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EV general discussion
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What are you on about now ??
Not sure if I am allowed to post this here, but if anyone on Octopus doesn’t claim their Free Cafe Nero weekly, feel free to claim and trust me the QR Code 
Waste not, want not!
I send them to my mother, she’s at the age where she regularly enjoys a Coffee Shop trip and a Flat White with her besties.
Waste not, want not!I send them to my mother, she’s at the age where she regularly enjoys a Coffee Shop trip and a Flat White with her besties.
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It’s daily now, just need to be extra fast
It’s daily now, just need to be extra fast
It’s once per week, but they release an amount of codes per day.
She gets 2 from me weekly usually, reaction is on par with winning the Lottery bless her
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ok... here you go £360 per moth amortised, let me know when you've taken delivery. - https://leasing.com/independent-brokers/vip-gateway-limited/ford/puma/L0102990000018207710
Or 3 years 10k at a bit more, £367pm or 4 years 10k at £347, and many, many other variations, in case you have something to complain about.
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£393 for 10k miles 24m
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Cheers for the heads up on the Puma, one to add to the list for the wife to consider. £257 a month (Puma e-gen select with comfort and winter pack) for 6k miles on salary sacrifice fully maintained, tyres, insured etc
A lot of people I come across since having an EV seem surprised at how easy it is to charge (as in pretty much just plug the cable in and lock the car and it charges).
It feels like a lot of people had got into their heads that it was somehow complicated or something.
Ive also had people saying "what if someone unplugs it" not knowing that the connector gets locked into the socket etc as well.
So many misconceptions/problems people have imagined in their heads on EVs I think.
It feels like a lot of people had got into their heads that it was somehow complicated or something.
Ive also had people saying "what if someone unplugs it" not knowing that the connector gets locked into the socket etc as well.
So many misconceptions/problems people have imagined in their heads on EVs I think.
I think, with some, age or technophobia may well play a part as well..
I've upped my Budget.
Going to look at this tomorrow i think:
www.autotrader.co.uk
Anyone got anything to say about it?
Going to look at this tomorrow i think:
Auto Trader UK - New and Used Cars For Sale
Find your next car with Auto Trader UK, the official #1 site to buy and sell new and used cars. Over 400,000 cars online. Simple, easy, quick!
www.autotrader.co.uk
Anyone got anything to say about it?
I've upped my Budget.
Going to look at this tomorrow i think:
Auto Trader UK - New and Used Cars For Sale
Find your next car with Auto Trader UK, the official #1 site to buy and sell new and used cars. Over 400,000 cars online. Simple, easy, quick!
Anyone got anything to say about it?
It’s a blue Model Y
In all seriousness, not too many issues to look out for, general paint condition, interior (steering wheel and any rattles). It’s under full manufacturer warranty so any issues outside of cosmetic will be sorted by them.
The suspension will be firm and the alloys are made out of chocolate so avoid big pot holes. Check they have been refurbished properly, there is no rubber overlapping the rim so it’s rare to see any that are not destroyed by curbs.
IMO - the performance cars look like great value when looked at in isolation, they are stupid fast for the money. However, for me the long range cars are the model to go for. They are not that much slower (particularly if you buy acceleration boost) and have a better ride (which is the biggest weakness of the car) and more range.
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I've upped my Budget.
Going to look at this tomorrow i think:
Auto Trader UK - New and Used Cars For Sale
Find your next car with Auto Trader UK, the official #1 site to buy and sell new and used cars. Over 400,000 cars online. Simple, easy, quick!
Anyone got anything to say about it?
I've had my Long Range for 2 weeks now and it's great! I've fully gotten used to one pedal driving which I will admit was a bit weird at first.
Last week I set off from some traffic lights a bit quick and my wife now has a busted lip as her phone flew out of her hand.
I've done almost 1000 miles and its cost me nothing in electric. The savings from being on 7p tariff in the rest of the house has made up for the extra to charge the car so far
In regards to the ride, I'm coming from a BMW 440i which sport mode on all the time. It cannot be worse than that. Time will tell.It’s a blue Model Y
In all seriousness, not too many issues to look out for, general paint condition, interior (steering wheel and any rattles). It’s under full manufacturer warranty so any issues outside of cosmetic will be sorted by them.
The suspension will be firm and the alloys are made out of chocolate so avoid big pot holes. Check they have been refurbished properly, there is no rubber overlapping the rim so it’s rare to see any that are not destroyed by curbs.
IMO - the performance cars look like great value when looked at in isolation, they are stupid fast for the money. However, for me the long range cars are the model to go for. They are not that much slower (particularly if you buy acceleration boost) and have a better ride (which is the biggest weakness of the car) and more range.
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I've had my Long Range for 2 weeks now and it's great! I've fully gotten used to one pedal driving which I will admit was a bit weird at first.
Last week I set off from some traffic lights a bit quick and my wife now has a busted lip as her phone flew out of her hand.
I've done almost 1000 miles and its cost me nothing in electric. The savings from being on 7p tariff in the rest of the house has made up for the extra to charge the car so far
Only having cups of tea and toast dinners between 1am and 5am gets a bit tiring after a while to be fair
Got a probably daft Q regarding Octopus Intelligent Go. Just thinking about getting an EV so curious about how it works.
Assuming I have a car and charger that support the tarrif, say I get home at 9PM at 35% battery, and my car is set to charge only to 80% in the cars settings, do I just set the schedule in the octopus app to ask for 45% by whatever time? Does the intelligent go app know the cars battery % and will it make sure it gets to 80% regardless of say pre conditioning, efficiency losses etc?
Speaking of pre-condition, if say I have a car as above, that has a schedule for warming the car etc. and it is plugged in, is it smart enough to use the EV charger instead of the battery to warm/defrost the car? Even with IGO controlling the charge schedule?
Assuming I have a car and charger that support the tarrif, say I get home at 9PM at 35% battery, and my car is set to charge only to 80% in the cars settings, do I just set the schedule in the octopus app to ask for 45% by whatever time? Does the intelligent go app know the cars battery % and will it make sure it gets to 80% regardless of say pre conditioning, efficiency losses etc?
Speaking of pre-condition, if say I have a car as above, that has a schedule for warming the car etc. and it is plugged in, is it smart enough to use the EV charger instead of the battery to warm/defrost the car? Even with IGO controlling the charge schedule?
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Tbf public chargers can be hit and miss. I've pretty much had issues every time I've used one which luckily is few and far between. Home charging is an absolute breeze