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ICDP said:
Fair enough, that explains it… again :)

Yet the irony is he/they/she will keep an ICE… that they can’t remote heat.
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He will keep an ICE yes, missing the Goldilocks time of EV ownership.

My 2018 evoque had remote heating which was ok as the heated screen was the main benefit of it. Engine didn’t really warm up for a while.

3% BIK coming soon.
 
Rroff said:
I get the desire to have control over remote heat rather than just leaving it on a timer, etc., though personally I'm quite happy to go scrape the ice off and drive off in a cold car until it warms up LOL.
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I'm the complete opposite, and had a home assistant automation configured to turn mine on 10 minutes before I needed to leave to drop our youngest at his childminder when it's below 5c outside (but only on working days) :cry:
 
Haggisman said:
I'm the complete opposite, and had a home assistant automation configured to turn mine on 10 minutes before I needed to leave to drop our youngest at his childminder when it's below 5c outside (but only on working days) :cry:
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Snap, well for my commute.

I don't even bother with a jacket or jumper, just get in to a toasty car, including steering wheel and seat.

I value it highly.
 
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Rroff said:
I get the desire to have control over remote heat rather than just leaving it on a timer, etc., though personally I'm quite happy to go scrape the ice off and drive off in a cold car until it warms up LOL.
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What a weird flex, you enjoy being inconvenienced? Sound like a perfect candidate for an EV apparently. :cry:
 
I dislike the term flex.

Clearing a car of ice or demisting is not something I prefer to manually. It takes longer and I'm usually on a schedule to be somewhere. But if someone prefers doing it manually each to their own. It's doesn't negate the value of it.
 
since brocoli is in the news - approaching parity on re-charge time & cost with public charge rates,
The entry-level Zeekr 007 GT adopts the CATL-made and Zeekr-developed LFP battery with a capacity of 75 kWh. This pack is officially called Golden Brick Battery. Its main feature is the world’s fastest DC charging technology. Thanks to the 800V high-voltage system (4.5C charging), this pack can be charged from 10 to 80% in 10.5 minutes.
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if consumer advertising tells them of efficiency of such saloon profiles, maybe turn the SUV tide, still, >2T
 
Broccoli? That reads more like e-coli.

Being blind the the compromise of EV saloons with regard to interior package doesn’t mean you can keep pushing the same boring rhetoric
 
Jonnycoupe said:
I did the same with my V8 F type… :p
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Same with the V8 Mustang! There are very few ICE cars that have remote start, but it's a great feature.. Oddly you get remote start via the Ford Pass app, but they won't supply remote start keyfobs (which I now have sourced/programmed to the car)..

Still, it takes 10-15+ mins to get to temp/start clearing the ice in the Mustang, the Model Y takes about 3 minutes before its 'at temp' and mostly clear..
 
We've been having near constant issues with our Nissan Pulsar since getting it less than 2 years ago that haven't been able to be resolved (despite the garage saying they had, such an intermitten fault they've never been able to replicate and we can't reliably, feels totally random but that's for another thread I guess) and we're finally looking to get rid and I've liked the idea of going electric for a while, wanted to last time but didn't think the numbers worked out but figured I may as well ask here.

Currently mostly do small drives day to day to go shopping when needed etc, no daily commute or anything, once every week/two weeks a commute roughly 80 or so miles each way (glasgow to edinburgh ish), and then every now and again (once every couple of months on average) we travel down to see family/friends from Glasgow down to Cumbria, the Midlands or Essex.

Work have been saying for a while they're looking at EV schemes but not sure if that's actually going to ever happen, but would picking up an older EV be a reasonable option or has the tech etc improved enough that it would be more sensible to look at new models via leasing/whatever else you do for newer cars if you don't have/don't want to just spend full cash up front?
 
GeorgeStorm said:
We've been having near constant issues with our Nissan Pulsar since getting it less than 2 years ago that haven't been able to be resolved (despite the garage saying they had, such an intermitten fault they've never been able to replicate and we can't reliably, feels totally random but that's for another thread I guess) and we're finally looking to get rid and I've liked the idea of going electric for a while, wanted to last time but didn't think the numbers worked out but figured I may as well ask here.

Currently mostly do small drives day to day to go shopping when needed etc, no daily commute or anything, once every week/two weeks a commute roughly 80 or so miles each way (glasgow to edinburgh ish), and then every now and again (once every couple of months on average) we travel down to see family/friends from Glasgow down to Cumbria, the Midlands or Essex.

