Our family just moved to the UK, and we are unfamiliar with some of the car brands here. Hoping to get some insight and help on car make/models. 

We are a family of 4, no pets, and have young children so we will need to fit 2 rear-facing car seats. We live in Surrey, so not much big city driving. Car will mainly be used for:
- Grocery runs
- Nursery drop off
- Easy local driving with the occasional day trips 
- Will occasionally be driving 2 1/2 hours away to visit family for the weekend

Would love the car to:
- be phev/ev
- Lots of legroom through the car
- lots of boot space
- Possibly explore a flexible third row that will mostly be closed down, but used occasionally when my in-laws are around 
- while I’d love more boot space, I don’t want it to be too big to drive on the roads as Driving here will take some getting used to
- the software must run smoothly.  We were given a Kia rental (forget which model in the US) but the navigation system was shit and glitchy. It might be years old and the Kia May be great here

We probably need an estate car or some level of SUV.  

Specific questions I have: 
- are there any major concerns between PHEV or EV?  I’m having a hard time choosing one or the other.
- I know nothing about Renault and Skoda but a few of their vehicles have been recommended. Thoughts on these companies (reliability, software, safety, etc)? 
- There are several Volkswagen and Volvo cars that have come up as well.  I haven’t driven either of these cars in over 25 years, but I remembered Maintenance was always so expensive and a big issue. How are they now?
- we used to drive the Tesla model three and really liked that, which makes us naturally want to just get the model Y. Thoughts on this car and how it stacks up against other SUV? 

Hoping the sub can help guide me in the right direction on what to get, or what brands to lean towards, or even stay away from


Looking for family-friendly PHEV/EV car for 4 with generous legroom and boot space. Unfamiliar with makes, would love some more insight.