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Untethered - I’m using the one I got with the car
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Untethered - I’m using the one I got with the car
Go with these then - https://toughleads.co.uk/collection...arging-cable-32a-7-2kw?variant=46528160006466
Are you able to lock the cable to the Charger?
PITA if you can't.
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Couldn’t be bothered to switch, but happy with 6.7p a unit for overnight charging. Also means I can run other things at that time, win win. Makes the car very cheap to run.
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I’m not sure. Why does it make a difference?
Someone could unplug it in the night, you potentially wake up with no extra juice in your car.
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Well I wouldn't dare leave an expensive untethered cable in my charger, it would probably get nicked.
It would mean I would have to collect it after every charge and hide it.
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I live in a village with a gated drive so that won’t be an issue
I’ve been leaving my current one plugged in
I’ve been leaving my current one plugged in
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I'll put this here just in case other Octopus Intelligent Go customers have a similar problem.
iGo has worked perfectly, we get in, plug in the EV and we get a schedule.
An hour ago it didn't work.
Took the cable out, turned car off, turned on, plugged cable in and repeated 5 times with no luck.
Went to Google that was telling me all sorts of stuff which was scaring me so went back to Zappi and just pressed the button to charge.
Car starts charging so I turn it off on the Zappi.
Octopus then gave me a schedule.
iGo has worked perfectly, we get in, plug in the EV and we get a schedule.
An hour ago it didn't work.
Took the cable out, turned car off, turned on, plugged cable in and repeated 5 times with no luck.
Went to Google that was telling me all sorts of stuff which was scaring me so went back to Zappi and just pressed the button to charge.
Car starts charging so I turn it off on the Zappi.
Octopus then gave me a schedule.
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Test drove a Taycan 4S yesterday.
I can confirm that they posses Porsche DNA, which means it has actual feedback and texture from the steering wheel. I could feel the front tyre interface with the tarmac through the rim. I could feel the tyre loading up and the amount of grip being generated by the front end.
Just as impressively - it rode lumpy tarmac exceptionally well, and even with the sporty firmness of sports suspension mode never made any hops/skips or crashy noises.
I travelled the same road immediately afterwards going home in the Subaru, and was quite surprised that it was a bit crashy-noise compared to the Taycan - and Subaru are reputed for the cross-country bumpy tuned suspension...
I'm now in the market for a used Taycan to replace my 2016 STI.
I can confirm that they posses Porsche DNA, which means it has actual feedback and texture from the steering wheel. I could feel the front tyre interface with the tarmac through the rim. I could feel the tyre loading up and the amount of grip being generated by the front end.
Just as impressively - it rode lumpy tarmac exceptionally well, and even with the sporty firmness of sports suspension mode never made any hops/skips or crashy noises.
I travelled the same road immediately afterwards going home in the Subaru, and was quite surprised that it was a bit crashy-noise compared to the Taycan - and Subaru are reputed for the cross-country bumpy tuned suspension...
I'm now in the market for a used Taycan to replace my 2016 STI.
Great value used as well (compared to MSRP at least)
Stop deluding yourself. The usual “experts” will be along to tell you EVs can’t possibly have good handling and even if they did they will never have “soul”.
I had the same feeling driving an I-Pace even on stock coils with 20” alloys. I’m sure the Taycan is another step up of course.
I even ignored the poor efficiency and the poor charging speeds because when I drove it I had the feeling of enjoyment you don’t get from most other cars (EV or ICE).
Is that before or after the kill joys have reminded us all that you shouldn't be experiencing any enjoyment when driving on the roads?
I must admit, I love the look of the Cross Turismo. I went to an EV event with a colleague last summer and there was one there in full "check out my active lifestyle" spec with a bike on the roof and everything. Looked fantastic.
First winter with the Honda, my Dad charged it last night, at 100% today and it is reporting a massive 150 mile range (with the heating off!). With AC on, 125 miles. Just a smidge shy of the offical book figure eh. pmsl.
Don’t be rude and PMLSing at your poor dad just because he is easily scammed and didn’t do any research before purchasing a car. Maybe if you are so smart you could have warned him.
Like those clowns who purchase a diesel with a DPF for their daily 2 mile trip to the shops. Then wonder why they keep getting engine warnings.
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Oh don't get me wrong, he's fine with it, always knew it would be lower when cold. Just shocked at by actually how much.Don’t be rude and PMLSing at your poor dad just because he is easily scammed and didn’t do any research before purchasing a car. Maybe if you are so smart you could have warned him.
Like those clowns who purchase a diesel with a DPF for their daily 2 mile trip to the shops. Then wonder why they keep getting engine warnings.
Oh don't get me wrong, he's fine with it, always knew it would be lower when cold. Just shocked at by actually how much.
It's probably out by quite a way TBH, it'll do 210 miles city driving in cold weather, and about 170 combined with the heating on 21c.
the Mokka's been mocking me on it's range 70% of 50Kwh left - trip comp reported 2.8m/Kwh, during 6mile roundtrip to supermarket (fuel less than cheapest basket article - last picking of JS xmas 6 mince pies=15p.)
in parallel also says it's range would be 140, but 2.8 using that 70% left = 100 miles, 70 odd miles ago it was brimmed - who do I trust.
(haven't played any Mokadelic, usually on my playlist, in the Mokka or soul.)
in parallel also says it's range would be 140, but 2.8 using that 70% left = 100 miles, 70 odd miles ago it was brimmed - who do I trust.
(haven't played any Mokadelic, usually on my playlist, in the Mokka or soul.)
Just back from a 400 mile round trip in the EV. Heating on, on the motorway limit every opportunity. Full car. Outside temp between 0 to 3 degrees. Never worked out the range, I was following ABRP which worked out where to stop and for how long. It was within 1-2% accurate on battery capacity, which took any guesswork out of it.
Oh don't get me wrong, he's fine with it, always knew it would be lower when cold. Just shocked at by actually how much.
My wife has a C40 single motor with the 66kWh net capacity battery and my research showed maybe 170 winter miles (combined). The GoM is saying 190 miles and it’s been cold as well.
I don’t trust the GoM