Work have been saying for a while they're looking at EV schemes but not sure if that's actually going to ever happen, but would picking up an older EV be a reasonable option or has the tech etc improved enough that it would be more sensible to look at new models via leasing/whatever else you do for newer cars if you don't have/don't want to just spend full cash up front?
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Depends on your budget tbh

Compared to a Nissan Pulsar the car I'd recommend you look at is a Kia e-Niro which is reasonably cheap but has great range to help you with those longer trips

If you aren't paying cash then compared to a PCP a new lease deal might well end up cheaper so I'd definitely keep an eye on the deals and hop on one if you fnd one that meets your budget and needs
 
I'd second the e-Niro (although maybe biased since I have one!).

Good range, reasonable charge speed, plenty of space inside for family stuff, decent performance, and plenty of toys as long as you don't go for the "2" trim level
 
The Tesla Model 3 standard range fits that bill really well if the saloon form factor works for you and the Tesla is a very easy car to own. It’s main negative is the ride is quite firm.

There are absolutely loads of them around so you should be able to get a decent example for a reasonable price.

I’d recommend a facelift with the heat pump (has the black trim around the windows) and if your budget goes far enough, the 60kwh version which came in from December 2021. If you do go down this route, just bear in mind the 71 plate cars have a mix of 55kwh and 60kwh models so make sure you get the 60.

The 60kwh is good for 200 real world range in winter with a buffer.

As already mentioned thr e-Niro is a good shout also. Kona is also good but it’s pretty small in its original version.
 
Had my 1st iffy charging experience. Heading back on the M40 I was due to charge at Tesla Banbury, I’m normally at 20% so it works quite well. And if Tesla are occupied they have plenty of Osprey.

However the road leading from the motorway towards the chargers was shut and the diversion was 7 or 8 miles, which seemed like a waste of time so I made my way towards warwick services, happy days or so I thought.

Northbound there’s 3 crappy gridserve 50kw. So I decided to spin around and hit the southbound services, where there’s gridserve and apple green. I only needed 10kw so it didn’t hit the wallet too much.

So it was a bit of faffing around, but one thing was annoying more than anything else, lack of decent signage for the chargers. Something so simple.

M40 doesn’t seem to be that well catered for compared to the M6 now. Oxford services is all Tesla only. Not sure if Cherwell services has expanded yet, beaconsfield only has a small amount aswell.
 
Tinders said:
Had my 1st iffy charging experience. Heading back on the M40 I was due to charge at Tesla Banbury, I’m normally at 20% so it works quite well. And if Tesla are occupied they have plenty of Osprey.

However the road leading from the motorway towards the chargers was shut and the diversion was 7 or 8 miles, which seemed like a waste of time so I made my way towards warwick services, happy days or so I thought.

Northbound there’s 3 crappy gridserve 50kw. So I decided to spin around and hit the southbound services, where there’s gridserve and apple green. I only needed 10kw so it didn’t hit the wallet too much.

So it was a bit of faffing around, but one thing was annoying more than anything else, lack of decent signage for the chargers. Something so simple.

M40 doesn’t seem to be that well catered for compared to the M6 now. Oxford services is all Tesla only. Not sure if Cherwell services has expanded yet, beaconsfield only has a small amount aswell.
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What does 20% left get you in real terms? 45 miles or more?

If you only needed the 10kWh, I would have likely just pushed on to the next decent hub, but the again I go down to 0% without fear. :p
 
I’m not quite that brave. Lowest I let it get to was 8%!

I’m still on that learning curve, in hindsight I should have just carried onto Banbury, would have saved me 20 mins and I could have had a cheeky pizza.
 
Tinders said:
I’m not quite that brave. Lowest I let it get to was 8%!

I’m still on that learning curve, in hindsight I should have just carried onto Banbury, would have saved me 20 mins and I could have had a cheeky pizza.
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You have to been very confident in your range to the charger, first time to 0% was in 2020 when the charging network was sub optimal, and we were traveling somewhere near Carlisle in middle of the night.
I know how much range can be added/kept by slowing from 70, to 65 or 60, and truck speed if needs be. Interestingly slowing down nearly always works out faster in the slow charging car vs. diversions at a higher speed.

Can you remember your range at 8% or was the car having a panic attack and not telling you? :p
 
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