Jamesbrown
Head Pro
My increments don’t go down in 10 but regen from a 100% sounds a dream. It catches me out as I use B mode instead of the pedal! ?
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My increments don’t go down in 10 but regen from a 100% sounds a dream. It catches me out as I use B mode instead of the pedal! ?
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
I think it also brings unlocking from just having the key in your pocket without pressing aswell proximity locking
Jamesbrown
Head Pro
I have that anyway and it makes a noise that I’m sure irates the neighbours the strange times I work, but my missus corsa could do with that as it doesn’t have it.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
You may already have the update if you have that feature
karenburton1305
New member
Well I know the UK government are looking to have all cars electrical in the near future - bold move but it'd be great economically! Feels like it makes sense if youre buying a new car to go with electric since it seems to the be the way the world is going!
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Got a trip to southampton coming up
Wife's said take the Alhambra which is tempting. Lots of room , more comfortable for me
But I love a challenge .. 120 miles each way .. 200 mile range so need one stop
Winchester south I normally stop for lunch so we tee off about 2 lunch half 12 at the services
Anyways they have just been upgraded so lots of bays
Top the car up to 80% whilst I have lunch (20-80% would take 20 mins, I'll be on 40 Ish so will be well done after lunch)
Won't need to stop on way back
Very tempted.. would cost me under £10 for the trip!
Wife's said take the Alhambra which is tempting. Lots of room , more comfortable for me
But I love a challenge .. 120 miles each way .. 200 mile range so need one stop
Winchester south I normally stop for lunch so we tee off about 2 lunch half 12 at the services
Anyways they have just been upgraded so lots of bays
Top the car up to 80% whilst I have lunch (20-80% would take 20 mins, I'll be on 40 Ish so will be well done after lunch)
Won't need to stop on way back
Very tempted.. would cost me under £10 for the trip!
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Last time we put fuel in the car was January just after the Corsa arrived
Been driving just at weekends with the family then last week had 5 days of going out in it
Couple of long runs in between to keep it going
Finally filled it up
Jezz fuels gone up. Haven't been looking just been pluggin in and going to and from work
To think we were using 2 tanks a month before
Been driving just at weekends with the family then last week had 5 days of going out in it
Couple of long runs in between to keep it going
Finally filled it up
Jezz fuels gone up. Haven't been looking just been pluggin in and going to and from work
To think we were using 2 tanks a month before
bobmac
Major Champion
What's that, about £160?
bobmac
Major Champion
These 24 charging points aren't in America or China or even in Norway.......
M6 Junction 1 (Rugby)
''Motorway service station operator Moto has announced plans to install ultra-rapid EV chargers at all its UK sites.
The first stage of the initiative is an installation of 12 Tesla and 12 Electric Highway 350kW DC chargers at the newly-opened Rugby Services, said to be the largest ultra-rapid charging site on the motorway.
The chargers have the capability to add up to 100 miles of range in less than five minutes and will accept contactless payment.''
Every little helps
M6 Junction 1 (Rugby)
''Motorway service station operator Moto has announced plans to install ultra-rapid EV chargers at all its UK sites.
The first stage of the initiative is an installation of 12 Tesla and 12 Electric Highway 350kW DC chargers at the newly-opened Rugby Services, said to be the largest ultra-rapid charging site on the motorway.
The chargers have the capability to add up to 100 miles of range in less than five minutes and will accept contactless payment.''
Every little helps
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
That's what I was sending to the fuel account now I do £50 and just see how it goes from then
theoneandonly
Blackballed
Some great progress in the world off battery charging is happening, potentially bringing down charging times to minutes.
Charging time is the only thing really stopping everyone from going all electric.
Charging time is the only thing really stopping everyone from going all electric.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
That and cost. The next car I'm looking at is a Skoda.. when I spec it right it's 45k.. which is silly cash but I'm hoping by then it drops a bit with the price of batteries dropping
Then again it's a very nice car
bobmac
Major Champion
theoneandonly
Blackballed
Yes definitely, but that will change to over the next few years as production scales up.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Yeah Skoda themselves have said they will produce 3 cheaper ones by 2025 think it was
Very nice, wouldn't suit the family unfortunately
cliveb
Head Pro
I remain skeptical. What does it take to fully charge an EV - about 50kWh, yes?
Now let's suppose a utopian future where everyone has an EV, and 10 of them arrive at a "filling station" expecting to get charged in 5 mins.
That's 500 kWh to be delivered in 5 mins, which means the recharging station has to be able to deliver leccy at 6 MW.
That's about the same consumption as 250 houses running at full pelt.
Ain't gonna happen.
For me, charging time is not the issue. We'd like a small runaround to get to the golf club & Tesco. No problem plugging it in at home overnight.
The thing that stops us getting one is the cost of buying the car. They are simply too expensive and make no economic sense for low mileage drivers.
(Looking with interest at whether the Dacia Spring comes to the UK).
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Interesting to see why you think 250 house supply couldn't happen? I mean the tube uses enough electric to run 360,000 houses (a year) why would 250 be a problem?
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
That, and anyone wanting to tow anything. Stick a caravan or even a box trailer on the back of an electric car and the range plummets.
theoneandonly
Blackballed
Yes a very odd point to make.
theoneandonly
Blackballed
Er... If you can charge it quickly then range doesn't matter.
