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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Dec 7, 2023 11:57:56 GMT
Electric cars are also much heavier than 'real' cars. Multistorey car parks could potentially breach designed load limits if they're full of them. I'm genuinely interested in the long term ownership experience pantah, particularly as you've bought a used vehicle which the vast majority of us do. Battery cars are more established now so I'm keen to hear what they're like to live with. How are you charging it? Do you have a dedicated charging point on your drive? Can you get grants to install these? |
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Post by beefus on Dec 7, 2023 12:21:34 GMT
"The Energy Saving Trust’s domestic charge point funding scheme in Scotland offers EV owners up to £400 towards the costs of purchasing and installing a home charge point for an electric vehicle. It is available for rural EV owners, used EV owners, and those who bought their EV through the Used Electric Vehicle loan." electriccarguide.co.uk/ev-grants-in-scotland/#:~:text=The%20Energy%20Saving%20Trust's%20domestic,the%20Used%20Electric%20Vehicle%20loan. |
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Post by pantah on Dec 20, 2023 18:19:48 GMT
Electric cars are also much heavier than 'real' cars. Multistorey car parks could potentially breach designed load limits if they're full of them. I'm genuinely interested in the long term ownership experience pantah, particularly as you've bought a used vehicle which the vast majority of us do. Battery cars are more established now so I'm keen to hear what they're like to live with. How are you charging it? Do you have a dedicated charging point on your drive? Can you get grants to install these? Got to admit I’m well into my leccy car experience after a few weeks of getting the hang of it. First off, it’s a great driving experience, bags of power instantly, comfortable, and the pre-heating software is magic. In traffic it’s a doddle and with regeneration mode set to max and kers you use very little battery. Don’t miss going to petrol stations and to be honest i don’t get range stress now that I’ve sussed things out. I charge on a normal 240v supply which I connected from my workshop so it’s very simple. |
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Post by no66 on Jan 6, 2024 20:27:26 GMT
Right, mid November my ford shite box Kuga shat an oil seal from the powershift autobox so I had to get a new car.
Looked at various used diesel estates with 4x4 (need it for trips to the cabin) Problem is that only high milage, high price Skodas Octavias were available used.
So, ran the numbers and saving on fuel and having practically a service free car we went with a brand new VW ID4 GTX. Got a good deal on a car, metallic paint, tow hook, winter tyres and charger installed at home.
F**k me, a new level of comfort, power and just so much better. Biggest regret? Should have taken the plunge years ago instead of fixing the shit Ford and filling smelly diesel twice a week.
Yes, it has shorter distance in the cold and a when lots of snow, but have yet to go to a supercharger, all charging is at home at night, and my last bill was not much more than before. Huge saving on diesel. Preheated car, heated windshield with heated steering wheel and seat every moring :-) Ah, bliss.
Have done som longer trips in a Leaf two years ago,(450km to a ski resort over mountain pass) absolutly no problem, quite realaxing actually. You just need a different mindset.
EV's are big here in Norway.
I'm not getting ito all the shit regadring mineral mining / co2 etc and horror stories. I know whats up. Most of the naysayers have never driven an ev, and / or have an agenda / click baiters. Perfect? No but it will only get better. tech is moving fast.
