The all things EV chat thread

[hambugerpete]

Just got back from a Christmas trip (our first in our EV) and had some interesting findings;

• Range drops off a cliff at 70+ mph
• Car does not always charge at its highest potential speed, even when battery is down at 20% or so
• Gridserve are a rip off
• IONITY are not a rip off

Also got back to a crack on the windscreen, not bad for a car with 250 miles...

How far was the trip ? I have only public charged a few times but the price really does vary sometimes over 10x what I pay at home ! I have the electroverse card and also Tesla app as they are often quite cheap.

 

[Hxck]

How far was the trip ? I have only public charged a few times but the price really does vary sometimes over 10x what I pay at home ! I have the electroverse card and also Tesla app as they are often quite cheap.

About 250 each way, just done the return. I pay 0.59 at Ionity but the gridserve was 0.91.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Removed as reported that someone may have passed away

 

[hambugerpete]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874510401242636452

Looks like a bomb, cars don't explode like that.
Fire prone ? Bloke is gleeful, poor taste in tweets my friend.

 

[hambugerpete]

Removed as reported that someone may have passed away

Was a cyber trick filled with explosive stuff.

Cybertruck filled with fuel and fireworks explodes at Trump's Las Vegas hotel

President Biden said law enforcement is investigating "any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans".

www.bbc.co.uk

Not really EV related

 

[bobmac]

 

[Slime]

My only question is; how do the cyclists get to and from the cycle lane?

 

[larmen]

My only question is; how do the cyclists get to and from the cycle lane?

Have you seen Squid Game?



I actually haven’t, but I think they have deadly challenges like that

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Have you seen Squid Game?



I actually haven’t, but I think they have deadly challenges like that

 

[bobmac]

I think the cycle lane is a non starter, safety wise but the solar panels are a big tick from me.
There are also solar panels being laid in between train tracks

 

[Mudball]

Just can’t understand how BMW can get EV tech so poor.. 70kw battery. Charged to 90%, expected range in this cold weather 190 miles… that is pretty poor imo

 

[hambugerpete]

Just can’t understand how BMW can get EV tech so poor.. 70kw battery. Charged to 90%, expected range in this cold weather 190 miles… that is pretty poor imo

I tend not to worry about it , the expected range is just a guess by the computer based on driving style, temp etc. all cars are affected by the cold , be they ICE or EV. If it gets you where you need to then all is well.

 

[PJ87]

Just can’t understand how BMW can get EV tech so poor.. 70kw battery. Charged to 90%, expected range in this cold weather 190 miles… that is pretty poor imo

To be fair with minus 4 this morning for BMW that'd excellent Id expect 90... BMW haven't a clue

That's 3 miles per kWh so Like 212 miles full..

Noticed a real change in range from 5 to minus 4 myself , it happens . Just have to expect less on winter. If you get 200 that's good. However with it BMW I'd expect you to get actually 140

 

[Mudball]

Sorry my bad 90%/153 miles. At this rate, selling in the Nordics is difficult. No wonder Tesla and Polestar win hands down there

 

[Tashyboy]

Sorry my bad 90%/153 miles. At this rate, selling in the Nordics is difficult. No wonder Tesla and Polestar win hands down there

I read today that Norway is online to be the first country to hit 100% electric cars. Now correct if I am wrong. But it Gets cold in Norway. So what’s the main electric cars used there.

 

[Mudball]

I read today that Norway is online to be the first country to hit 100% electric cars. Now correct if I am wrong. But it Gets cold in Norway. So what’s the main electric cars used there.

as per AI.. Here are the top car brands in Norway in 2024 by sales:

• Tesla: With 24,259 sales by the end of December 2024, Tesla was the top-selling brand in Norway. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling passenger car, with 14,926 sales and a 13.2% market share.
• Toyota: Toyota had 17,382 sales by the end of December 2024.
• Volvo: Volvo had 11,142 sales by the end of December 2024. The Volvo EX30 was the second best-selling passenger car.
• Volkswagen: Volkswagen had 23,466 sales by the end of December 2024.
• BMW: BMW had 6,029 sales.
• Skoda: Skoda had 5,960 sales.
• Hyundai: Hyundai had 5,327 sales.
• Nissan: Nissan had 5,093 sales.
• Audi: Audi had 4,961 sales.
• MG: MG had 4,448 sales.

The Toyota was the surprise to everyone. It was down to bZ4X electric SUV.

 

[cliveb]

I read today that Norway is online to be the first country to hit 100% electric cars. Now correct if I am wrong. But it Gets cold in Norway. So what’s the main electric cars used there.

There's a reason EVs are so popular in Norway. The government uses the carrot instead of the stick. They've used tax incentives to make EVs more economical than ICE, and there's an extensive network of public chargers.

But of course they have only been able to do this because they can absorb the loss of tax revenue due to their long sighted establishment of the wealth fund using north sea oil and gas revenues. A government actually doing the right thing for its people.

(Incidentally, I'm currently in Finland, above the artic circle in the back of beyond. Just down the road there are 4 Tesla superchargers. The Nordic countries seem to be on the ball).

 

[larmen]

Norway has a really good ( rather factual) YouTube guy called Bjorn who does 1000 mile test rides with most EVs

 

[clubchamp98]

My only question is; how do the cyclists get to and from the cycle lane?

Carefully.

 

[bobmac]

There's a reason EVs are so popular in Norway. The government uses the carrot instead of the stick. They've used tax incentives to make EVs more economical than ICE, and there's an extensive network of public chargers.

It also helps that 98.2% of Norways energy comes from Hydropower (88.2%) and wind power (10%)