EV general discussion

need an ev ACC lke scania previously discussed for HGV where you optimise economy for road profile ,inclining roads and bresting the brow, conserve those electrons.
+ dedicated sister thread, for Ron-Ski's Solar panel production figures (or Wordle ** WARNING: THERE ARE PROBABLY HINTS TO THE DAILY WORD IN HERE **)
for w/m comparison - averaged 55mpg/13p mile for 300miles this we.



BYD they have people everywhere - browsed aaround new dealer following solicitation at the supermarket where they had a display -
neither of the two salespeople realised the seal dm-i was a hybrid, the exhaust is well concealed though, as we saw (£419 p/m 6K, 48months !)
feels utilitarian - the slab of the front doors could handle two rows of cubby holes - the single seal much more elegant, must have had 8 dm-i's
 
Haggisman said:
Agreed, I always use the (manual) speed limiter, basically means I can just drive normally but can pay more attention to what's going due to not having to keep half an eye on the speedo to make sure I'm not creeping over the limit.

Not a massive fan of ACC on the other hand. If I set it to e.g. 70mph it's because I want to do 70mph, not "whatever speed the car in front is doing up to 70mph". It's alright in slower moving traffic (although at that point I tend to switch it off as I'd rather be fully in control due to the increased number of hazards) but on a relatively clear motorway when you're approaching a slower car you either have to move out extra early before the ACC kicks in, wait until your speed starts to drop, or figure out that precise moment between too early and too late. With normal CC you just move out when you're at the correct distance without any of that faff.

They both have their merits, and ideally a car would have both, but given the choice, I'd take standard CC over ACC any day.



This wouldn't happen in my car, as if it's fully stopped for more than a few moments then you need to either tap the pedal or cruise button to move again.
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Yes most of not all ACC cars have this feature. But it can still happen, all it takes is a split second for the ACC to see the road ahead has cleared and off it goes. So slowing for the car in front correctly but just as it cones to a stop the car in front gets the filter light and sets off. The ACC has not entered “safe mode” yet and off it accelerates through a red light.

That’s the scenario this guy tried to blame the car for in an urban setting.
 
Man this comparison video would have been great if it was done by competent people. It's like how can we choose the stupidest things and do those was the actual challenge.

 
Journey said:
Man this comparison video would have been great if it was done by competent people. It's like how can we choose the stupidest things and do those was the actual challenge.

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Or when they take the current economy readout and take the maximum range from that, no matter how ridiculous it is.

I saw one where the reviewer said the 90kwh EQE would do 180 miles based on the reading it currently had, which was very poor indeed.

It then showed him trying to do doughnuts in the thing…
 
Journey said:
Man this comparison video would have been great if it was done by competent people. It's like how can we choose the stupidest things and do those was the actual challenge.

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Agreed

Arbitrarily needing to arrive with 30% SOC?

Charging the iX3 next to another car at the Gridserve was weird. Could be a split charger which is hamstring by having a car in the next bay. Looked like plenty of other bays were free away from there.
 
VincentHanna said:
As for the speed limiter I don't get it at all. I can stick at an exact speed using my foot...
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It’s not about being able to, it’s about having to.

I’m regularly in a car for 2+ hours a day, and not having to spend that entire time making sure I’m not exceeding the speed limit takes a lot of pressure off for me.


I didn’t have a speed limiter, or didn’t use it, for the first few years of driving. You cope find, especially if you’re not doing a huge amount of driving.


But once I tried it out, it was one of those things where I could immediately see the benefit.


It has saved my bacon more times than I can comment. When you’re 2 hours into a journey, driving down a hill, you start saying to yourself “it’ll be fine to coast down here, what are the chances of a mobile camera, 3rd gear will hold me at the speed fine”



I’m not saying the limiter is useful for everyone, but for me, as someone who detests most safety systems on cars and turns them off immediately, it’s one that I genuinely couldn’t deal without for a daily.
 
Haggisman said:
Agreed, I always use the (manual) speed limiter, basically means I can just drive normally but can pay more attention to what's going due to not having to keep half an eye on the speedo to make sure I'm not creeping over the limit.

Not a massive fan of ACC on the other hand. If I set it to e.g. 70mph it's because I want to do 70mph, not "whatever speed the car in front is doing up to 70mph". It's alright in slower moving traffic (although at that point I tend to switch it off as I'd rather be fully in control due to the increased number of hazards) but on a relatively clear motorway when you're approaching a slower car you either have to move out extra early before the ACC kicks in, wait until your speed starts to drop, or figure out that precise moment between too early and too late. With normal CC you just move out when you're at the correct distance without any of that faff.

They both have their merits, and ideally a car would have both, but given the choice, I'd take standard CC over ACC any day.



This wouldn't happen in my car, as if it's fully stopped for more than a few moments then you need to either tap the pedal or cruise button to move again.
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You can hardly do 70 if the car in front decides to do 60.

In mine I set the distance at which it takes effect, it's a button toggle I can cycle through the distances dynamically.

Mine doesn't react as slowly as yours seems to.

What loon uses cc or acc on roundabouts.
 
MrRockliffe said:
It’s not about being able to, it’s about having to.

I’m regularly in a car for 2+ hours a day, and not having to spend that entire time making sure I’m not exceeding the speed limit takes a lot of pressure off for me.


I didn’t have a speed limiter, or didn’t use it, for the first few years of driving. You cope find, especially if you’re not doing a huge amount of driving.


But once I tried it out, it was one of those things where I could immediately see the benefit.


It has saved my bacon more times than I can comment. When you’re 2 hours into a journey, driving down a hill, you start saying to yourself “it’ll be fine to coast down here, what are the chances of a mobile camera, 3rd gear will hold me at the speed fine”



I’m not saying the limiter is useful for everyone, but for me, as someone who detests most safety systems on cars and turns them off immediately, it’s one that I genuinely couldn’t deal without for a daily.
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I use a limiter for camera controlled average speed zones so I don't drift over the minor.

Acc is a huge workload saver in some situations. I not sure Id want a daily drive car without it.
 
OspreyO said:
What loon uses cc or acc on roundabouts.
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I've given ACC a go on a roundabout or two on my way to work at lol o'clock just to see how it handled it. It does a very good job combined with the ID3 feature that knows when you're approaching junctions/roundabouts/etc but I still wouldn't risk it when there's other cars around.
 
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Amazingly my car scheme at work is throwing me cheaper numbers than any lease company I've used for an EV. Can this be used as salary sacrifice to bring you down a tax level? I'm hearing conflicting things from work colleagues. Using simple math if I earn £101,000 can I use a work scheme to bring me under 100k or is there a more complicated calculation I'm not aware of?
 
dannyjo22 said:
Can this be used as salary sacrifice to bring you down a tax level? I'm hearing conflicting things from work colleagues. Using simple math if I earn £101,000 can I use a work scheme to bring me under 100k or is there a more complicated calculation I'm not aware of?
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depends if your work scheme is salary sacrifice or not
if it is sal-sac, then yes, it'll reduce your income tax liabilities
don't forget you also will have to pay the benefit-in-kind top up, but at 3%, that's miniscule compared to the 40% you'd be "saving" :cry:
 
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dannyjo22 said:
Amazingly my car scheme at work is throwing me cheaper numbers than any lease company I've used for an EV. Can this be used as salary sacrifice to bring you down a tax level? I'm hearing conflicting things from work colleagues. Using simple math if I earn £101,000 can I use a work scheme to bring me under 100k or is there a more complicated calculation I'm not aware of?
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I guess it depends if it’s a salary sacrifice scheme
 
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