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HA, is home assistant. You mention it. HA is just the abbreviation.

I use the HA integration, and can get data downloads from that (CSV). Never dipped deeper than that, though.

Theres an issue where it doesn't just rely on signs. It remembers, somehow, when there has been a different speed limit at some point. I know of a number of places where the car thinks its 20, even in a 30, and it seems mostly to be where there were roadworks (years ago). Also see 50s on a motorway where its 70, I guess the same reason.

I have an Elroq edition 85 on a 75 plate. So sounds similar (except we bought new because of a 0% PCP offer). It wasn't our first EV we'd had one for almost three years. I can't see anything with the Elroq that means it's not ideal as an introduction to EVs. There's a fair bit of technology, and many things are controlled by the big central display, and via an app. That's normal for most modern cars though. There are much worse out there where EVERYTHING is done via the touchscreen. For me the Elroq gets the balance right. So, some questions to ask yourself. But the most important one is how do you intend to charge it? Do you have, or are planning to get a charger installed? Or even better, free charging at work? If neither then you either need a granny charger. This plugs into a 13A socket, but is slow (hence a granny charger) and sockets don't cope with the load, over prolonged use. The other alternative is public charging. This varies in price and speed, but can work out relatively expensive if you use just that. Test drive it though. And watch your right foot. It's like a rocket ship. Other than that, I'd have no hesitation. After all I have one.

Yeah, I guess you will need to adapt to the extra torque from the EV. The biggest thing to adapt, is that people really don't expect a car to take off like an EV does, and have a habit of pulling out when you start to overtake, even if you indicate you are doing so.

Our 85 edition, is our second EV. First was a French tin box, and was great as an intro to EVs. OTOH it really made us appreciate it when we got our Skoda late last year. For us, it has just worked fine since the day we got it. Tyres: not sure what you have, but we have no problems with the 19" ones from the factory. Being RWD poor tyres could cause squeaky bum but never have. The Michelins on our tin box were way worse, and were actually improved massively going to Goodyear 4 season (after a puncture wrecked a Michelin).

I'd take issue with that. The 230v isn't the issue. Our home charger, is 230v AC, but charges at 7kW. The reason granny chargers are limited to lower powers, is the current, not the voltage. A 13A socket cannot deliver more than 3kW (230v x 13A) and they can't do that for very long without overheating so generally are limited lower. A dedicated circuit, charger, and connection can have a 32A supply. 32x230 =7,360. hence the 7kW possible charge rate. And bear in mind, that with AC charging, all the charging control is in the car. The 'charger' plugged in can only offer a maximum charge rate, the car itself decides how much it will take, subject to the maximum offered by the 'charger'. If you move to 3 phase AC the rate can be higher, though it's common for BEVs to only use 2 of 3 available phases.

I'm not sure where you are based. Saying a 13A socket seems to suggest UK. Though having variable settings on a UK charger for a BS 13A socket is odd. Warrior193s post seems to be ralated to the 12v battery, given the HV battery is several hundred volts, and way more than the AC supply.

Yes, my experience in the 4 months has been squeak, rattle etc free. We came from a French tin can EV (that came with free, included, demented chipmunks in the seats) so it was always going to be better. The answer from the dealer was I didn't know how to adjust the seat! But we have generally had Skodas for years and this one is as good as ever so far.

We had been totally Skoda for many years. Second car was still Skoda when we first went EV, a Renault (because the Skoda EV offering didn't work for us, like you said). 3 years on, I am so glad the main car, EV, is a Skoda. Only had the Elroq 2.5 months, but not found any downs. I've heard some have, but we love ours.

We are on SW 5.6, and have the tempereature top right (I'm told by the person who looked at it earlier). I'm sure I saw a manu somewhere to change that top row, but haven't changed anything ourselves. It's basically as it came from the factory.

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Mmm. Not on the UK website. And not on my 85 edition deliverd late October. here's a screenshot, from just now on SUK website: And you also asked about changing all to the bigger size, not the smaller size. I mean do what you want, but at the end of the day we can only give you guidance.

It's increasingly common to have different sizes front and rear. Our last car had bigger on the front. You are only supposed to use the sizes that are approved for your car or it might cause insurance problems. The other thing is there may not be adequate clearance with a wider tyre on the front. Somewhere there will be a list of approved tyre sizes.

I'll add, that you need to check what is approved. And that's not always simple for alternative wheels and tyres. As an example, some years ago we had a Roomster Scout. We already had some winter wheels and tyres from a Fabia, and they were also approved by Skoda for Roomsters, EXCEPT our particular Scout version. Now we could have just gone ahead but there's always a risk of insurance problems and so on.