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Post by no66 on Jan 6, 2024 20:30:41 GMT
Electric cars are also much heavier than 'real' cars. Multistorey car parks could potentially breach designed load limits if they're full of them. I'm genuinely interested in the long term ownership experience pantah , particularly as you've bought a used vehicle which the vast majority of us do. Battery cars are more established now so I'm keen to hear what they're like to live with. How are you charging it? Do you have a dedicated charging point on your drive? Can you get grants to install these? Got to admit I’m well into my leccy car experience after a few weeks of getting the hang of it. First off, it’s a great driving experience, bags of power instantly, comfortable, and the pre-heating software is magic. In traffic it’s a doddle and with regeneration mode set to max and kers you use very little battery. Don’t miss going to petrol stations and to be honest i don’t get range stress now that I’ve sussed things out. I charge on a normal 240v supply which I connected from my workshop so it’s very simple. What car did you get? Good aren't they! |
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Post by neilf on Jan 8, 2024 10:54:03 GMT
Right, mid November my ford shite box Kuga shat an oil seal from the powershift autobox so I had to get a new car. Looked at various used diesel estates with 4x4 (need it for trips to the cabin) Problem is that only high milage, high price Skodas Octavias were available used. So, ran the numbers and saving on fuel and having practically a service free car we went with a brand new VW ID4 GTX. Got a good deal on a car, metallic paint, tow hook, winter tyres and charger installed at home. F**k me, a new level of comfort, power and just so much better. Biggest regret? Should have taken the plunge years ago instead of fixing the shit Ford and filling smelly diesel twice a week. Yes, it has shorter distance in the cold and a when lots of snow, but have yet to go to a supercharger, all charging is at home at night, and my last bill was not much more than before. Huge saving on diesel. Preheated car, heated windshield with heated steering wheel and seat every moring :-) Ah, bliss. Have done som longer trips in a Leaf two years ago,(450km to a ski resort over mountain pass) absolutly no problem, quite realaxing actually. You just need a different mindset. EV's are big here in Norway. I'm not getting ito all the shit regadring mineral mining / co2 etc and horror stories. I know whats up. Most of the naysayers have never driven an ev, and / or have an agenda / click baiters. Perfect? No but it will only get better. tech is moving fast. Even when I went to Norway for my honeymoon in 2007, I saw more EVs then I would have in the UK (even now), which admittedly wasn't a lot, but when we went back in 2017, they were everywhere and you couldn't move for tripping over charging points. The charging infrastructure in Norway is so far ahead of the UK, plus they have cheaper electricity production (mainly hydro-electric if I remember correctly). |
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Post by no66 on Jan 8, 2024 11:19:15 GMT
Right, mid November my ford shite box Kuga shat an oil seal from the powershift autobox so I had to get a new car. Looked at various used diesel estates with 4x4 (need it for trips to the cabin) Problem is that only high milage, high price Skodas Octavias were available used. So, ran the numbers and saving on fuel and having practically a service free car we went with a brand new VW ID4 GTX. Got a good deal on a car, metallic paint, tow hook, winter tyres and charger installed at home. F**k me, a new level of comfort, power and just so much better. Biggest regret? Should have taken the plunge years ago instead of fixing the shit Ford and filling smelly diesel twice a week. Yes, it has shorter distance in the cold and a when lots of snow, but have yet to go to a supercharger, all charging is at home at night, and my last bill was not much more than before. Huge saving on diesel. Preheated car, heated windshield with heated steering wheel and seat every moring :-) Ah, bliss. Have done som longer trips in a Leaf two years ago,(450km to a ski resort over mountain pass) absolutly no problem, quite realaxing actually. You just need a different mindset. EV's are big here in Norway. I'm not getting ito all the shit regadring mineral mining / co2 etc and horror stories. I know whats up. Most of the naysayers have never driven an ev, and / or have an agenda / click baiters. Perfect? No but it will only get better. tech is moving fast. Even when I went to Norway for my honeymoon in 2007, I saw more EVs then I would have in the UK (even now), which admittedly wasn't a lot, but when we went back in 2017, they were everywhere and you couldn't move for tripping over charging points. The charging infrastructure in Norway is so far ahead of the UK, plus they have cheaper electricity production (mainly hydro-electric if I remember correctly). Yes, pretty good infrastucture and Tesla has pretty much opened up all their chargers to others. Hydro electric, problem though is that Norway sells way to much electricity to to Germany as they shout down their nuclear too fast. The German railway boasts of clean Norgwegian power that they get cheaper than I have to pay. No right and pisses me off. |
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Post by mekon on Jan 8, 2024 16:21:50 GMT
Fucks sake, now my wife has got EV itch and is going on about a MG.
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Post by pantah on Jan 9, 2024 14:02:27 GMT
Got to admit I’m well into my leccy car experience after a few weeks of getting the hang of it. First off, it’s a great driving experience, bags of power instantly, comfortable, and the pre-heating software is magic. In traffic it’s a doddle and with regeneration mode set to max and kers you use very little battery. Don’t miss going to petrol stations and to be honest i don’t get range stress now that I’ve sussed things out. I charge on a normal 240v supply which I connected from my workshop so it’s very simple. What car did you get? Good aren't they! I bought a VW E Golf and yes, they are good. Essentially it’s a mk 7 golf with the engine swapped out and exhaust removed which sounds wrong but works so well as it just feels like a normal car with instant power. I love it. |
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Post by mekon on Jan 21, 2024 10:33:34 GMT
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