EV general discussion

Rroff said:
I didn't want to complicate my post earlier, so didn't add it, but something which didn't help with the opinion some were coming out with was that a nearby company had grounded their EV fleet for the day - but not because they couldn't drive in the conditions but because they use them to go back and forth from a place near Ilchester where the road had been closed due to the floods... (EDIT: Not actually sure if it is Ilchester or Ilminster but same difference so to speak).

It was pretty crazy yesterday I thought it would be worse driving but aside from a couple of big puddles the roads I used were actually pretty clear of water by the afternoon but in a lot of places the fields were flooded right up to the sides of the road. I dodged it a bit not having to be out in the morning.
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Sounds like if the road was closed they'd have grounded their ICE fleet too :cry:
 
oweneades said:
Looks to be back open now but still likely a lot of standing water.
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It has gone down pretty quickly today out my way (towards Wincanton) yesterday the fields across the Blackmore Vale were mostly underwater with some of the roads under nearly a foot of water now it is clear.
 
Rroff said:
The ICEs are used for wider purposes, I don't know the ins and outs of it but I assume they only use the EVs for that local run.
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Yeah, we only use the EV Vans for local'ish runs, anything further than 80+ mile away from base is the ICE vans.
 
It gets worse!
Latest Safety Notice from Volvo for the EX30: "Do not leave your vehicle unattended whilst charging within buildings or covered areas". :mad:
 
RobPot said:
It gets worse!
Latest Safety Notice from Volvo for the EX30: "Do not leave your vehicle unattended whilst charging within buildings or covered areas". :mad:
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Thermal runaway risk and gas venting. Hence the building it covered area.

You really don’t want to be exposed to HF containing vent gases.
 
I decided that the Seal's 530BHP just wasn't enough and did the only thing you can do with EVs - overclock it!

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The fit is quite Satisfactory.....

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sovietspybob said:
Ah that's really interesting, i might investigate getting some sound deadening material and putting some around the boot and rear wheel arches then and then look at changing the tyres. I do have a load of packing material in the garage though so might just fill the boot up with old polystyrene and bubble wrap for now for the commute!

The rears are the original Michelins so they could probably do with being changed in the not too distant future anyway as its got 46k on it now.
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Certainly worth a test and see if it removes enough noise for you. Doing very well to have rears on 46K miles, and to think some people say EV tyres don't last long!
 
Journey said:
Certainly worth a test and see if it removes enough noise for you. Doing very well to have rears on 46K miles, and to think some people say EV tyres don't last long!
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It’s a light rwd car. (E: I meant fwd) (I guess helped by lack of soundproofing) Why would they last any less than the same weight ICE ?

Boot thick pile carpets are a good permanent solution
 
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sovietspybob said:
Ah that's really interesting, i might investigate getting some sound deadening material and putting some around the boot and rear wheel arches then and then look at changing the tyres. I do have a load of packing material in the garage though so might just fill the boot up with old polystyrene and bubble wrap for now for the commute!

The rears are the original Michelins so they could probably do with being changed in the not too distant future anyway as its got 46k on it now.
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How many miles do the fronts last?
 
Simon said:
Why would they last any less than the same weight ICE ?
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Not sure if I've missed something as it goes without saying in this context but EVs are typically more demanding on tyres due to the application of torque (depends a bit on settings and driving style), the traction control/ESP can modulate torque/power balance across the wheels more than an order of magnitude more effectively than an ICE due to the motor control but that also puts more demand on the tyres and regen also puts demand on the tyres you typically don't get with an ICE where the wear is bias towards the brakes instead.

Having correctly specced tyres in terms of things like rolling resistance will make a big difference here in terms of tyre wear as well.
 
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Simon said:
It’s a light rwd car.
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Simon said:
It’s the rear wheels on a fwd car.
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Well that is confusing.

But I assume the reference was to the Ioniq which is front wheel drive, though even then typically EVs put slightly more wear on the rears than typical for a similar ICE due to the difference in weight distribution, though with ideally specced tyres it is largely a non-factor.
 
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