picanto can be had for considerably less than the Mii Electric. But, now-a-days, I would suggest most buyers of these types of cars pay on PCP or similar - in which case, the Picanto with an Auto gearbox (and why would you NOT want a stop-start-traffic urban runaround with an auto gearbox...?) is around £170 pm on a 4 year / 8,000mpa PCP with the Mii at £175pm. Then, factor in that a 160 mile full charge could cost around £2.50 on a regular household tariff compared to petrol to cover the same distance being around £15 and the Mii becomes WAY cheaper... :-)

[@Blackmamba12345]

@ferkemall Yeah but doubt you will. The prices of servicing or new batteries will also decrease as more electric cars saturate thr market.

[@Crazyblox]

@ferkemall it's a good thing that warranty exists huh