EV general discussion

TheOracle said:
You're the third person to say that today :D

Never driven an electric car before, just been out to the shops in it. It's very.......different to say the least
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I find non-EV's utterly boring to drive now, especially the lower ends cars, the fact a crap Hyundai is more exciting than my Merc says a great deal about a) how crap the Merc is, and b) how fun EV's instant power is, especially when coming out of a corner, or doing some twisty roads where the you'd have to dick around shifting gears in an ICE.
 
Journey said:
I find non-EV's utterly boring to drive now, especially the lower ends cars, the fact a crap Hyundai is more exciting than my Merc says a great deal about a:) how crap the Merc is, and b) how fun EV's instant power is, especially when coming out of a corner, or doing some twisty roads where the you'd have to dick around shifting gears in an ICE.
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I've not properly got used to it yet, but don't think it will take long. Might go out for the day on Saturday in it.

What I will say, it's very comfy, but starting the 'engine' and pulling out of the drive is just completely wrong with no noise. :D:D:D

When we started moving, the mrs was like...oh god where moving already. It's just so strange.
 
You get used to it very quickly. I occassionally drive the work van (Mercedes Vito Sport) and it feels like driving a combine harvester in comparison.

Tried Autosteer on my M3 on the way to and from Birmingham at the weekend and it was great. Just a shame current legislation doesn't allow contactless self-driving/driving assist :(.
 
TheOracle said:
I've not properly got used to it yet, but don't think it will take long. Might go out for the day on Saturday in it.

What I will say, it's very comfy, but starting the 'engine' and pulling out of the drive is just completely wrong with no noise. :D:D:D

When we started moving, the mrs was like...oh god where moving already. It's just so strange.
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I find getting in a car that makes noise to be an irritating distraction now.
 
@ICDP Does your etron make a noise like this?


Mine doesn't, it's totally silent. It's a bit dangerous in car parks as people walk in front of you (as I had in asdas earlier). Of course it was my fault I nearly ran them over, maybe I should have blasted the horn and given them a heart attack.
 
No sound from mine and no button in the car either. There is zero mention of Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS) in the manual for mine. All it says in the manual is something about the car being very quiet and in some countries it has a virtual engine sound.
 
ICDP said:
No sound from mine and no button in the car either. There is zero mention of Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS) in the manual for mine. All it says in the manual is something about the car being very quiet and in some countries it has a virtual engine sound.
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I don't think the UK model has it
 
Sorry, I assumes Journey was referring to a VESS button in his E-Tron. No big deal though, I am very pleased there is no such sound on mine.
 
ICDP said:
Sorry, I assumes Journey was referring to a VESS button in his E-Tron. No big deal though, I am very pleased there is no such sound on mine.
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I like having the option to turn it on or off especially in car parks and now around the school, as you know what kids are like for looking, let alone listening! and in the Audi review from Auto Express (I think) they said their car had virtual engine sound, but it was able to be turned on/off in the UK, page 91 in the manual states it makes a virtual engine sound, but maybe they've changed it for 2020.
 
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