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I always thought the Model S would be my first EV but it wasn't to be. They stopped making them in RHD and I didn't fancy a LHD or one more than a few years old.
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And yet the facelift and update model they weren’t going to do is even more complex now with the Tesla model 3 & Y
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Finally got my OHME Home Pro sorted today when the engineer turned up. He had a look at it, said it was buggered and got a brand new one out of his van and installed it. I deregistered the old one on my app/account and simply scanned the QR code on the new one and it was registered straight away. As the old one was only 20 months old when it failed (well, 17 monthss really as it took three months of being messed around to get to this point) there is a chance that if the new one will fail it could do so within the remainder of the three year warranty. To be honest after all the messing around by OHME customer services and getting them to actually do anything I have lost all confidence in them and the quality of their chargers so if this one should fail I might just bite the bullet and buy one from another brand but hopefully this will be some time down the line. At least the granny charger has been stuck back in it's bag!!
apart from the size of the model S why didn't they continue the hatch style with the model 3, infinitely more practical and elegant.
rarely seem them in cambs. genuinely only a 1000 on the UK roads -?
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new cayenne coupe electric 2.5t of fun, with distinctive wheel arches, vs. at £45K
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rarely seem them in cambs. genuinely only a 1000 on the UK roads -?
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new cayenne coupe electric 2.5t of fun, with distinctive wheel arches, vs. at £45K
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Finally getting some real World range tests for the iX3
At 60mph it can do 450 miles on a charge and at 75mph it can do 317 miles on a charge.
Good luck getting up to an average of 75mph in the UK.
They recommend the smaller wheels for comfort, and achieved similar results in similar conditions. Harmon Kardon sound system and 360° cameras are also recommended.
At 60mph it can do 450 miles on a charge and at 75mph it can do 317 miles on a charge.
Good luck getting up to an average of 75mph in the UK.
They recommend the smaller wheels for comfort, and achieved similar results in similar conditions. Harmon Kardon sound system and 360° cameras are also recommended.
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TLDW? Any summary comments
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Now added.
2nd video was discussed at length a week ago haha
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Considering the limit is 70, I don’t think luck is a requirement…
I beg to differ, the guys at work regularly travel to land ends doing a minimum of 95.
They've told me so it must be true.
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I beg to differ, the guys at work regularly travel to land ends doing a minimum of 95.
They've told me so it must be true.
…kmph?
…in a plane?
So at 3.2mpkWh (75MPH), and using the the 450 mile range - you'd spend 1.5 hours longer to get where you are going at 60 MPH (7.5 hours vs 6 hours), but need to charge for 10-15 mins, but the cost would be ~£33 at 0.79pkWh, or £22 per hourish in terms of cost to you vs time saved.
It's just maths don't care on opinion or right, wrong, why would you do that etc. literally highlighting cost per hour.
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I stick cruise control on about 75mph indicated, probably 70mph actual.
Nobody is getting done for that.
The point was I don't think over even seen my average speed for a long journey above 60mph on UK roads. Too much traffic.
I beg to differ, the guys at work regularly travel to land ends doing a minimum of 95.
They've told me so it must be true.
Not on the A30/303 they ain't anyhow unless it is like midnight. Dunno about the other main roads in.
Something I'd be a little leery of is if using GPS to stay under/at 70 (which some cars do use and/or if people have it setup as a speed alert) - I've noticed lately some places GPS speeds can be inconsistent for some reason - I was on the M5 recently doing an indicated 70 and for a whole section GPS speed never went above 66 before eventually resuming to showing the actual 68-69 I was doing.
So after a couple of days of testing and viewing electric cars for the mrs, I've kinda found myself wanting one myself. She's set on the Kona although she did like the Aceman. I have a 1.5L Mini that I use and run a 90 mile round trip to work. About 14k miles per year driving to work. I quite like the Renault 5E Tech. If I did 90 miles got home at 7pm put the car on charge on a 7.5kw charger would I be good to go at 4am the following morning?
If so I think I might ditch my beloved mini.
If so I think I might ditch my beloved mini.
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assuming you have a half-decent EV that does 4miles/kwh (summer) and 3miles/kwh (winter), then charge speed as a rule of thumb:
granny charger (2kw) = 8 (summer) to 6 (winter) miles per hour of charge
wall charger (7.2kw) = 29 (summer) to 22 (winter) miles per hour of charge
the answer is yes
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If your Mrs is also going electric and you need to charge one car on the daily. You may need to think about how you charge that second car if you only have one charger.
If it has enough range to last all week, happy days as you can charge it on the weekend when you are not doing that commute. Otherwise, it may be worth getting a second EV charger.
If it has enough range to last all week, happy days as you can charge it on the weekend when you are not doing that commute. Otherwise, it may be worth getting a second EV charger.