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I passed on a really cheap Nissan Leaf for just this reason Dave. Went for about £2k less than it would down here but it was in proper Scotland (north of Inverness) so about 600 miles away! Realistically on an 8yo EV you're going to get about 70 miles per charge in winter on a motorway run. The EVs of that era are little more than city cars - and they're limited to 83mph.
Of course the sensible thing to do would have been to get someone inspect it on my behalf and then get it trailered but even that would have been around £500 all in, eroding the savings somewhat. A few years back I could fly Southampton to Inverness for something like £40 return (Flybe). Did a few whisky/foodie tours that way, even considered moving there whilst still working down south. I know a few who did twice weekly commutes on that route - cheaper than the train to London