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Post by Joepublic on May 15, 2024 20:19:51 GMT 1
Nissan juke hybrid petrol auto this morning to Manchester, nice enough, a bit buzzy on petrol/ slow to change up, but I suppose that’s when it’s charging the batteries? MG4 this afternoon to Crewe Of the two I prefer the MG for a runaround A 2 B car Another MG4 tomorrow, just inside the M25 Speaking to my supervisors the MG4s were very troublesome to begin with Differing cars - what you Tradeplate driving now? Yes, for a fleet supplier (not actually driven on plates yet, we use an app to accept / transfer ownership with time and location stamp via pics). |
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Post by remmington on May 15, 2024 20:38:39 GMT 1
Differing cars - what you Tradeplate driving now? Yes, for a fleet supplier (not actually driven on plates yet, we use an app to accept / transfer ownership with time and location stamp via pics). How you getting home after you dropped car off? |
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Post by Joepublic on May 15, 2024 20:41:21 GMT 1
Yes, for a fleet supplier (not actually driven on plates yet, we use an app to accept / transfer ownership with time and location stamp via pics). How you getting home after you dropped car off? Walk, bus, uber, but mostly train - 80% of customers kindly drop me off |
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Post by Joepublic on May 17, 2024 9:30:03 GMT 1
First drive of a meganne 60kw ev, Stoke to Nottingham  Drove nicely, no drama, 100% charged when I left |
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Post by Joepublic on May 17, 2024 14:10:58 GMT 1
Kona ev Stoke to Derby  Nice car no issues 100% charge when I left |
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Post by OldGit on May 17, 2024 20:16:18 GMT 1
Who's charging these to 100%? recommended & default setting is 80-85% for battery life... Did you have the AC on? Stoke to Derby is a trip I know well and it should be possible to do with less than 12% of the charge - not doubting you or the car, it just seems odd that they're being charged to 100% for a short journey.
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Post by Joepublic on May 17, 2024 20:20:34 GMT 1
Who's charging these to 100%? recommended & default setting is 80-85% for battery life... Did you have the AC on? Stoke to Derby is a trip I know well and it should be possible to do with less than 12% of the charge - not doubting you or the car, it just seems odd that they're being charged to 100% for a short journey. They’re charged over night, the first thing the new owners ask is how much charge left. Aircon on all the way 😂 I did Stoke to Heathrow yesterday and had 40 plus % left in an mg4 trophy |
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Post by Karl on May 17, 2024 20:58:35 GMT 1
Who's charging these to 100%? recommended & default setting is 80-85% for battery life... Did you have the AC on? Stoke to Derby is a trip I know well and it should be possible to do with less than 12% of the charge - not doubting you or the car, it just seems odd that they're being charged to 100% for a short journey. 20-80 % range for best battery life or around that Good explanation I was given Your filling a jug by hand Start off slow no spills , fill the middle fairly quickly Slow down again once you get near the top |
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Post by Karl on May 17, 2024 21:00:44 GMT 1
Ford only recommend the rapid charging 1 in 10 times I believe
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Post by OldGit on May 17, 2024 21:20:38 GMT 1
Who's charging these to 100%? recommended & default setting is 80-85% for battery life... Did you have the AC on? Stoke to Derby is a trip I know well and it should be possible to do with less than 12% of the charge - not doubting you or the car, it just seems odd that they're being charged to 100% for a short journey. They’re charged over night, the first thing the new owners ask is how much charge left. Aircon on all the way 😂 I did Stoke to Heathrow yesterday and had 40 plus % left in an mg4 trophy Someone must be overriding the default charge %age then - probably because they know you'll be asked.... That's not bad to get there with 40% left, I know it's mostly constant cruising on the motorway but the bottom end of the M6 and J16 and lower on the M1 can be 'problematic'...
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Post by Joepublic on May 17, 2024 21:38:03 GMT 1
They’re charged over night, the first thing the new owners ask is how much charge left. Aircon on all the way 😂 I did Stoke to Heathrow yesterday and had 40 plus % left in an mg4 trophy Someone must be overriding the default charge %age then - probably because they know you'll be asked.... That's not bad to get there with 40% left, I know it's mostly constant cruising on the motorway but the bottom end of the M6 and J16 and lower on the M1 can be 'problematic'...
I always leave to get to my destination between 9-10 (customers are told anytime between 9 - 5 so are quite ecstatic when I phone at 8AM to confirm the delivery 9-10 depending on traffic), so 6AM start for Heathrow, no Aircon for that trip. I don't use the toll (others do), so an early start misses most of the congestion, it also means cheap seats on the trains and a seat to sit on too. The Ariya earlier in the week wasn't fully charged, around 91% overnight and I did a short charge so that I had the minimum 25% on reaching the customer. I thought maybe this was an issue and no doubt customers would think so too, so maybe 100% isn't completely true, but reassuring for them? Some of the other drivers joked about Tesla owner spotting at the services during winter, big coat, hat, gloves = Tesla owner  |
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Post by huffo on May 18, 2024 8:52:44 GMT 1
If the EV is a company car. Why would the driver care how knackered the battery is at the end of its 3yr lease? They’ll charge to 100% on a fast charger every time if that suits them.
We charge our Enyaq to 80% most of the time, and usually top it up when it get’s to about 40% if that’s convenient.
If we have a longer journey planned, then I don’t hesitate to charge it right up to 100% and happily take it down to 5%. I’m told this is absolutely fine provided it doesn’t sit at >80% or less than 20% for long periods. We’d normally never leave it in that state for more than about 6hrs.
We’ve done 12,000 miles this way and the battery is still showing top health. I think we’ve only ever fast charged it about a dozen times. We do sometimes use a granny cable (3kw) to charge it when we visit relatives.
I don’t get what all the fuss is about: people with ICE cars are told not to labour or idle the engine when cold, nor to burden the alternator with heated seats, heated windscreen and everything else straight after starting. Don’t use supermarket fuel, and change the oil every xx miles. Most people don’t worry themselves unduly about this. They just use the car. Same with an EV.
To be fair, I wish it had a longer range so that we could drive to relatives 100miles away and back, in winter, on a single charge. But it’s a very minor inconvenience to use the granny cable whilst there, or to stop and stick it on a fast charger for 20mins on the way home. Love the quietness, smoothness, very long maintenance intervals and ease of driving.
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Post by OldGit on May 18, 2024 14:54:13 GMT 1
I know they're mainly Chinesium (as are the 'Smart' brand now) but the euro manufacturers are also slowing down on BEV production.
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Post by valhalla on May 18, 2024 21:06:37 GMT 1
I know they're mainly Chinesium (as are the 'Smart' brand now) but the euro manufacturers are also slowing down on BEV production.
In believe some ports have been requesting guarantees of onward shipment, for a few months now, from the freight companies before accepting their cargo-ships inbound. Space is now at a premium across many ports, largely occupied by stagnant EV stock from China. Both The Times and The Telegraph have covered this angle, as it is strangling other freight-movements throughout the EU and near-Middle East. |
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Post by remmington on May 20, 2024 18:22:17 GMT 1
I know they're mainly Chinesium (as are the 'Smart' brand now) but the euro manufacturers are also slowing down on BEV production.
Interesting read.... |
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