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Uther said:
Pros / cons of a heatpump? Quite a few EV's don't seem to have them, are they more of an optional thing?
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Worthwhile any time your car interior will need heating up.
Tesla invested a LOT into heatpump for the newer models - https://insideevs.com/news/632388/tesla-innovative-efficient-heat-pump-explained-new-video/
Not sure if other brands are also reclaiming heat from motors, inverters and batteries to feed into the cabin heat system, or whether they're just using air source heatpumps for heating interior air?
 
bigmike20vt said:
I dunno I think he has a point about the apps and accounts. it is a pita that I need various different accounts. personally I wish all charge points were like grid serve I think it is..... I just pull up and scan my credit card..

now sure if they want to encourage you to make an account , install an app or get a loyalty card to save a few quid per charge then great! but in petrol stations this isn't forced

as for all those apps ..... I am not a social media kind of guy so no I don't have most of them on my phone ..

the sockets sure it's type 2 and CCS all the way now, even Tesla are going that way now in Europe at least but to the person buying an older car there is still chademo and older Tesla's have not had the CCS upgrade.

I do believe EVs are just a better solution to residential transport , but it would be remise to ignore that the charging infrastructure isnt as good as it could be and there are things / annoyances which EV drivers do need to adapt to.
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It was amazing in Europe, worked everywhere. Bills your account that generally in credit in summer too rather than taking spending money from a debit card. Ideal. You even get a nice charging map history in the app.
 
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So I was close to pulling the trigger on a model 3 performance and then i checked the insurance. it goes from just over £400 for the year to just over £1200. Absolute madness, but it looks like insurance in general is on the rise.
 
Chrisc said:
So I was close to pulling the trigger on a model 3 performance and then i checked the insurance. it goes from just over £400 for the year to just over £1200. Absolute madness, but it looks like insurance in general is on the rise.
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It does 0-60 in 3.2 Seconds

The MG4 XPower (0-60 in 3.8) is similar, just £40 difference for me (£840 vs £800)

I'm amazed it's that cheap tbh.. having that power/acceleration so accessible to the man in the street = problems..

My brother went from a tuned TTRS to a M3P and was shocked at the performance (notably the immediacy) and said it nearly caught him out twice in the first week.
 
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Demon said:
It does 0-60 in 3.2 Seconds

The MG4 XPower (0-60 in 3.8) is similar, just £40 difference for me (£840 vs £800)

I'm amazed it's that cheap tbh.. having that power/acceleration so accessible to the man in the street = problems..

My brother went from a tuned TTRS to a M3P and was shocked at the performance (notably the immediacy) and said it nearly caught him out twice in the first week.
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Oh dont get me wrong, I was fully expecting it to go up, just not by that much. The m3p is right at the top of my budget, but with the insurance increase im going to have to get a bit more of a deposit together.
 
Chrisc said:
Oh dont get me wrong, I was fully expecting it to go up, just not by that much. The m3p is right at the top of my budget, but with the insurance increase im going to have to get a bit more of a deposit together.
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I'm assuming you have looked at other vehicles within the price range? May have to trade off the 0-60 time but will arguably get a better quality vehicle
 
I guess there must be 1 advantage to being closer to 50 than 40. my ipace only cost me £510ish. I was quoted similar on a model S


they wanted over £300 off me for a 2012 nissan QQ 1.5 diesel.
 
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FoxEye said:
Quick q, as I've recently lost my car and need another.

How many of you would consider a used electric car if you didn't have on-street parking? I.e. my garage is 10 mins walk away and there is no power there either. And I cannot park anywhere near my house (literally cannot, not "don't want to").

Would be entirely dependent on the small amount of chargers nearby and whether they were working on the day or not..
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No way. If couldn't charge at home.. Imagine if the public chargers are broken/removed? You'd be stuffed.
 
Kill_Phil said:
I'm assuming you have looked at other vehicles within the price range? May have to trade off the 0-60 time but will arguably get a better quality vehicle
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Yeah, to be honest the whole EV purchase was instigated by the Cupra Born, but for a similar price a Polestar/Tesla seems to be a no brainer.

Unfortunately even on a Cupra Born im still looking at around £1000 mark.
 
Personally as an idiot member of the public I don't want a load of different apps or chargecards and just want to rock up at a charge point and use a contactless credit / debit card. EV's are getting past enthusiast / early adopters now and starting to become mainstream.
KISS basically.
 
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Received my Ioniq 5 AWD yesterday, a day earlier than planned. My first EV and first automatic car, took a while to get used to not using my left foot to brake, and changing an imaginary gear stick. Love the quietness and the ride, I can tell it will be a nice place to be on the Motorway. Signed up to Octopus Go ATM, as had an issue with my Ohme account so once sorted will move over to that.
 
If they can do for electric cars what has become standard for ICE cars ( the same nozzle delivering different fuels and normal payments with no app unless you really want to go down that route) then the take up will get better.
 
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