Self charging makes sense that the engine is pegged at most efficient rev to provide the necessary electrical supply.
the one example in our village is (nicely) distinctive ... but they'v stopped building them - no ? so it's a dead end - 5 N last hurrah.
Where do you get this crap from?
people complain about the lack of public chargers and the expense of public charging...... imagine the angst of trying to live with a hydrogen car!. even in the places in America where H2 had slightly more traction the refueling stations are closing down.
stopped building them? they literally just launched a facelift (not coming here till end of the year but still... . of course they are still making them!/
mild hybrids may be ok in some cases it's the marketing I despise. if I told people I had a self charging electric car most would tell be to sod off.
Had one since August, fantastic car like sitting in your arm chair in your living room. Over the 6.5k miles done it's averaging around 3.4 m/kW, mostly up and down the A1, this is for the AWD version. Never had an issue with the 12v battery and the other owners I've seen local and spoke to haven't either (all 2023 ones). The biggest issue with the 12v was third party apps accessing the car 1000s times a day, this has now mostly been stopped by limiting to about 10-20 a day some 3rd party apps still circumvent this limit and may cause this issue. I was concerned over the size but soon got used to it, boot is good size but not very tall if you keep parcel shelf in. It's a different car to both the M3 and the I4 more like the Model Y in purpose. The MY25 is a good upgrade and now having a rear wiper will be useful ( never bothered me anyway). I have no idea when the new model will be available here though.I’m liking the look of the new Hyundai Ioniq 5N.
IONIQ 5 N
Discover the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, our first all-electric N model, a high-performance electric vehicle with 478 kW / 650 PS to propel you from 0-62 mph in 3.4 seconds.www.hyundai.com
Does anyone on here have an Ioniq 5? How does it compare to something like a Tesla model 3 or a BMW i4?
That's user error isn't it if they just driving it like a normal ICE car and not charge it. Each has it's ideal use case. Deviate too much from that and of course will not be the best choice.
Well they charge themselves by using kinetic energy that otherwise heats up brakes. What else could you call it? Brake extraction technology ?
in which case I do have a self charging EV then ... and my i3 is a plug in self charging hybrid. .... the only defining feature of a self charging hybrid is a hybrid lacking the ability to plug in.
There are 2 ev company cars at work both of the drivers would want to switch back, almost everyone I encounter through work with a ev would sway back.Surveys suggest the opposite is the case:
More than 9 in 10 EV drivers would not return to ICE vehicles
A new survey of current EV owners has found that more than nine in 10 (93%) would not go back to driving an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Carfleetworld.co.uk
I'm genuinely interested as to why you think hydrogen is the way forward, can you elaborate on that at all?
I assume it is not the running costs that attract you to Hydrogen cars (currently as low as 3p/mile for an EV vs 15p/mile for petrol vs 50p/mile for hydrogen).
ANALYSIS | It is now almost 14 times more expensive to drive a Toyota hydrogen car in California than a comparable Tesla EV | Hydrogen Insight
The state’s largest H2 fuel supplier has hiked its pump price to $36 per kg across all 37 of its filling stationswww.hydrogeninsight.com
Do all these people get their fuel paid for by the company?
You'll love hydrogen then.
I do think until Charging infrastructure for those who can't charge at home or at work hybrids have a place. regen is a wonderful thing ( I was v surprised exactly how much energy my car can recover) - and it means far less brake and disc wear as well.
