adasko
Assistant Pro
Thank you for advice but I will be heading towards Glasgow Middlesborough Cambridge Folkestone eurotunnel.
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Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Stevie, where are you getting 7p p/kwh.
I’ve got the option to back the a4 burner with no charge and opt in at work with some very nice EV options but on the current 24p p/kwh it’s not viable.
PJ87
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OVO charge anytime is 7p a unit so is octopus go intelligent with a compatible charger
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Bonus of octopus is any usage during the charge hours (which set at 23:30-0530 or when it smart chargers on top of that) so means if you say do a wash, or a tumble in that time you save
Where as OVO just give you the car energy for the 7p
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
I think Operation Brock is currently active on the M20.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
If you go the OVO route check which chargers work with their cheap rate (charge anytime).
Part of their organisation is a company which takes control of your charger and the allows the vehicle to charge when they consider there to be less demand not just at night.
I use an OHME charger and it works really well.
adasko
Assistant Pro
does it affect cars or just lorries ?
I'm travelling on the 6th of September should be fine by then.
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Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Just lorries, but there are lane restrictions and 50mph limit.
There is no rhyme or reason for the implication of it. If I remember correctly, it's latest appearance was due to passport checking delays we now have to deal with.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
So having had a look at the Kia Niro yesterday. Bottom line, it’s not going to happen. The car my pal had was £36k, it is way out of my price range. Now talking to missis T about it on the way home. Nigh on everything is on the touch screen. I just don’t get it. If I want to turn up or down the heating on my car. I just reach down and turn the knob. On the Kia, look at the screen, look for the heating app. Adjust the heating control, all the time looking at the screen. How is it not safe using your phone in a car but it’s safe looking down at the screen.
My pal was telling me his hybrid car. 90% of his travel is on electric, he hardly uses petrol. But coz the car is over £40K he has to pay £400 additional tax per year. Very strange.
My pal was telling me his hybrid car. 90% of his travel is on electric, he hardly uses petrol. But coz the car is over £40K he has to pay £400 additional tax per year. Very strange.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
The niro has knob control for heating and radio, it's one of the few that do ...
It's below the screen
Maybe it was in radio, once you press the air con button it changes to climate control
That said we all forget with climate control your suppose to set to say 20 degree and just let it control the temp and keep it comfortable rather than blasting air about
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Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Wait to your Mrs hits the menopause, she’ll be fiddling with that control like a bored kid!
My e-power X trail has been brilliant, a great alternative to a pure EV (and it’s full of knobs
)
bobmac
Major Champion
First thing to say about hybrids... the most likely car to catch fire. Second are ICE cars. A distant 3rd are EVs.
Cost.
If you can stray into the almost new market, there are healthy savings to be had...
2023 Kia Niro
6,853 miles
285 mile range
64.8 Kwh hattery
£21,995
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My favourite button on my Leaf is the auto climate button
Cost.
If you can stray into the almost new market, there are healthy savings to be had...
2023 Kia Niro
6,853 miles
285 mile range
64.8 Kwh hattery
£21,995
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My favourite button on my Leaf is the auto climate button
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PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Wait to your Mrs hits the menopause, she’ll be fiddling with that control like a bored kid!
My e-power X trail has been brilliant, a great alternative to a pure EV (and it’s full of knobs
We just drove home from swimming it was colder than when we left so just reached for the knob (ooo matron) and turned it to 20 degree
However it's one of the few around that has physical controls over those hidden behind a touch screen
The Kia niro and the Hyundai Kona are basically the same car.. I went for the former as 7 year warranty and physical buttons compared to 5 year warranty and more touch screen on the Kona
The older Kona that the wife has that has physical buttons
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
First thing to say about hybrids... the most likely car to catch fire. Second are ICE cars. A distant 3rd are EVs.
Cost.
If you can stray into the almost new market, there are healthy savings to be made...
2023 Kia Niro
6,853 miles
285 mile range
64.8 Kwh hattery
£21,995
Auto Trader UK - New and Used Cars For Sale
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My favourite button on my Leaf is the auto climate button
What I really like that they did with the niro is putting slim line seats inside. Very comfortable but also because their thinner you get a lot more space inside without the car being massive outside
TARDIS style
RichA
Well-known member
Just seen the Renault 5 EV that's being released in 2025.
That could be my first foray into electric cars. Looks the nuts.
That could be my first foray into electric cars. Looks the nuts.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Mazda's all have knobs for heating control and radio volume.
They also think sensibly, by disabling lots of settings controls when you drive.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
My regular golfing buddy has been eyeing up a Tesla model 3. Now he lives in a flat, zero charging available. He does 20,000 miles a year but he reckons he can make it work with charging at his work at 27p a unit
If it wasn't for such a good supercharger network from them it wouldn't be as viable for him for sure
Think he's planning long term when he eventually goes for a house but until then he can do his 350 miles a week
He was listing all these cars (electric) but I was saying to Tesla if you don't home charge , impressed how much golf gear he can fit in..
Also advised him to go second hand as brand new have the luxury car tax that @Tashyboy mentioned earlier but earlier EVs from before April this year don't have that
If it wasn't for such a good supercharger network from them it wouldn't be as viable for him for sure
Think he's planning long term when he eventually goes for a house but until then he can do his 350 miles a week
He was listing all these cars (electric) but I was saying to Tesla if you don't home charge , impressed how much golf gear he can fit in..
Also advised him to go second hand as brand new have the luxury car tax that @Tashyboy mentioned earlier but earlier EVs from before April this year don't have that
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
As much as I was not overly impressed with the car. The seats were a massive plus. The air conditioning that comes through the seats was fantastic.
larmen
Head Pro
This looks basically perfect, except the colour ;-)First thing to say about hybrids... the most likely car to catch fire. Second are ICE cars. A distant 3rd are EVs.
Cost.
If you can stray into the almost new market, there are healthy savings to be made...
2023 Kia Niro
6,853 miles
285 mile range
64.8 Kwh hattery
£21,995
Auto Trader UK - New and Used Cars For Sale
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My favourite button on my Leaf is the auto climate button
But we are looking at around that value because it looks like that's where we can get an HP finance deal at £450 ish with what we would spend on deposit. I don't think my 57 plate Focus has much trade in value.
Without going into proper financial advice, should I get remortgage done 1st before looking into financing a car, or do they not care about each other that much? We are do next August.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Oh it was a 4 then as that's got the ventilated seats
Best car I've ever owned , can get 5 of us in with loads in boot including golf clubs with driver in bag!
Not EV but still of interest. On holiday and picked up a Toyota Camry hire car for the next 12 days. It's a hybrid, not plug in. Really quiet, lovely to drive, easy to drive, nice interior. A serious shame this technology wasn't allowed to develop further. I'd happily have one, or similar.
