EV general discussion

Jonnycoupe said:
Hardly? Theres some awesome looking cars out now.
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Like I said, it's very much down to personal taste, and most EVs are a bit too round and bulbous for my liking!

The Model S is alright, along with the iPace. A quick look on EV-database, and the Lotus Emeya R and Maserati Folgore are quite nice too, the MG Cyberster is basically an MX-5, so that gets a pass.

In terms of "normal" every day cars though? Nothing that isn't just some variation of "meh"
 
Does anyone notice inverter whine from their EV? My Astra is a PHEV but when running it in electric mode the high pitched whine from, I assume, the inverted is quite noticeable at times and silent at others.

I can't say that it particularly bothers me but I was just interested to hear if others do it.
 
Yeah quite a lot of cars will, its the frequency conversion of DC to AC you hear. My Honda is quite bad with the battery cover off but the worst car for this is Tesla, both the model 3 and Y were quite evident.
 
lordrobs said:
Does anyone notice inverter whine from their EV? My Astra is a PHEV but when running it in electric mode the high pitched whine from, I assume, the inverted is quite noticeable at times and silent at others.

I can't say that it particularly bothers me but I was just interested to hear if others do it.
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I don’t notice it on born unless the seats are folded down
 
Alfa ( with it's LSD), still looks like a respectful sister to Gulietta and neither designed by mary shelley nor for transformers franchise

 
lordrobs said:
Does anyone notice inverter whine from their EV? My Astra is a PHEV but when running it in electric mode the high pitched whine from, I assume, the inverted is quite noticeable at times and silent at others.

I can't say that it particularly bothers me but I was just interested to hear if others do it.
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never heard it with my ipace or my i3.
that said ..... my hearing isn't the best so .........
 
bigmike20vt said:
neither the MG 4 (hatchback), 5 (estate) or cyberster (roadster) are SUVs :/

by the looks of it the new MG4 not coming here is bigger than our one.
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This makes it 108 mm (4.2 inches) longer, 6 mm (0.2 inches) wider, and 35 mm (1.3 inches) taller than the first-gen, while the wheelbase has grown by 45 mm (1.7 inches).
 
SexyGreyFox said:
This makes it 108 mm (4.2 inches) longer, 6 mm (0.2 inches) wider, and 35 mm (1.3 inches) taller than the first-gen, while the wheelbase has grown by 45 mm (1.7 inches).
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which is precisely my point..... i am not gonna debate where the cut off is for SUV vs hatchback (because i have no idea... in my mind a 1.5 diesel nissan QQ with 2WD is not a sports utility vehicle but the market disagrees with me)

but just that the new MG4 not coming to our shores is probably more of an SUV than our model..... which is at odds with jpaul's statement.
 
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bigmike20vt said:
which is precisely my point..... i am not gonna debate where the cut off is for SUV vs hatchback (because i have no idea... in my mind a 1.5 diesel nissan QQ with 2WD is not a sports utility vehicle but the market disagrees with me)

but just that the new MG4 not coming to our shores is probably more of an SUV than our model..... which is at odds with jpaul's statement.
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Traditionally the QQ would be a crossover not an SUV but now everything is an "SUV". Personally I think the SUV denomination should only apply to vehicles with a truck chassis or upgraded suspension, 4WD capable and at least 130BHP/ton performance.
 
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