EV general discussion
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Yes I might have to get them to have a look at it.
RCDs don't bed in so you either have a duff one or there genuinely is something wrong with the installation or the charger itself.
Definitely seems to be a weak point on that family of cars, I flattened the one in my Niro (which I believe is essentially the same car under the bonnet) a couple of times after doing similar, so I replaced the battery and picked up a portable jump starter for in the boot.
I also try to always remember and put it into utility mode if it's going to be open for any length of time (e.g. loading up for tip runs/going on holiday etc.).
What's annoying is that the hybrid apparently has a button on the dash you can use to manually charge the 12v from the traction battery, but the full EV doesn't
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I know the Ioniq crowd like to fit a bigger battery too, i can't remember which one it is but the OEM one is tiny and there's loads of space to fit a physically bigger one so worth looking into if its the same in the Kona too. I know i'll try and do that when the time comes to replace mine.
Not bad but please be aware the official 5.6 time is for 0-62mph (0-100kph), so will always be off for UK performance measurements.
Yeh good point. need to manually add that one in as default is 0-60mph or 0-100kph if you go into metric mode.
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Pretty cool. The seat rears look carbon fibre.
www.seat-cupra-mediacenter.com
Behind the CUP Bucket seats of the CUPRA Born VZ: driving sustainability
Love the idea of the flax fibre seat backs but not so keen on 73% polyester fabric.Pretty cool. The seat rears look carbon fibre.
Behind the CUP Bucket seats of the CUPRA Born VZ: driving sustainability
It reads like the seat materials are also from recycled plastic.
I'm sure most people won't care, I just happen to be married to someone who is microplastic obsessed and is on a mission to ensure anything we buy minimises our exposure.
Does have it's advantages sometimes though, I was instructed to return nearly £70 worth of branded school uniform when it arrived and was 70% polyester. Replaced it with about £14 worth of 100% cotton stuff from the supermarket
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It reads like the seat materials are also from recycled plastic.
I'm sure most people won't care, I just happen to be married to someone who is microplastic obsessed and is on a mission to ensure anything we buy minimises our exposure.
Does have it's advantages sometimes though, I was instructed to return nearly £70 worth of branded school uniform when it arrived and was 70% polyester. Replaced it with about £14 worth of 100% cotton stuff from the supermarket
Haha i wish i could get away with that at our school
they're very strict on having the specific branded stuffBut on a plus note when i dropped my daughter off yesterday we were one of 4 electric cars in a row doing drop offs so that was nice to see.
Yeah thankfully it's a sensible policy of school logo or plain being perfectly acceptable.Haha i wish i could get away with that at our school
But on a plus note when i dropped my daughter off yesterday we were one of 4 electric cars in a row doing drop offs so that was nice to see.
I'm pleased we decided to base ourselves a 5 minute walk away from the school when we moved house as it's like the Champs-Élysées at drop off and pick-up time!
Talking of schools and cars, the primary near our office has a woman who parks up outside in a diesel Qashqai every lunch time and leaves the engine running for the whole duration. I honestly have no idea why, or what she is even doing there but I swear I'm going to go full Axel Foley on it one day
